Archive - Giver on the River

February 9, 2004

‘Tis the season for figure skating. It’s one of the very few sports I enjoy watching on television. It’s more artistic than a football game, more graceful than a wrestling match. I love dance and gymnastics and figure skating is like a combination of both with the added challenge of...

January 30, 2004

The Mighty Miramichi crew attended the Downtown Miramichi Business Network Annual General Meeting (AGM) in full force to hear Terry, our fearless leader, give the keynote speech on Monday evening. He did a great job! I enjoyed the evening. I always love attending events at the Kin Centre — it’s...

January 29, 2004

Fish Cakes Leslie & I had fish cakes at the Portage Restaurant the other day and they were so good we just had to take a picture.

January 28, 2004

Thoughts for the Day "I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." -- John Cage "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." -- Herm Albright 1876-1944, Author

January 22, 2004

I subscribe to a newsletter called Your ConsciousOne Daily Guru. Today the message really represents our philosopy at Mighty Miramichi so I though I'd share it. I'll tell you a secret about this world: it meets you exactly where it finds you and gives you what you present to it....

January 22, 2004

A few more snowshoeing pictures as requested... I just looked out the window and all of a sudden it is snowing again! This time it is the big lofty flakes, the kind I really like. Hmmm...wonder what the forecast is?

January 22, 2004

Thoughts for the Day "For every minute you are angry, you lose sixty seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson "Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffet

January 21, 2004

Women Entrepreneurs Yesterday I attended a presentation hosted by the Greater Miramichi Chamber of Commerce on the new Women in Business Initiative (WBI) of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The WBI was designed to provide women entrepreneurs with the tools to overcome the challenges of business planning, financing, training,...

January 21, 2004

Lottsa Snow! We had a lovely snowstorm on Monday, and I ended up being snowed in and working from home. I made the best of it even though I was on dial-up in the middle of a storm and using a computer that is slightly past its prime. I can...

January 19, 2004

You may have noticed my lack of participation here the past month or so. Or maybe you didn't notice 🙁 But trust me, I've been scarce. There's a really good reason for this. With the new year Bread 'n Molasses entered the next stage of evolution. Now, there's an Atlantic...

January 18, 2004

Goal Setting - Part 2 Now back to the session on setting goals. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, scroll down to January 13 post, and read the first half. So far you've reviewed your past accomplishments, written down your dreams & goals for the next 10...

January 17, 2004

Welcome Aboard! A big sincere welcome to Richard Trevors who recently joined the Mighty Miramichi team. Richard is a former resident of Miramichi who moved back just 3 months ago after 20years. He has had a successful career and we look forward to having him share his knowledge and experiences...

January 17, 2004

And the winner is... We've implemented a new point system at Mighty Miramichi that rewards staff for personal & professional development activities. Points are awarded for exercising, reading or listening to positive/motivational stuff, developing work skills, attending networking events, making business contacts, doing sales presentations...etc. We wrapped up the first...

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