George G. Haider

It's become a yearly ritual for many: Set ambitious goals for the New Year, tackle them enthusiastically for a few weeks, and then give up on them completely by March. This is a vicious cycle that encourages you to feel bad about yourself, and feel as though you'll never get out of your rut. Whether you are setting goals for your finances , or whether you are attempting to substantially improve your life, the yearly attempt (and subsequent failure) associated with resolutions can be frustrating. If you're ready to break the cycle, it helps to understand why you fail, and what you can do to create success in your life. Here are 5 Reasons Goals Fail - and What You Can Do to Overcome the Pitfalls of Resolution-Setting and Succeed This Year: 1. Your Goal Ignores Reality Too often, we have high-flown ideas of what we can  become with just the right goal. Unfortunately, this often leads to setting unrealistic goals . While it would be great to pay off $35,000 in debt this year,...

In this Monday column, Christy Murdock Edgar asks agents across the nation to share the lessons they've learned during their time in the industry. This week, Boston Realtor Manuel Davis.

Advantages of Owning a Franchise On the previous feature, we have discussed the advantages of buying a franchise. In this article, we will further discuss why it is a better idea to own a franchise.   Organized training and support is provided by the franchiser. You can expect that whatever good practices there is in the brand, this will be carried out to your franchise as well. Franchisees use various measures to ensure your success. It is in the franchiser's best interest to make sure you grow and sell. Franchisers often have good track record, a sure prerequisite to become a successful franchise as well. You as an owner carry out the same reputation as well. Franchisers provide you with location assistance, making sure that wherever you decide to put up your franchise will have the maximum possible profitability. A good franchise can take advantage of the entire economic system, and negotiate the best prices for everything you need at significantly lower rate than you would as a...

 These crowd-pleasing Sweet and Tangy Meatballs cook up in no time with a homemade sticky teriyaki sauce. They make a sensational appetizer for a party or dinner idea when served over rice and broccoli. We love appetizers and dips around here, and we're especially fond of our  Homemade Pizza Rolls , White Chili Bean Queso Dip , and of course  Pub-Style Beer Cheese Dip . Be sure to sign up for my  email … to get new recipes and ideas in your inbox! Click HERE  to save recipe to Pinterest! Sweet and Tangy Asian Meatballs Time to get the party started!!  Let's face it, parties of all shapes and sizes can often be filled with the same old appetizers over and over again. While I will never ever turn down a buffalo chicken dip or some chips and guac, sometimes I want a little variety in my appetizer life.  That's why now whenever I have a party to host or attend my go to is always these sweet and tangy Asian meatballs with teriyaki sauce! They are the perfect appetizer to wow the...

Here's a common dilemma for our Kitchen Magic clientele: They are happy with their cabinets, the paint color in their kitchen looks great-but it's definitely time to replace the outdated countertops. So, the old countertops are torn out and replaced with a beautiful new granite slab.

As the holidays slowly melts into late winter, I am really excited about the new Makery workshops we are offering! We started off in early January with some creative, new year experiences! We had a a vision board workshop, and a paint your word workshop (my word of the year this year is INTENTION.) so you could start the year off inspired. Now that we are moving further along, we are really concentrate on exploring creativity, and learning new skills! Here are some of the workshops we are going to be offering in January: I am excited to be teaching this GIANT yarn wall hanging workshop! It was so much fun to make. It's a very satisfyingly fun and messy time. We are going to explore not only yarn knotting, and tassel-making, but also dip-dying yarn. I love a good dip-dyed project ! I won't be wearing that cute denim jumpsuit from Target in the above picture for the Macrame-ish workshop. We are going to get MESSY, so you'll see me in my messy paint clothes. This is a longer ...