Are the ‘best’ things really free?
Chamber News & Views Are the best things in life really free? That’s what “they” say. Now, I haven’t actually been able to determine who “they” are, but they seem…
Letters to the Editor
My effort to spread light in the world Dear Editor, All around us we see it: Heated Facebook exchanges, scathing news stories and constant unrest overseas. It seems there are…
What are you willing to spend?
Positive Talk What are you willing to spend to get what you want? James Allen in his great little book, As A Man Thinketh, wrote the following: “Men are anxious…
Work smarter, not harder
Chamber News & Views As a society, we appear to be addicted to work. According to entrepreneur and investor John Rampton, employees in the United States work more than 47…
Being part of a team
Positive Talk Whenever I use sports analogies, it turns some people off, but sports are a microcosm of life. Microcosm being from the Greek mikros kosmos : mikros, small +…
February: Short on days, long on chamber activities
Chamber News & Views We’ve had a September to Remember. And a December to Remember. But what is February — except a month that is a few days short of…
Sheepshead make an early showing
Fishing in South Shore Last year’s warm weather didn’t have the sheepshead spawning strong until March. My good friends Bennie and Sandy Overstreet, owners of Gopher Plantation in Millwood, Ga.…
Coaching
Positive Talk Whether it is as a parent, mentor, involvement with Little League or teaching Sunday School, sooner or later all of us are called upon to be a coach—to…
What kind of boxer are you?
Positive Talk What kind of a boxer are you? No, I am not talking about kick boxers or shadow boxers, but rather intellectual boxers. We are all intellectual boxers of…
You can beat glossophobia
Chamber News & Views Glossophobia. Sounds ominous. Fortunately, it is not contagious. But it’s quite annoying and can be paralyzing if you’re expected to speak in front of your church…
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