Check out the elf smut inside this year’s holiday edition of RedheadWriting.com – suitable for work and all ages. Kinda.

I really suck at having patience. Growing up, my mom gave me a magnet that said, “Lord, give me patience but I want it right now!” It clung to the refrigerator for years – funny how my mother knew me to the core even when I was 7.

Are you the Mayor of 7-11? Convenience is a double-edged sword that can quickly turn hara kiri on you.

How much time do you spend trying to fix other people? Other people’s problems? Other people’s LIVES? How often do you complain that you don’t have enough time to do everything you want to do? How much of your time do you spend feeling overwhelmed by things that seem to pile-up? Well, stop it.

I’ve had some amazing things happen with my business lately, all of which are a direct result of pulling my head out of my ass and focusing on goals instead of obstacles.

There’s no snake oil to follow. No automated douchebaggy software offering your gazillions of Twitter followers. Shamefully, there’s no free BMW 3-series at Christmastime, either. So why the hell are you still reading?

A farewell to Mr. David Crowley and remembering the teachers who shaped and continue to shape my life.

What have you broken lately? If the answer is “nothing,” then it might be time to do some damage.

Face it: sometimes business sucks. Something we’ve put a ton of effort into craps the bed and we’re left with no choice but to scrap everything and…start over. Go back to square one. Ask our buddy for a “gimme.”

This week’s entry isn’t about SEO or SEM, social media or how to get your ass in gear for business. It’s about the task I put at the top of my list for each and every day: love and tolerance.