http://www.richchristiansen.com Management Metaphores - Starting a Business Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:02:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past week a press release was done on the website that my son's and I have been working on this past year. I thought this is something worth posting on my site. I hope you enjoy the story and information on this site. Utah Family with a ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_11_17_how-to-tie-a-tie.html The beginning of this past summer I committed to myself to begin teaching my three oldest sons fundamental business principles. I decided the best way to do this would to actually build a businesses together. Each Saturday and Sunday afternoon my three sons and I would go ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_11_17_11-year-old-managing-engineers-in-india.html Well, the Dog Sign Saga continues in our neighborhood. What high brow entertainment this is becoming. A few weeks ago, I blogged about several “Dog signs” that have been posted in our neighborhood. One neighbor posted 2 professionally built signs in his yard that stated: “Keep Dog’s Off The ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_29_dogs-and-logs.html My oldest son John Christiansen is a 16 year old Junior in High School. Each day I observe as he gets himself up at 5:30 am and heads down to the high school, trumpet in tow and practices with the marching band. I have simply been amazed at ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_29_battle-of-bands-all-wet.html This past week I have been helping my daughter prepare for a trip back to her home in Nepal. As part of this trip we plan on sending back a laptop to her younger brothers for use in their school. I love a deal and could not resist the 1/2 ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_16_wobbly-keys-and-breaking-your-business.html This past week there has been quite the stir in our neighborhood. Through the block we have some neighbors that have a beautiful yard. This yard is meticulously groomed and each fall planters full of Canna lily flowers make a magnificent showing. This yard truly is amazing ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_16_dogs-cant-read.html On the 28th of August a full lunar eclipse of the moon occurred. A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the moon passes through some part of the earth’s shadow. This can happen when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are closely aligned with the Earth in the middle. This ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_02_a-full-red-moon.html This weekend my wife and I had to make a quick day trip to a meeting which was several hours away. Before leaving I gathered my sons and gave them a series of chores to complete for the day. These included mowing and trimming the lawn, weeding part ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_09_02_parable-of-the-peach-tree.html Sunday night my wife and I drove down to our mountain condo and spent the night giving us all Monday as an uninterrupted day to read Harry Potter. Monday evening we reluctantly left Mr. Harry Potter dangling with the dilemma of how to break into Hogwarts School in order ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_07_24_harry-potter-and-class-reunions.html In life, the only thing more miserable for me than watching a parade is going to Disneyland. As a result on the 4th of July, my wife and two of my sons set out at 5 AM and climbed a local mountain called Mt. Loafer. Loafer is a ... http://www.richchristiansen.com/2007_07_06_4th-of-july-wild-flower-parade.html