by Michele | Jan 13, 2014 | Business with Michele the Trainer
Does anyone ask the employees? Anything? Everyone surveys the customers, but does anyone ever ask the employees? Employees won’t volunteer information, because nobody wants to be the messenger. But if someone bothered to ask, I bet it would help customer...
by Michele | Dec 27, 2013 | Holidays, Parable
Is Your Finger in a Dike? How the Dutch Boy* is like your Quick Fix Diet or Fad Fitness Plan The Dutch Boy is folklore; a story about a boy who plugged a hole in a dike (dam) with his finger*. Here comes the new year! This is when everyone gets their commercialism...
by Michele | Dec 27, 2013 | Giving
Why Cancer? Why the Big C? Volunteering means we are giving our time for free. I’m the president of Michele the Trainer, a project manager, an entrepreneur, a geek, and a businesswoman. So why does Michele the Trainer volunteer at some cancer charities? The...
by Michele | Dec 26, 2013 | Michele the Trainer's Recipes, Sexy Soup
Michele the Trainer’s Sexy Organic Potato Soup This soup could have been sexier garnished with a sprig of dill, but not having any dill was my dilemma (get it?). You can achieve this with any combo of hot and not hot pepper, but find a not hot pepper known for...
by Michele | Dec 3, 2013 | Movement
Fads in fitness and diet are usually not the best solution. They hook us and then reel us in with fun, but injuries to the body or metabolism are not so fun. Most of us who are fitness professionals know the difference. Today it’s one thing, tomorrow...