by Jim Chaput | Oct 7, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Just because you haven’t found the solution, doesn’t mean it’s complicated. Roli has been a big puller ever since we got him. His foster family had used a head halter, but we found it ineffective. We could control him, but he would still stiffen his neck and pull. We...
by Jim Chaput | Oct 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Sometimes you imagine something to be so great that reality can’t possibly keep up. I remember the first time I saw the BMW Z3 roadster. It was on display at a ski expo and it was love at first sight. As I sat in it, I dreamed of the day I would get one. A few years...
by Jim Chaput | Oct 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
A group of us were out for drinks and someone brought up tipping. A friend said he always tips $1 for each drink ordered because he previously worked as a bartender. Someone expresses doubt. “No way you’d do that if you buy 10 drinks.” My friend insists he...
by Jim Chaput | Oct 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I often hear about books that “everyone” should read. In a few cases, I heard about a book enough times that I finally read it. Some of these books profoundly changed my thinking. I realized that people were right, everyone should read them. Why did I wait so...
by Jim Chaput | Oct 3, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Most people are too busy to do everything they want to do and meet expectations of others. For many people, this results in guilt trips by friends or family. Do they want you to feel guilty? Probably not. More likely they want to change your behavior. They’re...
by Jim Chaput | Oct 2, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I remember pretending to like certain things as a kid just to be like my friends. It’s funny when I think about it now. They probably would have accepted me anyway. Otherwise they weren’t very good friends. Thankfully I learned better as an adult. If you’re honest...
