Tonight I ran a couple of errands and one was to a store to take back some items I had purchased at Black Friday sales. I wish I had taken a more thoughtful approach in my spending and NOT purchased so many impulse items. It was like I was drugged. I got caught up in the moment (which is exactly what they want you to do). My professional speaker colleague Beth Terry has a take on Black Friday and it’s well worth a read on this blog.

Tim Richardson is an inspirational speaker who speaks about how giving increases employee morale, lowers employee turnover, increases customer loyalty and creates higher profits for Fortune 500 companies, associations, and national conventions. He is the founder of the The Worlds Biggest Blog Party an event which will connect bloggers from all over the world to raise money for charity. He is also founder and president of the Bill Walter Melanoma Research Fund. For more information on Tim, go to www.TimRichardson.com