Every Day Dad book signing
Saturday December 18th from 12-3pm at Borders Books in Eureka CA.
You are now invited to come on by and get a signed book.
Saturday December 18th from 12-3pm at Borders Books in Eureka CA.
You are now invited to come on by and get a signed book.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
LOCAL DAD AND AUTHOR DOING A BOOK SIGNING AT BORDERS BOOKS, BAYSHORE MALL, EUREKA, CA
New father guide uses business strategies to help dads parent successfully
Every Day Dad: The Guide to Becoming a Better Father
by Scott Hammond shows fathers how to be more effective parents
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – Every Day Dad: The Guide to Becoming a Better Father by Scott Hammond will be doing a book signing Saturday December11TH FROM 12-3pm at Borders Books in the Bayshore Mall, Eureka CA.
Hammond mentors fathers on how to attain their personal best in parenting while creating a legacy of love and support with their families
Filled with real life stories and personal anecdotes, Hammond’s Every Day Dad seeks to offer hundreds of quick relief, motivational tips to inspire change and growth to make fathering a more positive experience. Addressing all the challenges and stresses of parenthood, Hammond uses his business consulting acumen to teach readers skills to better connect with family, friends and oneself.
Hammond lays out steps to help dads transform good intentions into positive actions. Besides learning how to listen more effectively, he shows fathers how to manage their time and resources to ensure that kids get the bonding they need. Designed to be hands-on and easy to use, Every Day Dad treats fathering as an applied science, which can be learned.
Says Jim Tunney, author, educator and former NFL referee, “Now comes along Scott Hammond's book with lessons that, with effort (yes, it requires EFFORT) puts fatherhood in excellent perspective for your success.”
Every Day Dad: The Guide to Becoming a Better Father is available for sale online at Amazon.com and at Borders Books in Eureka, and other channels.
About the Author
Scott Hammond is professional speaker and the father of nine children. Recognized as a parenting expert, he is the creator of Becomeabetterfather.com. After earning his bachelor of art’s degree in recreation administration and liberal arts at Humboldt State University, he worked in radio, newspaper and advertising sales for over 28 years. He is a graduate of Pro-Track, the National Speakers Association of Northern California’s professional speaking school.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Scott Hammond
E-mail: scott@becomeabetterfather.com
sjhammond@suddenlink.net
My Rock and Roll Resume
If I had a nickel for every concert I have been to….I’d be a rich man”…..so goes the adage…
In my case I would have a few bucks!!…maybe a lot of money actually.
I am not sure if my Rock Concert List below is a badge of fame or shame in that it cost me in money, brain cells and hearing!
I am sure at 50 years, my hearing has suffered at the hands of Foghat and Black Sabbath and more.
This I am confident: these guys were the best of all time in an era of Rock and Roll Renaissance.
My experience with music is that simple worship songs on an acoustic guitar are more profoundly moving to me than a
multi-million dollar music extravaganza.
Time with music in worship of the Living God is definitively more heart-changing than a lead guitar solo by Jimmy Page or Jimmy Hendrix.
Well, here is the list and you may have one as well. Here is to guys who are just humans who still need God, love ,and people and are not the heroes to whom we wrongly attribute stardom and idol status…..Just another human on the Bus of Life. Many have perished in a life of questionable meaning and legacy. What will your legacy look like? Just asking…
Some of the Shows and Bands I have enjoyed as a young man mostly in San
Diego in the 1970′s—-
Chicago
Rod Stewart
Leon Russell
Black Sabbath
Traffic
Keith Green
Lynard Skynard (Pretty sure)
Yes
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Led Zepplin
Jethro Tull
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Ted Nugent
Peter Frampton
Moody Blues
Neil Young
Alice Cooper
Aerosmith
Steve Miller Band
Steely Dan
Elton John
Foghat
Bruce Cockburn
Santana
Eddie Money
Foreigner
Edgar Winter
Earth Wind and Fire
The Grateful Dead
Merky and the Martians
T Rex
Supertramp
Many more…..the best were forgotten in the Fog of….the moment.
Some of the bands I missed…..would have loved to seen:
The Who
The Stones
The Beatles
Pink Floyd (gave my tix away!)
Many others….
All my heroes have changed and some are still alive.
Funny how we define meaningful lives and legacy.
Weird how we value what is art by artists of nebulous character.
Who are your heroes and what do they stand for? Better–what are you standing for?
Do we compromise ourselves in some way by enjoying art of those who may be real life monsters?
Do we ever truly get it all done?
To think that we could have it completely whipped is a fallacy and a dangerous life paradigm. Could you get at least some of it done? It is possible. Here are a few ways and strategies that can increase your productivity:
1. Schedule your time for work -- be consistent. Don't do personal things in your schedule to work. Make it to do list and prioritize your tasks. A list is often more effective for those of us need to consult a reference or see it in writing. When you've completed a task, cross off your list. You get a real sense of completion in satisfaction as you see your list getting shorter and shorter.
2. Do the most difficult, time-consuming, least favorite jobs first -- do the first things first. Do the hardest task at hand when you have the most energy and motivation to tackle the project. If you tackle the toughest job first, the rest of your tasks will seem that much easier.
3. Do not allow yourself to get interrupted by other people's emergencies or drama-be able to say “No.” Learn to have boundaries. Learn to say no and a polite but firm way. Be professional, kind and understanding, but also be ready to use the most famous boundary word of them all: No.
4. Organize your files-set up the system right from the beginning. Don't reinvent the wheel. Use a Day-Timer for scheduling. Have a 31-day and 12-month filing system. You can have technology, but don't let technology have you. Do not reinvent the wheel. An ordered space will allow you to be less stressed.
5. Organize your workspace-the better organized and efficient your workspace, the more efficient you will be in time management. The time it takes you to search through out all your piles of paper or to remember where you put that file could be spent in working on new projects. Put the things you use most on your desktop and always put them back in the same place when you're done. Keep a file organizer on your desk for current projects, so they are always at your finger tips. Have clearly delineated places for everything.
In conclusion, plan your work and work your plan. Translate intention into action daily by budgeting time for what is most important. Leverage your gifts ,skill-sets, and time and you will make the difference in your world.