This is NOT a Self Help Book.

But, I think it is a great read for anyone wanting to make an impact that lasts in the lives of people.

You’ll discover that verbal persuasion can’t solve all the world’s problems, especially when you’re trying to convince someone to change their behaviour. 

Talk is cheap, and it doesn’t get you to a solution. Action is what counts.

it’s not a light read, but stick with it .. and if you apply the principals you will become a real Influencer.

Influencer, the power to change anything, Patterson Grenny Maxwell McMillan Switzler, ISBN 978-0-07-148499-2

Sight

1. Look for trees turning color.
2. Watch for people wearing jackets and raking leaves .
3. Watch for geese flying south.
4. Look for pumpkins and gourds for sale.
5. Watch for squirrels hiding nuts.

Sound

1. Listen to insects singing slower on cool evenings.
2. Listen for the rustle of dry leaves.
3. Listen to children on the way to school.
4. Listen for the calls of geese flying over.
5. Listen for children playing football.

Taste

1. Listen to insects singing slower on cool evenings.
2. Listen for the rustle of dry leaves.
3. Listen to children on the way to school.
4. Listen for the calls of geese flying over.
5. Listen for children playing football.

Smell

1. Smell a pile of raked leaves.
2. Smell a freshly sharpened pencil.
3. Sniff a jacket worn outdoors.
4. Smell a pencil eraser.
5. Smell a sweater that hasn’t been worn since last spring.

Touch and Texture

1. Let a cool breeze blow against your face.
2. Touch a pumpkin.
3. Touch the petal of a fall flower.
4. Feel the wind push against you.
5. Touch some seeds that have stuck to your jacket or socks.

For decades, one of my Fall soups has been an 18 bean.  Not this year!  5 seem to have gone the way of Covid.  We could only find 13 bean mixes this year, So the labels willhave to change.

Potato leek was next, and that will be followed by butternut and pear.

Trying something a little different this year in how we store them.  Instead of recycling yogurt containers, we’re using freezer bags.  Lay them flat before freezing and then storing upright like files in a filing cabinet. Should be able to get more of them into our small freezer.