Chapter 8 “Making Headway!”

 

“Rob answered, “Let’s take a look.”

 

Now the notes looked like this:

 

 

 

They read:

 

ZONING PROBLEM

CAR NEEDS REPAIRS

BLACK MARK ON CREDIT

LISA SPENDING TOO MUCH

STRAINED MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

FAILURE TO QUALIFY FOR BANK LOAN

JOHN BECOMING EASILY DEJECTED

LISA NOT HAPPY WITH JOHN OR HERSELF

LISA PERCEIVES THAT JOHN’S POOR ORGANIZATION IS A HUGE PROBLEM

INCOME STINKS

NEGATIVE INCOME TO EXPENSE RATIO

LISA’S MOTHER’S NEGATIVE OPINION

CASH TIED UP IN PROPERTY

 

“It seems like Lisa is on the right track,” Rob observed. “Maybe you can take another look at the cause and effect relationship.”

 

John and Lisa started to slide the notes around excitedly.  “This is starting to come together,” Lisa commented.

 

 

 

 

 

They looked like this:

 

ZONING PROBLEM

CAR NEEDS REPAIRS

BLACK MARK ON CREDIT

LISA SPENDING TOO MUCH

STRAINED MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP

FAILURE TO QUALIFY FOR BANK LOAN

JOHN BECOMING EASILY DEJECTED

LISA NOT HAPPY WITH JOHN OR HERSELF

LISA PERCEIVES THAT JOHN’S POOR ORGANIZATION IS A HUGE PROBLEM

LISA’S MOTHER’S NEGATIVE OPINION

CASH TIED UP IN PROPERTY

INCOME STINKS

NEGATIVE INCOME TO EXPENSE RATIO

 

 

“Well, we still don’t have a place for the zoning problem and we are missing a cause for the income/expense ratio,” Lisa stated.

 

“Could we put Lisa spending too much in two places?” John asked Rob, half joking. Lisa shot him a look that would have killed a lesser man.

 

Rob was noncommittal. “Whatever you think.  Negative spirals are very common.”

 

Lisa grabbed a scrap paper and wrote Lisa is spending too much and placed it beneath the cash ratio complaint. She slammed the note on the table.

 

“I’m sorry,” John sputtered. “That can’t really be correct!  There’s at least 3 reasons why we don’t have enough cash at the end of the month. The first is probably wanting too much too soon, the second is a lack of a budget or planning, and the third…well, I could be better organized and more valuable to my firm which would result in more money.”

 

“So how do we fit all that on a note?” Lisa asked.

 

More tomorrow…

Mister P

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9 comments

  1. Keri Eagan says:

    Make it three notes?

    Keri Eagan
    Anything Alternative

  2. Martin says:

    The suspense…!
    How many chapters are we talking about…? Can I read the last page?!

    http://www.martin-wright.com

  3. I like the way this story is developing.

    Steve Chambers, Sale Trainer Speaker

  4. This is a great way to get a point across, almost like Aesop’s fables.

    Robert Martin
    http://www.carbuyinghq.com

  5. What a fun and engaging story line!

    Happy Dating and Relationships,

    April Braswell

    Single Baby Boomer Dating Success Expert

  6. Rob Northrup says:

    What chapter does Lisa bite the bullet?

    Seize the Day,
    Rob
    Emergency Preparedness For the 21st Century Family

  7. John Ho says:

    Thanks for introducing Eliyahu Goldratt earlier on. I read about him in Wikipedia now, interesting & bright thinker.

    Lookingfwd to continue to rad this interestign story!
    John Ho

    Numerology Expert Birthday Numeroscope

  8. Great story but I wish I had the book so I could peek ahead at the last chapter and see how it ends!

    Lisa McLellan
    Child Care Expert,
    Babysitting Services, Babysitting Tips, Babysitters, Nannies

  9. You are an excellent story teller

    Jose Escalante
    http://www.joseescalante.com

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