Craig Haynie.

Founder and CEO of CablesAndKits and EscapeTheHOA.
Entrepreneur, Mentor, Baam Ambassador

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I am passionate about Faith, Entrepreneurship, Problem Solving, and Self-Improvement. If you want to talk something out, need advice, consulting, coaching, an event speaker, or just need a swift kick in the butt, give me a shout!

Latest Blogs

An open umbrella in the wind
Literature

An open umbrella in the wind

I don’t claim to be a poet. Tonight I had the words “An open umbrella in the wind” in my…
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You can’t steer a parked car
Growth

You can’t steer a parked car

Do you ever feel stuck in life? The key to getting where you want to be is to start moving….
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The grass is always greener where you water it
Daily Life

The grass is always greener where you water it

“The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)”. Not so. In fact, the grass is always…
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Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss
Health & Medicine

Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss

About a month ago I was about 50 lbs overweight. How I am losing weight slowly by getting the trend…
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A little research trick – Googling using “vs”
Technology

A little research trick – Googling using “vs”

Have you ever been looking for a company that does X, but you are not sure who all the players…
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Move along, nothing to see here
Blogging

Move along, nothing to see here

I’m taking a break from blogging tonight. But since I am writing this, am I REALLY taking a break? I’m…
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Our Zig Zag Path to getting Debt Free
Finances

Our Zig Zag Path to getting Debt Free

Debt is a slippery slope. Once you have a little, it’s easy to get a lot. We have had some…
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Day I Quit Gambling
Finances

A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Day I Quit Gambling

I missed my first day of blogging on Friday because I was out late playing Blackjack. After 15 years of…
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Leveraging a Debt Reduction account for a clear path to debt free.
Finances

Leveraging a Debt Reduction account for a clear path to debt free.

After years of waffling around, we decided several months ago that we really wanted to get out of debt. Really….
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Pinned Blogs

An open umbrella in the wind
Literature

An open umbrella in the wind

I don’t claim to be a poet. Tonight I had the words “An open umbrella in the wind” in my…
Read More
You can’t steer a parked car
Growth

You can’t steer a parked car

Do you ever feel stuck in life? The key to getting where you want to be is to start moving….
Read More
The grass is always greener where you water it
Daily Life

The grass is always greener where you water it

“The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)”. Not so. In fact, the grass is always…
Read More
Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss
Health & Medicine

Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss

About a month ago I was about 50 lbs overweight. How I am losing weight slowly by getting the trend…
Read More
A little research trick – Googling using “vs”
Technology

A little research trick – Googling using “vs”

Have you ever been looking for a company that does X, but you are not sure who all the players…
Read More
Move along, nothing to see here
Blogging

Move along, nothing to see here

I’m taking a break from blogging tonight. But since I am writing this, am I REALLY taking a break? I’m…
Read More
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This and That Blogs

An open umbrella in the wind
Literature

An open umbrella in the wind

I don’t claim to be a poet. Tonight I had the words “An open umbrella in the wind” in my…
Read More
The grass is always greener where you water it
Daily Life

The grass is always greener where you water it

“The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)”. Not so. In fact, the grass is always…
Read More
Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss
Health & Medicine

Tipping the Scales – The Trend Line of Weight Loss

About a month ago I was about 50 lbs overweight. How I am losing weight slowly by getting the trend…
Read More
Move along, nothing to see here
Blogging

Move along, nothing to see here

I’m taking a break from blogging tonight. But since I am writing this, am I REALLY taking a break? I’m…
Read More
Three days as a movie star – My experience as an extra on “The Founder”
Daily Life

Three days as a movie star – My experience as an extra on “The Founder”

A friend of mine and I decided to be extras in a movie together. We did just that and were…
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Blogging under the influence of sleep deprivation
Blogging

Blogging under the influence of sleep deprivation

Blogging under the influence of sleep deprivation It should be a crime. Today is day three in month two of…
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Down to Business Blogs

You can’t steer a parked car
Growth

You can’t steer a parked car

Do you ever feel stuck in life? The key to getting where you want to be is to start moving….
Read More
A little research trick – Googling using “vs”
Technology

A little research trick – Googling using “vs”

Have you ever been looking for a company that does X, but you are not sure who all the players…
Read More
Our Zig Zag Path to getting Debt Free
Finances

Our Zig Zag Path to getting Debt Free

Debt is a slippery slope. Once you have a little, it’s easy to get a lot. We have had some…
Read More
A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Day I Quit Gambling
Finances

A Day Late and a Dollar Short, The Day I Quit Gambling

I missed my first day of blogging on Friday because I was out late playing Blackjack. After 15 years of…
Read More
Leveraging a Debt Reduction account for a clear path to debt free.
Finances

Leveraging a Debt Reduction account for a clear path to debt free.

After years of waffling around, we decided several months ago that we really wanted to get out of debt. Really….
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Learnin’ all the Learnables Week Ending: Oct 6, 2017
Learning

Learnin’ all the Learnables Week Ending: Oct 6, 2017

Learnin’ all the Learnables I previously wrote a blog about learning. In that post I said I was going to…
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On Mission Blogs

One man plants, another waters, but only God gives the increase
Serving Others

One man plants, another waters, but only God gives the increase

You never know the impact you might have in someone’s life. This is my story of saving a man from…
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The Craigisms: Create Capacity
The CK Way

The Craigisms: Create Capacity

Create Capacity In the early days of being in business I found myself saying words or phrases that helped me…
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Gain an hour – reinvest for dividends
Church and Worship Daily Life

Gain an hour – reinvest for dividends

It’s time to “fall back” and set our clocks one hour earlier tonight. What will you do with this time?…
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Church and Worship Daily Life

My Prayer; my dedication to my God

Psalm 143:8-10 (KJV) Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me…
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Church and Worship Daily Life Food & Dining

7 Hours in the wilderness

My wife and I have been traveling a lot lately. I drive 4 hours round trip every Thursday to check…
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Service & Missions

“The year of Serve”; The 1 Dollar Challenge

I mentioned last week that to start off “The year of Serve” we were given the opportunity to come pick…
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