Life Lessons
Work-Life Balance. Trick or Treat? (hint: trick)
MYTH #1 Drop activities that Zap your energy. All time favorite. It’s on every work-life balance list every published. Where do we start? Let’s eliminate the demanding kids, the unending laundry, the lousy husband, and the unappreciative boss. MYTH #2 Exercise. Why didn’t I think of that one? Alarm is set for 4am. MYTH #3 Take…
Read MoreKeep the Change
Life-changing events happen to all of us. Important events that change the course of life from that day forward. The ones we choose are usually exhilarating and filled with anticipation: a new job, enrolling in college, graduating from college, a wedding, a promotion, a baby, a move, a hot date, or tackling a new goal…
Read MoreOn a Wing and a Prayer
Last weekend, my youngest daughter, Annabel Rose, came to me with a request to buy her a pet bird. The request didn’t go far because there was no way I was going to buy a bird. Time is in very short supply in our household and I could only imagine how much work a messy…
Read MoreFood for Thought
Ready to be your own boss? You have a market-tested idea or will buy into a franchise. CHECK You work for someone else but dream of being an entrepreneur. CHECK You are committed to short term sacrifice for long term gain. CHECK You have the experience to go out on your own. CHECK You have…
Read MoreGood Grief!
Grief is a reaction to a loss of any kind; not just the loss of a loved one. I had breakfast with a friend today and she appeared very depressed. I asked her if she was OK and she shared with me that she had ended her 1 year relationship with a man she was…
Read MoreCrapola
I will be on a flight to Las Vegas tomorrow attending a very special event for a very special person. Go online and you’ll find many lists of where to go, what to see, what you must not miss and how to travel in style to America’s Sin City. It’s true. Las Vegas is the…
Read MoreFlip the Bird
Let’s work on taking your career to an improved destination…someplace tropical so you can sip a fresh Pina Colada perhaps? Or, maybe just a promotion and pay increase? Yep! That’s better. If these simple little gestures helped me, I guarantee they can work for you. No more sucking up to the boss with yummy doughnuts…
Read MoreBirthday Boy
Any gift ideas for my “hard to buy for” husband? Saturday is his birthday and I am clueless on what to get. In my opinion, he has everything he needs plus extra. Last year I shopped at my fave, TJ Maxx, and picked up a pair of very nice Perry Ellis dress socks (although we…
Read MoreMy New Year's Wish
I think about the decisions and choices that I have made over the years. Would I go back in time and change things if I had the opportunity? Well, I wish I hadn’t gotten married the first time around so that I would have never gotten divorced, but then I wouldn’t have my beautiful baby…
Read More'Tis the Season for Political Correctness?
From atheist, to agnostic to newbie Christian, I am very interested in the “Happy Holidays” versus “Merry Christmas” hullabaloo. I don’t think that there is anything more boring, vague and generic than the phrase “Happy Holidays.” Is there this great fear of offending someone who does not celebrate Christmas? As a diverse culture, we embrace…
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