The Phone
Sometimes, I think the phone is the bane of my existence…our existence. As humans. Maybe it is just a love-hate relationship. Or, a Stockholm syndrome in hiding. I thought it was just me. Formerly a girl…It was something that I Read More …
Category: career
Start At The Very Beginning
All my life, I remember hearing Julie Andrews, as Maria, sing that line in The Sound Of Music… “Let’s start at the very beginning… a very good place to start…” While we must set aside the fact that she is Read More …
We All Have to Start Somewhere
It’s true, right? We all have to start somewhere. The somewhere, is the difference though, for each one of us. Even if we both – or a hundred…even a couple hundred thousand of us – started at the same place, Read More …
Saying The Same Thing
Sometimes, I think we are saying the same thing, even though we are not talking about the same topic. It is nice when two or three generations of people can watch what is happening around them and become open to Read More …
Who Knew It Would Be So Long
Way back when…who knew it would be so long… Until we would meet again? Before we would paint that bedroom? That we would live in this house (20 years)?!? To develop a family? Until we would have a totally different Read More …
Big Kids’ Table
So, you wanna sit at the big kids’ table? Put on your big kid pants and deliver on what you have committed to doing. The big kids’ table comes with responsibility and in the real world, earning the money, paying Read More …
Rose Colored
I used to have rose colored sunglasses.They were round, John Lennon like glasses. I wore them everywhere. Especially in Philadelphia, at college, it gave those winter, sunless days a glow that the chilly city streets could never have produced. In Read More …
Guys or Guise?
The grammarians out there are easily frustrated by this. Is anyone even able to answer the question, if asked: “is it guys or guise?” Gosh, I hope that most people out there can tell the difference. The problem is that Read More …
No Left Turn
There are entire companies who do NOT follow the NASCAR model of driving. No. Instead they are adamant and mandate “no left turn” policies for their drivers because it saves time, minimizes idling and reduces risk of accidents. NASCAR drivers Read More …
Praise and Thanks
Earned praise and thanks is really worth sharing, giving, announcing and even filling out a survey (if asked sincerely.) When things seem at their worst, someone can make the day better and step up, show that they care and they Read More …