New Vocabulary
When you find fun new vocabulary words, they sometimes stick with you longer than you thought… You may have heard the color of the year from Pantone is “Cloud Dancer”. This has gotten quite a bit of attention – both Read More …
Category: opinion
Refine the Story
You might need to refine the story…hit all the high notes, but make it real and relatable. Early on…the background and the reason to keep reading. Add in the details that keep their interest and make them laugh or cry. Read More …
Near to Home
It is time to stop the travel, get off the road and stay near to home. Sleep in. Get some rest. Reconnect with family. Linger over coffee. Invite friends over. Schedule brunch. Make cookies. Stay near to home and make Read More …
Energy Is Low
When the energy is low, you have to decide what to do: It isn’t acceptable to be where the energy is low so you have to do something – it might be simple or it might be drastic but change Read More …
More Cookies Now
We have more cookies now… It isn’t a big decision. Bake them or buy them – your choice (if you have a strong opinion I won’t argue with you.) When it is the holiday season, you can never have too Read More …
Listening…
Everyone around you is talking – but, who is listening… to what you say? and really hearing the information (not just waiting to talk)? to the ideas that need to be explored? and making a decision on what is said? Read More …
Rolling Into December
So, with Thanksgiving behind us, we are rolling into December like a… Whatever the analogy that either suits your mood – or – makes you laugh that is what it is like. We are in for a crazy ride the Read More …
Rain or Snow
If you could choose – which would it be? Rain or snow for … the travel home after the holidays? the last bit of holiday weekend shopping and dining? the time when you hope your business brings in as much Read More …
Getting It All Done
Days off may affect getting it all done. The trick is, making it even better than normal. Of course, timing is everything – having the rest of the world focused on something other than calls, meetings and deliverables – is Read More …
All The People
We are thankful for all the people. So many. (Too many to name.) Okay, let’s widen the circle and bring in more. To all the people we know, love and trust in our lives – Happy Thanksgiving. To all of Read More …