W is for Win
You all know W is for win, or, at least we do now… I mean, I am not a sports fan, but I do love an underdog. Here in this house, we are all just hoping that the Chicago Cubs Read More …
Category: work
Really Not Sure
Whenever you are really not sure, take a step back, reconsider and rethink your options. It is not too late to have a second thought. Do some more research, ask for input from others. (Maybe not about the election, and Read More …
Real Potential
Everyone has real potential – the area in which it leads to success is just different for everyone. That is why we must work together. I love seeing the glimmer of an idea and extracting solutions from clients, students, friends…and being Read More …
Simulating Projects
I’m getting more and more impressed with the age at which students are simulating projects that have real applications in the future workplace. Funding for local projects, by corporations like Toyota, Pepsi, TerraCycle and local businesses who see the value Read More …
Find Your Fit
The message today, touring schools was that you need to find your fit…and parents should be helping their children. I will accept that, but it isn’t as easy as you’d think. How do you fit in if you don’t know Read More …
Let Them Help
Sometimes, you are better at doing something than the new person who is around to do it. You just have to train them and then let them help. We know that it is hard to let go. Resist the urge… Read More …
Make a List
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …
Who You Are Today
No doubt, who you are today, is different from the person you were 10 and 20 years ago. You are now older, more mature, maybe you are married and have children – or maybe you have recently graduated and gotten Read More …
Not Monday
When Monday is a holiday and the banks are closed, schools are closed and traffic is light because all of the Government offices are…closed – it may take some time to remember that it only seems like Monday, but it Read More …
Their Style, Not Yours
Gift giving is really, really easy when you know the person well. Giving something that will match their style, not yours is the problem when you don’t know them at all. Some of the more structured parties have registries, from Read More …