I Dare You
I keep thinking of that commercial*, the one I hadn’t seen before, but was on the Oscars several times last night. It begs me to say “I dare you to try something new.” *You know…the one that said “Don’t you Read More …
Category: work
It’s Not the Method
When you are really creative, the thing that matters most is being able to get the ideas out of your head and onto the paper or the screen. It’s not the method that matters – it is the result. It Read More …
Take The Pen
I like felt tip markers and I’m sorry to the gentleman who was in the audience during a panel session about outsourcing sales the other day when that’s all I had to offer to him. He said he would take Read More …
Here and There
The differences in life between here and there – where “there” is wherever you travel for business without the family – are great (as in divergent.) Besides the great distances, the hours, the time zone changes, it’s the lifestyle. Staying out late. Read More …
Between You and Me
I don’t have a secret. I just wanted to confirm that there is a difference between you and me. Well, there are probably many, but in this case, and for today, I mean the answer to the question “Why do Read More …
Leaders or Producers
What is better, having stong leaders or producers? Neither or both??? I was once told, that we (our department) had to have a balance. Not everyone could be a leader, some had to actually be producers of the work. We Read More …
Hidden Meaning
I think there might just be a hidden meaning in the hand symbol on the automatic faucets in airport and travel center sinks. Those hand symbols are meant to show you how easy it is to wash your hands with Read More …
The Best Of It
Life has to be more than making the best of it. But it doesn’t always have to be the best. From school, to work to living your days – hobbies, past-times and bringing up family – each moment can have Read More …
First Major Crisis
The true merit and success or failure of a new business is how they handle their first major crisis. We (my husband, our former fellow franchise owners and I) know all about the ways that weather can impact your fresh Read More …
Take A Break
When its been a long 6 weeks, working hard through weekends…just take a break. It’s a long weekend, made even longer by school schedules with extra days off on Friday or Tuesady for kids. Go away, take a ski trip Read More …