Your List (as a parent)
Well. Your list (as a parent) is rarely the same list as the one your kids have. Clean your room. Make your bed. Do your homework. Take time off from your tablet, phone, or computer. Write your thank you notes. Read More …
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Notes and More Notes
Talk to them. Listen to them. Take notes, and more notes than you ever thought you should. Then, you can write a pitch, an e-mail, or website copy. Or, you can write a letter of recommendation along with an e-mail Read More …
Who’s Driving
Look around and figure out who’s driving… the conversation? (and choosing) the direction? the activities? the initiatives? An old saying goes “lead, follow or get out of the way”. Be certain if the person who is holding the keys knows Read More …
It’s the Weekend
Well, that can’t happen because it’s the weekend. As if the days of the week really mean anything anymore. I mean, with on demand, digital everything, work from home, work from vacation, work from anywhere, on the go…the days just Read More …
Make It Better
Whatever you have within your control to make it better, please… do. try. help. work at it. take the time. make the move. You have the power to make it better, but you have to take the initiative. ~ Dawn Read More …
Unrelated
Ever think of something completely unrelated, but thought that it was… There are many theories or superstitions on why things happen – between butterfly wings flapping and breaking a rule when you were eight then crossing your fingers behind your Read More …
Three Happy Things
Look around, it is time to find three happy things, or at least three things that will make you smile. The flower that bloomed. The child giggling. The lawn recently mowed, in perfect lines criss-crossing the yard. The newly ripe Read More …
Watch Out for New
Be ready. Be prepared. Be informed. Watch out for new… stories. news. theories. solutions. apps. social media channels. ways to make things work. And. people who are not really real, or cognizant, or able to tell the difference. Watch out Read More …
You Know Why
So, do you know why things happen? Timing (being late) Logistics (getting there) Positioning (wrong place) Information (or mis-information) Interpretation (misreading the situation) Let’s be honest, you know why, and you also now how to fix it. But, it will Read More …
Pleasantly Surprised
When you are pleasantly surprised… by a company, by a colleague, by an organization, by a casual friend – an acquaintance really – let’s not elevate them too high, by an institution, so much so that you may not even Read More …