by admin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Farewell Snowbird I have a friend at the pool where I swim three days a week. I really like her and we have a good time chatting as we work out. We are very different, and we are close. This morning’s workout was pretty typical for us–a little chat, some...
by admin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ease This posting is not a plug for the company that markets the device in the photo above. However, what is it about the “easy button” gimmick that has captured the imagination of tens of millions of people and has generated zillions of dollars for the office supply...
by admin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Drop & Go! Saturday morning phone calls are not good. A loved one is dying. A loved one died. In the same morning! Hours later, animals have in-home care, teachers have been contacted for assignments because of missed school, airline tickets have been purchased,...
by admin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Discovery I am my family’s historian. It is a self-appointed position that I love. I am the keeper of the family tree database, a process that began over 35 years ago on scraps of paper and index cards and is now tracked on an elaborate database. I scan old...
by admin | Jul 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Contrary Action Almost twenty-five years ago, while sitting in an Alanon meeting in Southern California, I remember hearing a speaker talk about taking contrary action. The specifics of the story are long gone to me now but this person talked about needing to...
by admin | Jul 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Continuing Education My colleague sent me an e-mail this morning with the quotation (below) and she asks: “how does the quotation resonate for you?” Executive coaches are not for the meek. They’re for people who value unambiguous feedback. All coaches have one...
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