I made a pact with myself a few weeks ago that I would leave a lot of time and space in my schedule during the rest of this year.  As a consequence, I’ve been saying “no” to most meetings, volunteer activities, networking events, and other obligations.  I like to stay busy, but in October I [...]

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With all the bad economic news of the past few weeks, I have something to lift your spirits.  I just finished watching the newest video in the Quest series on PBS and I am feeling full of hope.  I’ve included a link to a short video clip at the end of this post as well [...]

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Did you know there is no such thing a multitasking?  According to neuroscientists, our brains can focus on only one thing at a time.  When you are multitasking what you are really doing is switching your focus from one thing to another, and then another.  Sounds inefficient, doesn’t it?  I’ve read several studies recently that [...]

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I went with my father to the doctor a few weeks ago. In discussing the appointment with my father later that day, I was struck by how differently we each interpreted what the doctor said. What I heard the doctor say and what my father heard were very different. It happens all the time. I [...]

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I was on a mini vacation last week. We went to Savannah and Jekyll Island, Georgia. One thing that my husband and I enjoy doing is touring historic homes and there are plenty to choose from, especially in Savannah. I loved the homes we saw and the interesting information provided by the tour guides. During [...]

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Today is the first official day of summer and I have procrastinated to the point that now I’m planning to do summer cleaning instead of spring cleaning. In addition to clearing out some physical clutter, I need to do a bit of mental housekeeping. Out with the old and in with the new! If you [...]

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Have you ever wondered how Friday the 13th got such as bad reputation? I did, so I did some research and found some interesting tidbits at howstuffworks.com. The first thing I learned is that there is a name for the fear of Friday the 13th. And, it’s quite a mouthful – paraskevidekatriaphobia. This phobia packs [...]

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For the past 6 months I’ve been planning to start sending out a monthly newsletter. I’ve done my research and know what to do, but I haven’t done anything beyond that. I have lots of reasons (AKA excuses) for why I haven’t done anything yet, but none of them outweigh the reasons for going forward [...]

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I subscribe to a great newsletter entitled Crucial Skills from the same folks who wrote Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations and Influencer (see recommended books on my Resources page). In this month’s newsletter, Kerry Patterson writes eloquently about the lessons that life experience teaches us. He reminds us that when we hit a rough patch, it [...]

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I finished reading Eckhart Tolle’s book, A New Earth, a few months ago and I loved it. Now, I’m downloading the weekly webcasts from Oprah.com and watching them with great interest. I see why Oprah is so excited about this “web event.” The content of each webcast is engaging and has been adding to my [...]

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