I have lived far longer without my mother than with her – actually almost double the amount of time. In no particular order, here are the areas that I miss having her around:Getting married, giving birth, raising children, marital issues, divorce, deaths in the family, happy occasions, graduations, any occasion, promotions, cooking , daily conversations,… [Read More]
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Be More. Do Less.
Do Less. Be More. I had this whole email planned out – writing about what I had accomplished in 2019 and what my goals are for 2020….. but many times life has different plans. I just got back from our Annual Family Vacation, and my daughter gave me a piece of artwork that says -… [Read More]
What is your definition of Success?
What is Your Definition of Success? I have spent a lot of time in my lifetime pondering this question. In the past, my answer very likely would have been based on how much money I was making at the time, my current mood about my job performance, the personal items I had acquired at the time,… [Read More]
Have a Mentor said the Coach.
Have a Mentor said the Coach. Long before I knew anything about being a coach, I was lucky enough to have mentors. My first job out of college was at an advertising agency in Boston. Not that it is relevant at all to this story, but my starting salary was $14,500 – can you believe that?… [Read More]
Killing it??!!
Killing it?!?! Yesterday a cohort of mine told me that she thinks I am killing it. Being online is funny. Much like you see and read about teenagers looking like they have the perfect lives online, being a professional with a social media presence is very similar. I am posting comments on Facebook and LinkedIn. I… [Read More]
Unprecedented
How many words can you make from the word Unprecedented? I am a word person. It is probably my greatest skill to play word games – I like Boggle, Scrabble. Wordscapes, and my latest obsession is Words with Friends. My mind just likes to untangle letters and to create new words. I don’t think anyone who… [Read More]
It was the Best of Times it was the Worst of Times….
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….. When I left Corporate America ( I have to think of a better term – I have really come to hate this label, but will leave that for another day), I realized that I started shedding layers of myself that no longer served me… [Read More]