“Happy talk, keep talking happy talk…” This month’s topic of communication brought this little Rogers and Hammerstein tune to mind. Talking, communication is how a lot of women understand the world. That’s true for me anyway. This is perhaps one reason why communication breaks down between men and women. Sometimes a gal just has to…
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OVERWHELMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA?
Are you beginning to feel a bit overwhelmed by social media and electronic communication and information? If the answer is, “YES,” this post may be perfect for you. I want to preface this message by stating the obvious: social media and electronic information and communication are viable technological resources that have shaped our culture with…
Changing Gears
Is it possible to change your career at different stages of life? Of course it is. Think of the young woman that set off for university with no idea in mind of what she wanted to do. She might have been you not so long ago. Maybe she wanted to please her parents, or follow…
What Does It Mean to Be Resilient?
This past weekend I did a craft show. You know, the kind of show where people sell their homemade, homegrown, handmade items to local shoppers looking to buy unique gifts for themselves and their loved ones. People love them! I love doing them! And at the same time, this one was a little different for…
The One Question We Should STOP Asking About Careers!
What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s it. The one question that I am sure I have asked and am sure I was asked as a child growing up. Sure there are some variations of it, what do you want to be or what do you want to do when you…
GOLDEN YEARS GOALS
Every year of my young adult life, I reluctantly spent several weeks before year-end writing my goals, specifically my career goals for the coming year. Being the kind of person that always preferred being spontaneous, I thought goal setting was really not my thing. Over time however, my bosses and colleagues drilled into me that…
Clearly Define Your Life
Are you “clearly defining” what you want in your life? Webster’s Dictionary states “clear” as (verb) to make free of confusion, doubt, or uncertainty; (adv) in an understandable or distinct manner; (noun) easily understood; without ambiguity. Webster’s Thesaurus synonyms for “define” include: ascertain, assign, call a spade a spade, characterize, construe, decide, describe, designate, detail, determine, exemplify, explain,…
The Wisdom of Tulips
A friend of mine recently announced the beginning of Spring on her Facebook page with a post of a tulip. She lives in New York City. It’s been a hard, harsh winter. The promise that the flowering tulip brought her was worth sharing with the world. Earth awakening and winter retreating brings delight to everyone…
Touched By Wanderlust
Touched by Wanderlust My “affliction” of Wanderlust began at a very young age. By the time I was 4 years old, I had lived in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, on a Texas army base and a college town in Central Texas. Every year, my family traveled the entire month of August…
