What I wish you knew about being a blogger
Everyone has an opinion I want to talk about this one first because it's the most glaring piece of blogging that both bothers me and...
5 ways you are getting it right TODAY
It's so easy to focus on what isn't working, what we are not doing, what has been left for another day. Sometimes we ignore the thin
My list of accomplishments: the to-done list
I have a love of paper, pens and to-do lists (remember my effort to write 100 handwritten notes in 100 days). Lists make me feel like I...
What I wish you knew about being an administrative assistant
I’ve been called “the glue” and “the backbone.” I am the heart of the office or department. I am the administrative assistant. And yet,...
Replacing Sorry with Thank You in 2017
I do apologize a lot. Good or bad, I am more aware of it now. I want to be clear though -- avoiding the use of apologetic words is not going
Creating Your Personal Strategic Plan
(download the example plan here) New Year’s Resolutions. You either love them or you hate them. I, myself, love them. For as long as I...
Accepting a compliment (without dying from embarrassment)
We squirm, deflect and laugh awkwardly. Why is it so hard for us to graciously accept a compliment? A few years ago I decided that if I...
5 ways to be a good networker
It pays to know people. I've experienced this first hand. This may be naive, but I like to think that people are generally good and they...
We need more tampons at the food pantry
A colleague asked me to fill in for him for a few months at his volunteer job. It was his shift serving at the local food pantry one day...
Three adjectives. What are yours?
Imagine that people have to describe you using three adjectives, and you can't be in the room. Why can't you be in the room? It's because...
