Quality work, quality of life, or quality of compensation? According to Sally Hogshead’s Radical Truth #13 (from this book), you may only get to pick one or maybe two. So what do you choose to seek in your career choice?
What’s most important is that you find the work environment that you find fulfilling. Some careers (like advertising) [Read More]
If you’ve been to a grocery store anytime since Christmas, then you know Valentine’s Day is almost upon us. Whether you’re a cynic who thinks Valentine’s Day is an excuse for corporations to make money, or you’re the kind of person who doesn’t make such a big deal out of things, we can all [Read More]
February is National Time Management Month and yet it’s the shortest month of the year. So what will you do to make the most of your time? One way to manage your time is through organization.
There’s lots to be said for getting organized – you can buy containers and bins, clean out your closets, sell or donate a [Read More]
The word “release” in the headline should have tipped me off. As in 13 Ways to Release 2013. But how could the article, written by a perky blonde life coach, be anything but deeply enlightening? Release 2013. Let it go, mindfully, intentionally, with gratitude. And if all that doesn’t work, special pricing for one-on-one coaching.
I couldn’t [Read More]
Commuting. All-hands meetings. Status meetings. Team meetings. Concept meetings. Presentation meetings. (Yep, all kinds of meetings.) Each of these were a part of my everyday world for 12 years. And for 12 years, I dreamed of the day when I would become a freelance writer. Of the day that I could escape the corporate world and become my [Read More]
In years past, Super Bowl viewers were on the bench, watching the action from sports bars and recliners. Conversation was limited to the living room parties or maybe the water cooler at work the following day. The reality is the way we participate in Super Bowl Sunday has changed. Ten years ago, Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction became [Read More]
I grew up in Connecticut in a small city named Bristol (home of the ESPN sports network). I have six brothers (one is my twin) and four sisters. My brother Carl and I were the youngest of eleven children. There were so many of us that we spanned two generations. My parents were loving, modest, working-class people [Read More]
When I started school in the 1940s, students were taught to write with steel nib pens using ink from inkwells that sat on each school desk. Learning to write with an ink pen was a laborious business. One had to learn penmanship and to write without blotting or smearing one’s work. It was very strictly [Read More]
Believe it or not, Valentines Day is just around the corner – and to us, that’s an excuse to head over to Pinterest to browse drool-worthy chocolate recipes and heart-shaped ideas. Here are some of our favorite pins to sweeten your Valentines Day:
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