The other day I received a tiny stamped envelope in my mail box. I opened it to find card featuring a delicately illustrated peony in full bloom, a beautiful and uplifting image. Inside on the two card...
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There are two seasons particularly enhanced by reading. One is a lazy, gentle summer afternoon during a well-deserved holiday, and the other is when you are huddled inside during a raging blizzard in the winter. During the...
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When I was a child, I first heard the terms white collar and blue collar workers. The white collar worker was the office worker, the accountant, the professional who sat behind a desk in their crisp,...
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The great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) wrote daily in a book he called his “Journal of Daily Occupations.” It was a notebook with blank pages and on each page, he drew a line down the...
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Everyone has a theory on why some companies that were once king of the castle crumble into their own moat. Mine is that they somehow failed to match their growth to their customer’s growth. The entrepreneurial expressway...
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Few of us really like attending meetings under the best of circumstances, but in the summer they seem cruelest of all. Depending on where your office is located, you can see the gentle warm breezes ruffling...
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I have had lived a wonderful rich life so far and have moved to many places, traveled to many countries and experienced meeting countless people across numerous cultures and ethnicities. One of the skills that...
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Work/life balance is an outdated concept. No matter how we live, our lives are a never-ending juggle of responsibilities and joy. The best you can do is manage it and try not to drop anything. I know...
Read MoreAllow your voice to be heard and allow your dreams, beliefs and desires to be the ones that dictate how you live your life and how you make your decisions. The journey to bold courage is...
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Feedback has no value unless it leads to improvement. It is a critical part of your journey to owning your awesome. Much has been written about the value of feedback, but to me it has absolutely...
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