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Learn, baby, learn
Most every year in this decade, I begin each year with a theme. I like to use that theme to guide the entire year rather than make a list of impossible resolutions that sometimes actually backfire (too...
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Let’s Make History
With the inaguaration of Barack Obama today, history was made. While I haven’t been glued to a TV today and pretty much had a business as usual approach to my day, I have still been impacted by the...
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My Mother’s Day tribute
I am not sure where I would be today if it weren’t for mothers. There are many women who played a role and are playing a role in my life. I’m so grateful for them all: For my Mother – who gave birth...
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Milestones
Having just celebrated a birthday, I have been thinking about milestones. Though it wasn’t a milestone birthday, for some reason this birthday got me thinking – thinking about getting older, thinking...
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Book inspires career as professional speaker
Sitting to the left of my computer screen is a book entitled “The Greatest Salesman in the World” by Og Mandino. It was given to me as a graduation gift from Dr. Rob Tate, a professor at Florida...
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Martin Luther King Day and Living for the Line
The piece below was sent to me by my professional speaker colleague, Sheryl Nicholson. Sheryl’s conversation with a total stranger named Sharin inspired my thoughts below on thinking differently about...
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I’m like so not 13
Last week, I received an email from my best friend’s widow asking that I share some advice for her daughter’s 13th birthday. Mind you, what I know about 13 year old girls, dates back to when I was...
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April follies
As we run out of April, I am reflecting on my month and the significance of this month. April has been a pivotal month over the years. It was in April many years ago that I decided to leave my job at...
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Facebook and Twitter sabbatical
I am one week into my plan to give up Twitter, Facebook and other social media. That part is going well. It’s the giving up personal email and cell phone use while in the car that has me cheating a...
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My Season’s Greenings Christmas Card
The day I write this blog it is exactly 3 months before Christmas. If you received a “Season’s Greenings” card in the mail from me, you probably know the story. If not, it’s below along with the top 10...
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