Mar 19, 2020
Here are 21 stress relievers and energy boosters. They are simple and implementable in your cozy isolation. None of these will cure the virus, boost the stock market or build the economy. What they will do is interrupt the damaging stress response before your immune system and sanity go out the window. Listen to your […]
Jun 25, 2019
In Shawn Callahan’s book, Putting Stories To Work, he talks about making your stories visceral. When you set the stage for your story, involve your listener or reader by hitting on as many senses as possible. Instead of just reporting, “it was a dark and stormy night…’” , describe the scene so the listener feels […]
Jun 18, 2019
I tried. I really tried. I tried not to wear my presentation coaching hat when I attended a conference last week. Speaker after speaker got behind the lectern and challenged me to listen, laugh and learn. The opening speaker was a PhD professor from an acclaimed university. He had an interesting story to tell. He […]
May 6, 2019
“Of course not,” you say. Yet, we all know people who react to a broken nail with the same alarm as they do to an inferno. For instance, I went to a relaxed discussion of Solomon’s Song of Songs during the final days of Passover a few weeks ago. About twenty people attended. First we […]
Dec 26, 2018
My synapses are still crackling from my 18 days in Ireland and Northern Ireland. (I didn’t know that they were two separate countries.) My tour group visited the sites of Bloody Sunday, the Titanic, Guinness and many other wonders. We hit the usual tourist sites of Blarney Castle and Waterford Crystal. Pubs welcomed us at […]
Sep 7, 2018
I’m Back! How embarrassing! My last e-newsletter was in October of 2017. No need to explain. Besides life getting in the way, I just got out of the habit. I tried to write several times between then and now, but I failed to launch back into my regular writing habit. Has that ever happened to […]
Mar 1, 2018
Oprah Winfrey is a force of nature. You can’t deny her accomplishments. If you’ve read anything about her life, you know she came from poverty and rose above her raising to become a success in many areas. She recently received an award at the Golden Globes ceremonies. Her acceptance remarks gripped the audience. Her dynamic […]
Dec 29, 2016
Bu-bye 2016. May 2017 Be Your Best Year Yet For many, 2016 has been a year of losses. Whether politically, celebrity death-wise or personally. I, too, have had a year of losses. Yet, I’m grateful for so much. My children, my siblings, my extended family, friends, doggies, health, home, work, clients, library card, and more […]
Nov 17, 2016
Early this AM, my wonderful sister-in-law, Patti, passed away. She was an inspiration to all who knew her even in death. I ran across this enewsletter edition from August 6, 2012. It still has relevance. Whatever losses you’re dealing with, I hope this helps. I didn’t update it, or I would recant the second […]
Sep 7, 2016
There seems to be an outbreak of lying. I won’t set foot in the political arena. That’s too easy. But, how about Ryan Lochte the Olympic swimmer? OK. An athlete is allowed to get drunk after he’s finished his Olympic events. However, what prompts a wealthy, accomplished, thirty-two year old man to deface a gas […]
