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Little Bit of Patience Goes a Long Way!
"We need to get away from the idea of instant gratification." The lack of patience people have with and toward one another continues to...
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May 21, 20223 min read


Mental Health - Take Care of Yours!
Many people face the reality of living with a mental illness. May is the month of educating those around us and upping the awareness...
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May 14, 20223 min read


The Ageism Battle
Being a woman in the workforce can be a challenge, but add aging to gender, it can get all the more tough. According to Barb Brooks,...
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May 7, 20223 min read


Behind the scenes is where the "magic" happens!
The day-to-day life of an administrative assistant ain’t easy. And anyone who thinks it’s a “fluff” job really should try it for a day,...
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Apr 30, 20223 min read


Volunteering - It's Good for the Soul!
This week is the official week to recognize volunteers. The word itself can be defined in two ways, one as a noun meaning "a person who...
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Apr 23, 20223 min read


Petty? Bitchy? Snarky? Just Quit It Already!
Petty behavior can be hurtful and slow down the efficacy of a project or event. If you find yourself being that petty person, ask...
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Apr 16, 20222 min read


Time to Spring Clean and DeJunk!
Oddly, when work, or life in general, feels as if it is crashing down and beginning to spiral, rearranging furniture brings much needed...
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Apr 9, 20223 min read


Bored at Work? Time to Reassess!
Frankly, it is time to look at your purpose at work, and what is driving you in your personal life as well. Without purpose, one’s mental...
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Apr 2, 20223 min read


Birthdays, babies, and sit ups . . . celebrate them all!
After kicking cancer to the curb and spending three years in recovery from this surgery or that surgery, I decided to take back my life...
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Mar 26, 20223 min read


Leadership is proven in the results of the team.
One of the best signs of a good leader is a slight spirit of discontent. You have to be able to recognize that you are better today than...
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Mar 19, 20223 min read


Celebrating the strength of women!
In March, women all over the globe celebrate Women’s History Month. Over this month, we celebrate cultural, political and socioeconomic...
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Mar 19, 20223 min read


Uncommon lives lead to helping others.
Fertility, or infertility, is an issue all women face at some point in their lives if they choose, or want, to have children....
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Mar 19, 20223 min read


Read-worthy emails! Can you write them?
An email whooshed into my inbox Tuesday afternoon with a greeting, a couple of website links, and a signature. Now, the greeting was...
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Feb 27, 20223 min read


Money Talks . . . Legacies Lost
The anniversary of my dad’s death came and went this year with little emotion other than the lingering rawness one will always feel after...
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Feb 27, 20223 min read


The Hurdles and Hoops Women Still Face at Work
The issues women face at work now are very similar to the issues they faced years ago. With everything else around us progressing...
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Feb 12, 20222 min read


Have a Contact Form on your Website? Then Use It!
Nearly 100% of all websites have a “contact us” page somewhere on the site. I am starting to wonder why. Two weeks ago, I filled out a...
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Feb 12, 20222 min read


Have a complaint? Make it valid!
When is the appropriate time to file a formal complaint against a co-worker, your boss, or someone outside of where you work? Recently,...
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Feb 12, 20223 min read


Passed Over at Work? Channel Your Anger & Move On!
You go to work, day in and day out. Your job description and job duties started out specific to a particular position, but as time went...
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Jan 16, 20222 min read


Making Permanent Decisions based on Virtual Meetings
In 2010, my brother and his then fiancee gave birth to a baby boy. This baby boy was born with opioids in his system. At first...
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Jan 9, 20224 min read


Does Practice Make Perfect?
Practice makes perfect ... but does it really? Students, athletes, employees — everyone — hear this phrase a lot. And, in some cases, it...
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Jan 2, 20222 min read
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