Chocolate Making The passion for chocolate making was so vividly illustrated on a recent trip my husband and I made to Sonoma, California visiting not only wineries, but some of the small shops and businesses in the area. The sign [...]
The IT Quality of Audrey Hepburn I have trained many private students through the years and have discovered some qualities to answer the question, What does IT stand for? One main thing I have learned is that you can’t teach [...]
Be Proactive Reflecting back on my journey leading a non-profit organization this past year has confirmed the importance how to be proactive in an organization. Some thesaurus definitions emphasize the aggressive nature of the term, but I like to focus [...]
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE When you go to the doctor, would you like to talk with a bot or a computer? My preference is talking to a live human being with a certain amount of personal empathy. The personal touch of a [...]
I love using our neighborhood doughnut shop to illustrate a great principle to keep it simple. Not that I visit very often, but when I do, the experience is extraordinary! Our little shop always has a line out the door [...]
For anyone who has raised a family, the words some assembly required bring feelings of dread and failure. For us, it started with the baby crib, a generous gift from our parents for our firstborn. We had picked out the [...]
REFLECT, THEN REGROUP The end of one year and the beginning of the next is a good time to reflect, thinking carefully through what did work, what didn’t work and what you love to do before pushing the reset button [...]
SEVEN WAYS TO SURVIVE WHEN FEELING OVERWHELMEDFeeling OVERWHELMED? Overpowered, Submerged, Buried, Overworked, Drowning in Work or DebtThe start of a New Year can bring feelings of being overwhelmed. Take a deep breath and follow some of these quick-start steps. In doing [...]
