The Last Post of the Year

The Last Post of the Year

And, upon us, finally, is the last night of the year. I have never been more thankful for a year to end. 2012 started out okay, but quickly eroded into an emotional roller-coaster of a year. A friend was scared she had a dangerous form of cancer Then she found out she...

Keeping Up with the Jones’

Generally, when we consider the phrase “Keeping up with the Jones” we consider monetary accomplishments. Do we have the right car? Are we wearing the right clothes? Do we have the right house? And, we compare that to our neighbor. Sometimes...

Best Practices

I guess not everyone was fortunate enough to have focused leaders early in their career. Here are some best practices I’ve taken for granted. The “customer” is always right. It’s important to loosely define “customer” Customers are...

Weekend Free Write

Saturday Tomorrow, my husband and I will have been married 6 years. Last year, I was thrilled because it finally seemed like we had re-grown to like each other. This year, we’ve weathered the 2012 storm of ups and downs. We still have jobs, though both of our...