It’s the start of the new year! The start of a new DECADE! (Unless you’re one of those persnickety people who insists the new decade doesn’t start until 2021… If so, may I ask why we called them the ‘Roaring 20s’? And, if someone is...
Sometimes it’s thrust upon you and you never saw it coming. You find yourself downsized, made redundant or replaceable. Other times it’s that nagging feeling… is this all there is? Sometimes it’s the turn of the calendar page. The start of a...
Goal-driven storytelling starts with… the goal. Obviously. The key to actively authoring your future story is to identify the outcome (success! happiness!) and then carefully craft the plot points to achieve that outcome. But how can we know where we’re...
Got gratitude? Great! lt’s good to be appreciative for all you have — friends and family and bountiful feasts. It’s Thanksgiving, the time of year we stuff ourselves with gratitude. As you think of all the things you are thankful for, do you make the...
I love old bookstores. I always find some new treasure to bring home while continuing my search for my childhood favorite, the out-of-print “Cheese, Peas and Chocolate Pudding.” It was about a finicky eater. It might have been titled “Peas, Cheese...