When I leave the house, I never plan for different weather. Even if I know the weather is supposed to change according to a report I rarely can imagine anything different than what I see outside. I know it is the same in other areas of my life. There's a bigger picture and things will [...]
It can be inspiring and also disconcerting to witness our youth in action. They often ask for things that we were brainwashed into believing was 'too much to ask for.' Trigger warnings? Non-ableist language? Inclusive events? As the newer generation casts us aside it is very easy to find yourself feeling old and...wrong. What happens [...]
I remember when online chat rooms first started. I was a relatively young kid and I know that parents were worried about who their kids would meet online. Probably for that reason, I don't recall being on any chat rooms myself. What's more, as a rule follower, I inherited the idea that they were dangerous [...]
People want to be remembered and reached out to, when you get permission first. I have the opportunity as a service provider to follow-up with people who have expressed some interest. It's an option. I could decide: they have the option to follow-up with me, they know I'm here. Or I could decide to follow-up, [...]
Sometimes I have these wildly egotistical thoughts. I will see something in the world and somehow think that something might be happening that entirely revolves around me. This can be stuff that is completely insane that would ever happen! This is embarrassing to admit but I wonder if I'm not the only one and it [...]
We take the easy route. We look for short cuts. And we fail to recognize when things around us change. Our city is conducting construction this summer with constantly changing traffic patterns and people are regularly confused. Fortunately I haven't seen an accident but I suspect most of us who have been in the area [...]
Maybe it's considering what actions to take in light of a global pandemic, a risk unlike any I have ever known and a risk that is constantly changing as we learn more about the potential consequences and as infection rates climb. Or maybe it's because I spend my days counseling community members to assist them [...]
Were you the kid that couldn't sit still in the classroom? Or maybe you have a child who has even been diagnosed with ADD just for not being able to sit still. Yet we hear about different types of learning. Visual, verbal, physical, etc. One advantage of distance learning opportunities that abound in the time [...]
We might present in a certain way for a reason. We dress professionally at work based on the appropriate attire for our region, the work we do, the work culture. It will be much different if you are a lawyer in NYC vs. Alabama vs. Anchorage, Alaska - which is even very different to Juneau, [...]
I was working with my business coach recently and told her I was really hung up on my "why" of my estate planning practice. Simon Sinek, among others, talk about how important it is to know and to convey your why of a business. My concern that my 'why', at least that I could come [...]
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