Pick Yourself Up, Dust Yourself Off

Some of us are celebrating today…and some of us are licking our wounds. That’s the thing about elections, right? Everybody can’t be a winner. Whether it’s a campaign for U.S Representative or professional association president or Homecoming Queen … somebody will lose. Some people never venture into the arena for fear they’ll come up short.…

What face do you show the world?

Apparently, I’m not the only one concerned with appearance and age and the professional impact of both. Judging by the response to my misadventure with Botox, plenty of us want to look younger…or thinner…or more attractive. And those desires come to the fore when we’re in front of a camera. It’s not where I want…

Making a Decision in the Gray Area

They say the human eye can distinguish 500 shades of gray. I’ve seen at least 473 of them in the past few days. Frank and I are picking paint for a much-needed home refresh. And since Frank’s choice is almost always, “Whatever you say, Princess” I have a decision to make. It’s not black and…

The Map, the Territory, and You

Sometimes you feel misunderstood, don’t you? You base your opinion on an obvious fact, and they just don’t get it. So you might double down on what you said. Insist on explaining what you mean. Offer evidence to back up your position, the more detail, the better, right? Because then they’ll see that you’re right.…

Turning the world upside down

You know how it is. You want to try something new. Do something different in your business, or maybe in your life. But you already know it’s too difficult, or too scary or it’s just not the sort of thing people like you do. That’s how I felt about yoga’s inversion poses. I mostly loved…