The Challenge of Staying On Track
It’s time for a new plan. One, that will keep me organized and productive. Because frankly, the plan I have (or really don’t have) is akin to being on a hamster wheel – I’m moving but getting nowhere.
3 Things I Wish I Had Done With My Dad
I realize now how precious my memories are. I think that is why I love to connect seniors to their memories.
Oranges, Rabbits & Ice Skating: 3 Ways to Change Your Energy and Get More Done!
I haven’t written a blog post in a while. I haven’t felt focused enough to settle down and finish the several posts I have started, and have been bouncing around from one to the next, not really accomplishing much. My good friend and accountability partner, Doug...
3 Reasons You Don’t Want a Red Ferrari
Have you heard about the guy that wanted a red Ferrari? Story goes, it represented a symbol of success, of working hard and finally making it in the business world. He could visualize it parked in his driveway, for all the neighbors to drool over and turn green with...
A Life Discovered in the Pockets of My Father’s Suits
Several years ago, after coming to the painful realization that they could not take care of themselves any longer, I moved my parents to an assisted living facility. I did my best to keep them in their home, hiring caregivers to come by daily for a few hours each day,...
5 Things I Learned About Customer Retention Just by Eating Dinner
My husband and I recently stopped for dinner at a local eatery that had gluten-free options. The chain is a step-down of a national chain, but not quite fast food. You order at the counter, are given a number for your table and servers bring your food to you. The food...
Workaholic – A Life Alone
I wake up most days alone. Not because I am single. I am in fact married. And not because I sleep in another room. I wake up alone because my workaholic husband has gone to work long before the sun is up. When he gets home, he says hello to the refrigerator before he...
Tick Tock, Punch The Clock: How To Engage A Team
I used to work for a media company that was divided into several autonomous departments, each overseen by a mid-level manager who reported to the division manager. We operated pretty independently of each other and were in essence, our own little company. It was sort...
5 Ways Not To Lose Your Family To The Family Business
I majored in communications in college and worked for 12 years in the media industry until my job was relocated to a different state. And while I was offered the opportunity to move across the country, several factors held me back and they all had to do with family....
How Losing My Father to Alzheimer’s Helped Me Find Joy for Others
When someone dies unexpectedly and they are suddenly ripped from your life, the pain is excruciatingly deep and the grieving, unbearable. When someone dies that has had severe dementia or Alzheimer’s, the pain is still there, but the family members and loved ones have...