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Designing 2015 with Three Words

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Yes, it's a new year and with it comes the un-ending posts on resolutions- making them and keeping them. So what will you and I do differently this year to help it be as productive as you want it to ...
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Harried Holiday Blues

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As we head into the final hours before Christmas, here's where I'm at: The cookies are baked, the presents mostly wrapped, and I'm off to Wegman's to stock up. But I can't stop thinking about ...
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Everyone Needs a Father Figure

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It's Father's Day and I am preaching about the importance of having a father figure in your life. We all need one- a male influence who shares different perspectives on life's experiences and makes ...
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Psych Yourself Up!

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Job Search is 99% psychological and 1% physical, or another way of saying this is: to succeed in job search, you have to put mind over matter. A Little History Years ago, when I first started using ...
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Hope versus Wish

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Is there a difference between hope and wish? Maybe. Hope implies having a vision of what the end result will look like. Wish, on the other hand, sounds like something will magically appear, ...
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This Is What We Need To Teach

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Is it fair to say that today's youth are a reflection of their parents and societal influences? If this is true, we need to stop complaining about Generation Y and do something about it. Floating ...
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Ponderings on a Tuesday

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I've been surfing social media streams all morning looking for ideas and creative thoughts to share and have come up with very little, OK, nothing. But while I was searching, these thoughts came to ...
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Campaigning vs. Job Search

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What can we learn from this year's campaigning (or any election year, for that matter)? There are numerous parallels between political campaigning and job search and career management. What Is a ...
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September 11th- Then and Now

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Firsts It was a very dark time in our recent history. It was also a highlight. There were so many things that happened that had never happened before (at least during my lifetime), and may never ...
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Buses and Wings!

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While the rest of the country started school long ago, today is the day our district begins! With excitement, nerves and tears (mostly the Moms) these kids head back to school, finally! There have ...
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Live for Today

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Our time is here is short. Often too short. Today I am taking a moment to reflect on what I learned from my past experiences, making a conscious effort to live in the moment with the belief (not ...
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Sending Love

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On this holiday of cupids, hearts, candy and roses, I am sending out my love to everyone willing to receive it. I know that sounds weird, I don't know most of you reading this.  But, I don't think ...
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Black Friday…Need versus Want

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My email is swamped with messages titled, "Black Friday Deals" and it is making me M.A.D. I am not a great consumer. As a matter of fact, I hate shopping and will deliberate for hours over whether ...
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Reflection and Appreciation

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Today is one of those rare days in history.  You won't see it happen again.  How can you honor this special moment in time? 11-11-11   So maybe it is a day to take a minute or two to stop ...
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Fixing the Jobless Problem

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Recently, I ran into two separate women who both declared "My husband has been out of work for over two years." If you have a spouse, friend, child or anyone you know who is in a similar situation, ...
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A Story of Passion: Steve Jobs

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It wasn't until I heard Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement speech that I really cared about who he was and what he had done. Sure, I knew his name, knew that he had started Apple and Pixar.  But ...
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Honoring 9/11

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I don't want to remember September 11. It was a horrible, terrible, no-good day.  What I want to do is honor the incredible spirit of unity and support that occurred the days and weeks following 9/11. ...
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