Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
Bullying From the Bully & Victim Perspective
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Author Roy Dimond’s exciting new novel, I, Bully addresses the serious issue of cyber bullying. What makes this story unique is that it is told from the perspective of both the bully and the victim. Roy worked at all levels of [...]
Do You Have A Championship Organization?
Do you have a championship organization? Do you lead an organization that is in the top of its sector at the end of the year?
Despite injuries, or occasional scuffles, does your team perform? I am a diehard Steelers fan. I grew up watching [...]
Keeping Or Redoing Your 2017 Resolutions and Succeeding!
It’s that time of the year, the fresh start, you know the one that you have been waiting for to get it right “this time”!
Drum roll please…Time for the latest episode of: ‘These are your New Year’s Resolutions [...]
A Karmic Tie: The Story Of Carrie & Debbie
Recently, I watched an HBO tribute documentary on the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, called “Bright Lights”, published on January 3rd
Carrie Fisher died on December 27th, Debbie Reynolds passed a day later, on December 28th.
Carrie [...]
What Does It Mean To Be An Adult?
Most people think they know exactly what it means to be an adult:
Pay all your bills on time, do your own laundry, and don’t get fired from your job. Or if you’re a little more rebellious, it may be something like: hire someone to [...]
Princess Leia Asks: Do You Have Grit?
Whether or not you were a Star Wars fan, there is no doubting the effect and influence of the Star Wars movies and the franchise.
After Carrie Fisher died, I was reminded of women’s status in our real world and the world of Darth Vader in [...]
Talons From The Sky: Coiled Scales On The Ground
Heading eastbound across southern California, the sun set low in the sky.
We looked for a campsite in the rocky terrain east of Joshua Tree National Monument.
“We better find a spot soon,” Sandi said.
“I’m looking, dear,” I said.
Up [...]
Did You Have A Bully-Free Holiday?
Matty was always the smaller kid.
He was smart, gifted with science, but smaller than his older brother, Tim. For some reason, Tim enjoyed the blood sport of picking on his brother, especially in front of company. Tim embarrassed Matty about [...]
Switching Emotions
A lot of people, from the looks of it on Facebook and other sites, are feeling many negative emotions seemingly from the fallout of our election process – emotions such as anxiety, anger, or gloom.
(Many other people are feeling elation, some [...]
When an Urban Legend Comes to Life: Sometimes a Unicorn is Real
Wikipedia tells us that an urban legend is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional stories deeply rooted in local popular culture.
A unicorn is an example of urban myth as is ice cream with no calories. Some things just don’t exist.
At [...]
Can We Ever Find Unity Again?
At the moment, the answer is “probably not soon”.
As a nation we seem to be ideologically divided, pitted against one another by our conflicting beliefs and also by the fact that we’re not all in possession of the same types of information [...]
Avoiding Bullies In The Job Search Process
I have had the honor of speaking at the American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Leadership Forums this fall.
The topic was reflecting on strategies to deal with bullies during career ascension. As we close 2016, and people think of new [...]
Podcast: Oh Grow Up: Toddlers To Preteens Decoded
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Kathy Fray is a best-selling author from New Zealand. As a respected midwife her book OH BABY … Birth, Babies & Motherhood Uncensored is her country’s No.1 selling guide to childbirth and infants. Kathy discusses parenting [...]
Inclusion v. Tolerance: More Than Food For Thought
Over the past year, higher education has had an intense national conversation about the need to diversify its faculty, staff and executive administration.
This time has long been coming, as a majority of the young people born are black, brown [...]
Podcast: Fascinating Facts with Dr. Knowledge
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Charles Reichblum, aka “Dr. Knowledge,” author of the new book The All-Time Book of Fascinating Facts. Charles produces the daily “Dr. Knowledge” feature nationwide on CBS Radio Network and has authored eleven books.
Fascinating [...]
Writing Historical Fiction
From my perspective as a viewer and historical fiction writer, the hot trend in entertainment right now is storytelling that makes history and historical periods come alive.
Below are a few examples demonstrating audiences’ current affinity [...]
Staying Sane In An Insane World
Is today’s world really insane?
Well, an argument can certainly be made for that. From confusion regarding candidates in a presidential race, to uncertainty over the validity of global warming, from aggressive actions on the world stage, [...]
For National Bullying Prevention Month- Is Your Brand NICE?
Yes, I realize I am tweaking a title from a recent Sandra Bullock movie… yet the phrase rings loud in my ears. Is your brand nice?
We all go through this world… a world full of political leaders who spend more time sniping than talking [...]
Podcast: Why Schools Have Learning All Wrong
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Jerry Mintz is the founder of Alternative Education Resource Organization – AERO, an organization that is trying to change education around the world. Jerry has many years of experience as a teacher, author, broadcaster [...]
Difference Between An Average Life Vs. A Spectacular Life
Do you work a nine to five disinteresting job?
Do you watch four hours of television everyday after work? Are your weekends filled with powerboats, beer and grilled ribs? Do you lust for the thrill of the NFL season? Will you be remembered for [...]
You Can’t Always Know – Say Yes Whenever You Can
I tell my clients that good things happen when you increase your visibility.
The more you are in the spotlight, the more good things happen. I can’t tell clients exactly what will happen, but I guarantee good things of some variety will happen.
Recently [...]
Self Advocacy- A Key Component To Bullying Prevention
Margie was the new counselor in a relatively large campus-counseling unit. She was pleased to join the staff right after graduate school.
Her interviews went well and the supervisor was impressed with her credentials. She thought her career [...]
Loving And Living With An Addict!
One of the most difficult things anyone can experience is being attached or married to an individual who has an addiction—alcohol, drugs, gambling…pornography!
Not only is it hard to see the individual you care about destroying their lives [...]
Podcast: Why Manners Still Matter
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Jodi RR Smith is the founder of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting and author of three books including From Clueless to Class Act: Manners for the Modern Woman.
When you think of etiquette, it may conjure up images of dowager countesses [...]
Podcast: Getting Over Overeating
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Psychotherapist Andrea Wachter, is the co-author of Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Breaking the “I Feel Fat” Spell and The Don’t Diet, Live-It Workbook. Andrea is also the author of Getting Over Overeating for Teens and [...]
Podcast: Advice for Aspiring Screenwriters
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Author turned screenwriter, Bridget Bell McMahon, honed her writing skills over a decade of nights and weekends while raising two sons, paying her mortgage and enjoying the everyday moments of a working mom’s life. She shares [...]
Resilience: What About the Guy Pushing the Rock Up the Hill?
I think we all remember the guy pushing the űber-big rock up the hill only to watch it roll back down again.
His name was Sisyphus and he was repeating this action for eternity because he had upset the gods big time. Why? For being so full [...]
Losing My Anchor At My Mother’s Passing
This summer, after two years existing under assisted living, my mother passed away peacefully in her sleep.
My two younger brothers and I stood near the bed watching her life energy ebb, wane and finally, vanish. She spoke her last words in [...]
How Creative Are You?
Are you creative in business?
There are a lot of successful businesses but all businesses do not flow out of the creative model. There are innovators -the creatives. And there are improvisationalist – the copiers. Both have a place in [...]
Post: Meet the Machine of My Dreams: We Met at Saks Fifth Avenue
We are all familiar with the charging stands for our beloved phones and I-pads. We covet cord space that is unowned by another phone. Then we stand there guarding our smart whatever like a Rottweiler guarding its food bowl. Secretly we repeat [...]
Podcast: Thank and Grow Rich
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Pam Grout is the author of 17 books including the international bestseller E-Squared: 9 Do-it-Yourself Energy Experiments to Prove your Thoughts Create Your Reality, and her latest Thank and Grow Rich: A 30-Day Experiment in Shameless [...]
Podcast: Trust Your Next Step
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Kelly Robbins is the author of Trust Your Next Step: Creating the Confidence to Cut Fresh Tracks and producer of the Fresh Tracks with Kelly Robbins Podcast. Kelly is an entrepreneur and seeker of truth that helps guide others [...]
Podcast: How To Be Super Woman!
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Jan Mendoza was one of the first female Wild land firefighters for the California Department of Forestry in 1978. She tells her story of breaking into the all male industry in her book Fire Girl, which is not only a memoir, but [...]
Podcast: Tips To Handle Tough Conversations
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Mary Nestor-Harper is the author of SAY IT NOW! SAY IT RIGHT!—Tips to Handle The Tough (and Tender) Conversations In Any Business and Life Situation, where she urges business leaders, employees and individuals to seize the [...]
The Sign in Front of You: Are You Missing What is Right in Front of Your Eye?
It’s Complicated.
After hosting a Saturday event at my office, I had limited time to get to a fundraising GALA. Let me just add at this point to the story, an expensive GALA where the most worthwhile time is the cocktail hour when the networking [...]
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