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August Adventures
Wow, this month has been a real whirlwind! From the NSA Conference in Orlando, FL to a visit to my Northern adoptive family in Boston and Connecticut. And now a trip to the West Coast just to renew old ties and create new ones! (Yes, my friends are working hard at convincing me to relocate.)…
The Art Of Awareness…Are You Looking, But Not Seeing?
Everywhere I look these days, it seems we are all too often caught in the act of multi-tasking. Now this is not an inherently bad trait; many of us wouldn’t get nearly as much accomplished without this invaluable skill. My question is: What are we missing in the meantime? I was doing my morning power…
Orlando, FL – NSA Convention (National Speaker’s Association)
The conference was loaded with great seminars and break outs. Yes, of course, I got information overload and am just now sorting it out! Lots of terrific opportunities not just at home but speaking abroad and influencing the world at large. Frank Furness explained the ins and outs of speaking internationally and the tremendous benefits…
Business of Design!
Just returned from a conference with a host of other design professionals from around the country. Learned just a couple of interesting tidbits, reinforced what I already knew, and made some truly wonderful connections. So often being a business owner can feel isolating and this was a great way to reach out and touch, share…
Art School Confidential – The Shaggy Dog – American Dreamz – Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
“Art School Confidential” – Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, Jim Broadbent, John Malkovich A dark tale of art school trials and tribulations complicated by a serial killer on the loose in the neighborhood. There is a lot of painful irony when the top student turns out to be a dirty cop, wife abuser, without a trace…
The Best Year Of Your Life
The Best Year Of Your Life, Debbie Ford Another bestseller from the author that brought us The Dark Side of the Light Chasers. Ford breaks it down into bitesize pieces we can easily digest and act on immediately. The information isn’t new but it is improved! By implementing her recommended steps such as establishing our…
Online and Out of My Mind!
Well I have to say the vagaries of online dating can really wear a woman out! It seems almost impossible to make sense of much without the benefit of vocal intonation or facial expression. Maybe there was something to be said years ago (before I ever tried it!) for video dating. A sense of humor…
Life in Bloom . . .
Perhaps my greatest daily pleasure is spending even 30 minutes watering bits and pieces of my garden. In the back, I literally eradicated grass and opted instead for a joyous profusion of all sorts of plants from bee balm with its pink flirty blooms, to the elegant hydrangeas in misty shades of fuschian, amethyst, and…
Peace of Mind. . . Priceless
This year has been an interesting one, a hectic first quarter, a very quiet second quarter, and a developing third quarter . . . what I have found is that the quiet time while slightly troubling was a wonderful and much needed chance to find my lost peace of mind. It was an opportunity to…