Staying Current in Life and Work
If you are frustrated because your young co-worker just took a mental health day, get used to it. Where older generations have adopted a “push-through-your-personal-problems” attitude, the younger generation sees work life completely differently. As…
You run into an old friend but can’t remember her name. It bothers you for the next few days until suddenly her name comes to mind. Is this memory lapse normal or is it…
The old saying goes, “Time is money.” So, why waste it? To me, one of the biggest time wasters is waiting in line. In my struggle for work life balance over the years, I quickly…
After the success of her 2015 book, Nightingale, best-selling author Kristin Hannah began writing a romantic thriller with an unreliable narrator. But two years in, she saw an abundance of similar novels flooding the market. (The…
My husband is going through a challenging time at work and dealing with an illness in his family. We have been married for 30 years so I am pretty good by now at being…
Office romance, love on the job, workplace relationships….it is pretty common to date a co-worker and now it is becoming common to be asked to sign a Love Contract. Let’s face it, the success…
When I am around a group of businesswomen, I often am stunned by how many of them say they have experienced sexual harassment or sexual misconduct at work. In light of the #MeToo movement, I…
My friend Debbie is a master at making friends. She has friends all over the world in every occupation imaginable. Debbie is outgoing but that’s not why she forms adult friendships so easily. I…
A few days ago, I met two young women in a coffee shop. We bonded over the amazing coffee and our joint interest in digital media and its future. One of them said…
As I get older, I have grown to realize I’m a scaredy cat. Activities like using a PlayStation console for the first time, or adapting to an iPhone that doesn’t have a home button scare…