It is a Friday at the end of August. You can imagine how busy it is, even if you don’t have students headed back to school. I had the day off and my husband is retired, so we decided to have lunch out and do a few errands. If we weren’t having so much fun…
Over the last year, I have written a series on Leadership. This series includes the following: Qualities of Leadership Series #1: Being Inspirational Qualities of Leadership Series #2: Resilience Qualities of Leadership Series #3: Integrity Qualities of Leadership Series #4: Transparency Today, the series continues with a post on communication. Ah, yes! Communication! It is…
I am a person who does not easily fit with others. On the surface, it might seem like I am congenial. But, in truth, I struggle with small talk and chit-chat. I have always been reserved – in high school that was interpreted as being stuck up. In my undergraduate college days, I was still…
I wonder…… How do you connect with people? Do you go to them, or do they come to you? Are you an Organizer, or a Participant, or Both? Do you like to talk face to face or send an email? Do you meet for coffee in a public place or at your kitchen table? Are…
So, I’m watching an old episode of the television show Everybody Loves Raymond, where his son is staying home from school. The boy is maybe seven years old. It comes out that he has school phobia because he was teased. He accidentally called the teacher, “mommy” when he asked her a question. His classmates heard…
Have you ever felt you were losing yourself? Maybe you don’t even know what I mean by that statement. And, in that case, it probably hasn’t happened to you. But, if you’ve had these feelings, then you know what I’m talking about. This has happened, or come close to happening to me, at several points…