How Well Do You Run the Turn?

June 29, 2009 By 3 Comments

Image via Wikipedia I watched as the runners lined up in the blocks. Down on all fours pushing one leg back, rising again, shaking legs and arms to keep the body warm. Eyes flitted toward the finish line as they replayed their race strategy in their mind. Down again, hands out front, one leg back [...]

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Novel Beginnings

June 25, 2009 By 14 Comments

Last November, I wrote my very first novel during National Novel Writing Month. I chronicled my adventures on the blog and did a happy dance on Thanksgiving Eve in the wee hours when I finished. I dutifully walked away  as experts advised and let it sit for the month of December.  In January, I thought [...]

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Why You May Not Be Smarter than a 5th Grader

June 24, 2009 By 5 Comments

I stood up from the pile of work on my desk to stretch. I was hot, my hair was sticking up and I was tired and cranky. I looked out the window and sighed.  It was a beautiful summer day. The branches lifted ever so gently, the cloudless sky was clear and blue and the [...]

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No Time For Fishing

June 22, 2009 By 14 Comments

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” –Lao Tzu This ancient proverb is often trotted out as proof that the best help we can provide to our fellow man is to equip him or her for self-help. The [...]

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Personal Uses for Social Media

June 16, 2009 By 12 Comments

In my work with clients I spend a great deal of time assessing, developing and executing social media strategies for business. Yet, there is a very real personal benefit to social media and each platform offers something different. In recent weeks, I had been largely absent from the social media scene. There were no new [...]

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