August 10th has always been a special day for me and my family. It was my Dad’s birthday. If he were still alive, he would have turned 85 today. I’m writing this post from my family’s summer place in Maine, a camp my dad built in 1976 mostly on his own, but with some help…
Living the good life.Who isn’t interested in that?The problem is, living the good life as it’s been presented to us through the media over the years seems to be more and more out of reach with each passing day.Headlines scream doom and gloom 24/7 and have been since I can remember. Another recession is looming!…
note to readers: The following post is my original work, written by me without the assistance of artificial intelligence. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! I came of age on the Internet during Jeff Walker’s Product Launch Formula days. If you’ve been around the Internet for as long as I have, you probably remember…
Want to Listen Instead? Catch this post on the Play Your Position Podcast here! My nephew is graduating from high school in June. I’ve been witness to his secondary education for the last two years. When he talks about his classes, what I hear him say sounds way too much like when I was in…
Regardless of whether you’re running a business of one or a business of millions, your long-term success will be predicated on the culture you establish in your place of work. • My completely unscientific findings point to this truth. Conversations with people on the front lines of their companies and brands tell me so. Recalling…
I used to resist asking for help. After all — I studied Emerson and Thoreau in college and fancied myself a modern-day Transcendentalist for awhile. I believe in self-reliance as much as the next red-blooded American! And as a woman? Even more important culturally to prove I have my shit together. That I can do…
[su_quote cite=”Karl Lagerfeld”]People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence.[/su_quote] I just returned to the states after spending two glorious weeks in the UK and Ireland. My son studied this past semester in London, living with a homestay family and learning about life in one of the most…
Most of us have heard a variation of the popular Vince Lombardi quote: “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” While that meme may have worked back in the mid 20th century when the world was very different, it’s not so relevant today. Winners actually quit all the time, and here’s seven specific ways those…
On a recent visit back east to see my family, I attended my 10-year old nephew’s soccer game. Unseasonably cold for April, my sister-in-law and I stood on the sidelines bundled up in our winter parkas, watching the boys run up and down the field. At that age, boys come in a range of shapes…
Awareness is growing for the important role vernal pools play in our ecosystem. Home to and breeding ground for creatures such as spotted salamanders, wood frogs, and fairy shrimp, these often overlooked and misunderstood patches of standing water are far more significant to the overall health of the natural environment than once believed. Each pool…
