This blog was inspired by an Uber driver whom I had the good fortune of riding with in Toronto Canada while on business recently. Despite the many warnings that others gave me about the dangers of riding with strangers, I actually prefer Uber to a regular taxi service for four reasons: 1) it’s less expensive; [read more]
Hot searing pain from an unknown source – it came as a bit of a shock! On August 1st of this year, I was stung on the hand by two yellow jacket bees while gardening in my yard in Connecticut. I was digging up a few specimen plants to take with us to our new home [read more]
Have you lost that loving feeling? It’s so easy to complain about our workplaces ….. demanding bosses, low pay, lack of appreciation, limited opportunity, high stress levels….. Or if you are in transition, looking for a job, you might find yourself complaining about not having work, no boss, no pay, no return phone calls, and [read more]
When I speak to groups of job seekers, I often remind them that the interview actually starts way before the scheduled time. If you are driving to a location for the interview, your interview starts the moment you get in the car and begin driving. If you are interviewing via telephone, the interview starts a few [read more]
Save BIG on Black Friday. Then do it again online on Cyber Monday. Once again, it’s that crazy time of year when consumers get sucked into buying things that they don’t need (but think they do), and then rationalizing the purchases as great money saving opportunities. The advertising and promotion is heavy this year and [read more]
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a little on edge about this presidential election. In my body, I sense physical symptoms of anxiety arising from uncertainty and fear of the future. For weeks now, I’ve been glued to the news, live streaming TV interviews, reading newspaper articles, even listening to audio books on biographies of the [read more]
What a difference five years makes! August 23, 2016 marks the fifth anniversary of my last chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer. My oncologist, Dr. Stacy Nerenstone, told me that this was my official anniversary date. It’s also the day of my mother’s birthday. So I have a lot to celebrate. I’ve just completed the ultimate bonus: a five [read more]
When the Universe hands you an unexpected time out Driving back home to Connecticut after a fun-filled Thanksgiving week with family in Georgia was more challenging than I thought it would be. Driving conditions were less than ideal. We were hit with nonstop rain and dense fog. It was 975 miles of “pay attention” driving over [read more]
This week, I’ll be facilitating a discussion among a group of professional women on the topic of How to say ‘No’ with confidence, not guilt. As it often goes with my speaking engagements, my topics and titles are created after listening to the needs of the meeting planners and their clients. Kisha Zullo, who runs the [read more]
I just returned from a business trip to Memphis, TN. I had lived in Memphis when I was in my late 20’s and working for Maybelline Cosmetics (now headquartered in NYC). It was nice to be able to visit with old friends in the evenings and over the weekend. One such friend is a soon-to-be 90 [read more]
