by jean | Dec 31, 2008 | One Minute Note
Spring Cleaning has a frosty counter part – let’s call it Winter Weeding. January is a great time to purge files and clear away the junk. My friend Chrysalis has turned this exercise into community fun by hosting a Recycling Party. Invitees bring household items they...
by jean | Dec 18, 2008 | From the Speaker's Circuit
Here are five more tricks I use on my business trips: Two Sets of Toiletries I’m on the go every week so why take the time to pack and re-pack my toiletries? I’ve got duplicate prescriptions, toothbrushes, hair brushes…you get the idea. Ear plugs It’s nice to be able...
by jean | Dec 17, 2008 | From the Speaker's Circuit
I was in a rotten mood. I had been on four business road trips in a row the week before, and here was the longest trip of them all in front of me. I tried to talk myself into an attitude adjustment. Hey, I was in my adorable new Honda Fit. Life was just fine. It was...
by jean | Dec 2, 2008 | One Minute Note
Cathy sent the bold email last week. She suggested that our annual holiday party with all the usual greetings and feasting be traded in for a new economy sensitive tradition: no gifts this year. “No gift giving” is a misnomer. The biggest gift we can give, it’s easy...
by jean | Nov 28, 2008 | From the Speaker's Circuit
It was three hours into a communications seminar. I was well prepared and doing the voodoo I normally do so well. Yet by lunch I felt I had lost control of the group, wasn’t adding value and was making a fool of myself. I’ve given hour after hour of seminars in the...
