by jean | Oct 18, 2010 | One Minute Note
At a seminar I attended, the presenter asked the group to write all of our Shoulds on a page. My list began quite easily… I should blog more I should eat more cruciferous vegetables I should get more cardio The whole group was scribbling like fiends until the...
by jean | Sep 15, 2010 | One Minute Note
Last week I returned from Burning Man, an annual festival that attracts over 50,000 people for a week of creative expression. One of the unique aspects of Burning Man is that there are no vendors and virtually nothing to purchase. Instead the city runs on a gift...
by jean | Aug 7, 2010 | Administrative Assistant Advantage, One Minute Note, One Opinion
I was six weeks into my new job when the HR Director came to my desk and told me, “You need to join the union. They’ll be taking 1% of your salary.” What union, I wondered? And why am I hearing about this now? I explained reasonably that if this were...
by jean | Jun 27, 2010 | One Minute Note
“What a lovely outfit,” I said to a colleague at my new job. “There was nothing clean,” she replied apologetically. “I just threw this on.” This woman was dressed in vivacious colors and carefully chosen accessories. What was she talking about? The deflection of...
by jean | Apr 12, 2010 | One Minute Note
I’ve delayed writing this note to you. That’s because it can be hard to “get real.” For me, getting real is admitting to myself and you that business is slow. I mean s……l…….o……w. The kind of slow that makes a girl look at her savings account and say, hey, we’ve got to...
by jean | Mar 9, 2010 | One Minute Note
With St. Patty’s Day around the bend, luck is a timely topic. James Cameron who directed Avatar had this to say about it: You make your own. I’ve been testing this out. I realized last month that I wanted to come back to my roots as an actress and deliver...
