There was an advertisement a long time ago showcasing a woman in a tub asking for Calgon to take her away. As of late, I’ve rewatched those cheesy commercials on YouTube, feeling an odd connection with the commercial character. Yes, I need that moment where it is all […]
At the beginning of my work life, I knew that you had to put together a resume and a cover letter. At the very beginning, I didn’t have much experience to list and could keep my resume to one page. My cover letter was to be the shining […]
I know that there are times in which I have stared at someone in utter disbelief. I have been stunned into silence, at times, when people demonstrably have no shame. I was thinking about that today as I watched my dog dig right into the garbage bag in […]
It has been an excruciatingly long week. Really long. Everything seemed to boil up this week. I’m the type of person who tries to fix everything and be there for everyone. However, that is a long slog. You can’t be everything for everyone. I had some wins this […]
Loneliness has always been a “secret” problem. Most people think about loneliness occuring in people’s personal lives. However, loneliness occurs in tne workplace as well. And, it can be quite demoralizing and detrimental. If you spend eight hours in an office during which time you can’t have a […]
Well, It came down to the wire but I survived jury duty. Meaning, I wasn’t selected. There were a number of reasons for me to not be selected. Some I can mention. Some I cannot. I’m a psychologist running a healthcare system which sees a lot of different […]
I used to have a team mantra, that actually motivated quite a few individuals. It was: “work hard, play hard”. We were a bunch of traveling consultants- partly why I’ve been to 49 out of the 50 states- who were mission driven. But we were also quite susceptible […]
Performance reviews suck. And not only do they suck, they are useless. Ouch. There, I said it. Now we can move on. Well, I suppose I need to expand upon my topic sentence. That’s what ELA 101 (English Language Arts) course would state. Ok, I will so indulge. […]
Negativity does not have many positives to it. Sometimes negativity can be associated with skepticism which can be good to ensure a mote robust group decision-making process. However, let’s distingush between negativity and negative people. Negativity can either be a temporary or longheld state. Yet, negative people are […]
Shine bright Feel grand might Allow others to be right Don’t be ego tight Extend your sight Understand one can shine day or night Be upright Don’t let your shine dim others’ light
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