I have a confession to make.  I’m a people watcher.  I love watching people. It’s one of my favorite pass times, especially when I’m stuck at the airport due to flight delays.  There’s no place like an airport to see and experience some of the most creative, colorful, mismatched, fashion conscious (or not, ha!), nicest and/or angriest people on the [...]

Today makes 35 years I’ve been blessed with the gift of life.  Just based on the reactions I receive when I tell people how old I will be, I’m guessing that 35 is seen as some sort of milestone in aging.  I think the best quip I’ve been hit with over the weekend in regards to my age was, “Wow…you [...]

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the 2011 Global Leadership Summit.  The title alone would lead anyone’s thoughts towards a list of well-known, well qualified speakers, authors, politicians and leaders around the globe sharing their nuggets of wisdom with a captive audience… …and that’s basically what happened! For two days I had the opportunity to listen and learn [...]

Recently I was asked to speak on behalf of a non-profit organization, for which I volunteer. The purpose of my brief speech was to talk about why I choose to volunteer and hopefully persuade the audience to sign up as volunteers as well. Initially, when preparing, I struggled with how I could clearly articulate why I’m willing to share my [...]

I recently received a call from a friend who was terribly upset about a conversation she just had with an esteemed and long time mentor. During the conversation with her mentor she revealed one of her deep aspirations, to which, her mentor responded, “You can’t do that!” After listening to my friend vent her frustrations I calmly replied, “Never let anyone [...]