By After quite a bit of prodding from Netflix, I finally started watching/binge watching Suits. I’m somewhere in season 7 and almost done. Thank goodness. Suits is a soap opera. I was expecting this to be a realistic portrayal of a law firm. If there was this much drama and dysfunctionality at any company, nobody would …
Back in the saddle again
Today I had my first onsite meeting as an Independent Consultant with a client/prospect. Most of you know that I semi-retired at the end of June this year. I was feeling overwhelmed with stress and undervalued by my former employer. I don’t want to write anymore about those times. One of the skills I’ve been …
Grateful for work
It’s gratitude challenge time! I’ve got a tough one for you today. Do you think you’re up for it? Your challenge is to be grateful for work. work – noun. activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result. Today/This week, when someone loads you up with more work …
Rebounding
‘Life isn’t fair, Mary Frances.’ I can hear my mom’s voice telling me that when I was a child whining about something that didn’t go my way. Life not being fair is one of the harder lessons to learn in life. Our logical brains can’t handle it when 1 + 1 doesn’t equal 2. This …