By My Wednesday email feed from Greg McKeown did not resonate with me (linear vs residual thinking)…but at the end of them email there was this amazing quote from Joseph Campbell. I, of course, went down the internet rabbit hole and looked up Mr. Campbell. I’ll let you journey down that rabbit hole yourself, except to …
Defining Success
What does success mean to you? For the longest time I thought there was only one definition of success made up of 3 components: money, location on the corporate ladder and “respect”. As I’ve gotten older, and dare I say wiser, my view of success has morphed. My definition of success is more about ‘Did …
Don’t fill up with filler words!
Are you aware of your filler words – the uhs, ums, ers that you throw into a conversation because you can’t stand the silence? In the best case scenario, filler words can be distracting. Often they do more damage than distracting, whether it is a one on one conversation, a meeting or a lecture. Words …
Ode to Ensembles
Some of you may know, but I am an actress ‘wanna be’. I’m not professional. I’m not a card carrying member of Equity. I didn’t go participate in the recent strike. I am an amateur/volunteer actress. I love singing, acting and dancing – these activities make me happy. I started to apply a ‘even though …