What a Pain in the NeckThe fact is, I've been suffering from neck pain for well over a year now. It's not debilitating but it's just painful enough to be annoying and, at times, pretty distracting. Last week, I saw someone on social media touting a C-shaped pillow that had helped her relieve her neck tension. She wasn't the first person I've seen review this product, but her review is the reason I decided to bite the bullet and finally try it out for myself. Now, I'm a pretty skeptical shopper, especially when it…Keep Reading
Are Good Work(ers) Hard to Find?If you're on TikTok like me, then perhaps you've viewed the viral video of Kevin Ford. Kevin has been a loyal Burger King employee for 27 years. He's never missed a single day/shift of work in all that time. To celebrate this achievement he received a thank-you gift, which he proudly and grateful shared in real-time on his video. Kevin felt blessed to receive this acknowledgement, but the internet had other ideas. What was in the clear plastic gift bag Kevin received? Well, there in lies the…Keep Reading
Perfect 10sHave you heard about the 10-10-10 rule? When I was first introduced to this concept it was in the context of a decision-making 'hack.' Here's how it works: Whenever you've got a challenging decision to make, you consider how you'll feel about each option in the next 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years. This can be helpful because it accomplishes two things: It helps you understand how the outcome of the decision you're making will impact your short and long-term future. As a result, this may…Keep Reading
Mind Blown 🤯Something you may or may not realize about me is that I like to mix things up. In part because I like to keep things interesting, and in part because I'm a deeply curious person. A couple of weeks ago, I started to ask a couple of new questions in my networking sessions. Regularly changing things up from your standard what-do-you-do, how-do-you-do-that kind of questions, keeps things fresh and may also make your conversations more memorable for both you and your new connections. It's also a…Keep Reading
New RuleI don't know about you, but August is always something of a tough month for me. Although we're deep into the dog days of summer and I'm still happily planning my beach reads and day trips, my brain is getting ready for the onslaught of busy-ness that hits as soon as the sun sets on Labor Day. Case in point, this morning I woke up thinking about a new rule for small business owners registered in the US, whether domestic or foreign, that goes into effect on January 1, 2024 and that hardly any…Keep Reading
All In the FamilyI spent part of my recent time off celebrating my Aunt Mimi's upcoming 95th birthday. My aunt is a hero of mine. She's talented, smart, and so vivacious at almost 95 that she makes me and pretty much everyone I know seem like total slackers. She and her 92-year-old boyfriend planned a 3-day extravaganza in Atlantic City for about 30 people complete with entertainment, gifts, speeches, poems, songs, dancing, and more. One of the things I truly love about my aunt is that she is pretty darn…Keep Reading
The fact is, I've been suffering from neck pain for well over a year now. It's not debilitating but it's just painful enough to be annoying and, at times, pretty distracting. Last week, I saw someone on social media touting a C-shaped pillow that had helped her relieve her neck tension. She wasn't the first person I've seen review this product, but her review is the reason I decided to bite the bullet and finally try it out for myself. Now, I'm a pretty skeptical shopper, especially when it…Keep Reading
If you're on TikTok like me, then perhaps you've viewed the viral video of Kevin Ford. Kevin has been a loyal Burger King employee for 27 years. He's never missed a single day/shift of work in all that time. To celebrate this achievement he received a thank-you gift, which he proudly and grateful shared in real-time on his video. Kevin felt blessed to receive this acknowledgement, but the internet had other ideas. What was in the clear plastic gift bag Kevin received? Well, there in lies the…Keep Reading
Have you heard about the 10-10-10 rule? When I was first introduced to this concept it was in the context of a decision-making 'hack.' Here's how it works: Whenever you've got a challenging decision to make, you consider how you'll feel about each option in the next 10 minutes, 10 months, and 10 years. This can be helpful because it accomplishes two things: It helps you understand how the outcome of the decision you're making will impact your short and long-term future. As a result, this may…Keep Reading
Something you may or may not realize about me is that I like to mix things up. In part because I like to keep things interesting, and in part because I'm a deeply curious person. A couple of weeks ago, I started to ask a couple of new questions in my networking sessions. Regularly changing things up from your standard what-do-you-do, how-do-you-do-that kind of questions, keeps things fresh and may also make your conversations more memorable for both you and your new connections. It's also a…Keep Reading
I don't know about you, but August is always something of a tough month for me. Although we're deep into the dog days of summer and I'm still happily planning my beach reads and day trips, my brain is getting ready for the onslaught of busy-ness that hits as soon as the sun sets on Labor Day. Case in point, this morning I woke up thinking about a new rule for small business owners registered in the US, whether domestic or foreign, that goes into effect on January 1, 2024 and that hardly any…Keep Reading
I spent part of my recent time off celebrating my Aunt Mimi's upcoming 95th birthday. My aunt is a hero of mine. She's talented, smart, and so vivacious at almost 95 that she makes me and pretty much everyone I know seem like total slackers. She and her 92-year-old boyfriend planned a 3-day extravaganza in Atlantic City for about 30 people complete with entertainment, gifts, speeches, poems, songs, dancing, and more. One of the things I truly love about my aunt is that she is pretty darn…Keep Reading