Category Archives: Work Life Balance

Rhetoric vs Reality

I’ve been making presentations on the topic of work-life integration for a while now. The women I talk to are in search of the magic combination that will unlock the padlock to happy success.  They are eager to find the … Continue reading
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Ladies – It’s Not Enough

We’re coming to the end of Women’s History Month.  I’ve been reading two kinds of articles: the ones that celebrate women’s accomplishments and the ones that bemoan how far women still have to go to gain equity. Don’t get me … Continue reading
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Sometimes You’re the Bug

Last week, words from a Mary Chapin Carpenter song kept playing in my brain. The Bug  was a song from her Come On, Come On album (92) and I don’t think I’ve played it in the last decade. The chorus … Continue reading
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Want to Juggle Well? First Know – Then Do

My colleague Kim Fabian and I were presenting a program last week and talking about the challenge of the on-going push and pull between home and work. We all juggle and our commitments and responsibilities all vie for the finite … Continue reading
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Know Why You Do It

purpose,passion,leader,manager,demotivate,inspire,reading,why,Enoch Pratt Free Library,magazines,Kindle,books I’ve been told that I read a lot. I utilize my local branch of the Enoch Pratt Library. I actually frequent it. When I first moved to town, I discovered the delight of reserving a book … Continue reading
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Resolve!

New Years,2011,Resolutions,Promise,Mind,Behavior,Motivation,Resolve,Commit,Change It seems as if everyone writes about making resolution at the start of the New Year. While I didn’t want to join the club – I was intrigued by the idea that people make a written or verbal … Continue reading
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Dark Mood? Light a Candle

Optimistic,positive,upbeat,encouragement,holidays,stress,exhausted,whine,complain,training,motivation,Petter Yarrow,Light One Candle Every December for the past 22 years, I am hired to provide a program on Stress Management for someone. Sometimes it’s an accounting firm; the managing partner wants to provide the staff with strategies and tips … Continue reading
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Resilient9C (NOT a Typo)

stress,resiliency,bounce,energy Resiliency is a key part of managing change effectively but it can also be about hanging on over a long period of stress.  If you believe that the best way to build up stress-hardiness is to develop bounce-back skills … Continue reading
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Stay Sane: Build a Fence

Manager,technology,manners,supervise,limits,fences In Robert Frost’s second collection of poetry North of Boston, a man questions why he and his neighbor need to rebuild the stone wall dividing his farm from the adjacent farm.  The neighbor responds with the well known line … Continue reading
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Get Out and Go Away

travel,manager,Joni Daniels,learn,grow,experience,learning People will tell you that travel has become a hassle and compared to how it ‘used to be,’ it’s true. No more running through airports because people will think you are running FROM something! No one meets you … Continue reading
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