Yes, it’s totally possible. — What comes to mind when you hear the word, “habit?” Maybe something obvious, good or bad, like smoking, daily exercise, watching a weekly TV show, or eating too much. A habit is a behavior we have performed with routine over time. But some people have a behavior or two that…

Maybe this will help. — Christmas is less than 20 days away and this year, (especially this year!), the holiday season seems especially short. My daughter will be home from college and I’m looking forward to sitting on the sofa in our jammies, drinking eggnog, and just soaking in her presence. This year I am…

Being authentic will set you free. Mrs. Fisher, my 3rd-grade teacher, would occasionally make me sit in the corner for talking too much. “Ann, who’s teaching this class, you or me?” My 8-year old mind thought that was a trick question. If I’d thought for a minute she was saying…

Does true love leave clues? Remember the first time you fell “in love?” What a fantastic roller-coaster ride that was! If you’re anything like me, you spent hours daydreaming about your new love, fawning over their every word, and talking to all your friends about the fantastic future you’d have…

You might make a great virtual assistant. — I’ve worked from home for 17 years. During that time, I’ve had several highly capable and confident business assistants who’ve handled everything from customer service and order fulfillment to client communications and administration. And I’ve never met any of them face-to-face. Not once. Virtual Assistants (VAs) or Online Business Managers…

Here’s how to avoid three big mistakes. — Working from home is not new — but it’s a new reality for thousands of people right now during this worldwide response to the Coronavirus. Almost overnight, people who are used to getting up and going somewhere else to work have been told to stay at home, with all their…

Doing Work That’s “Not So Bad” Is Never Good Enough — It was early in the morning and the field still had a misty layer of dew clinging to the grass. We could hear the bells as the cows made their way over to the split rail fence we were walking along on our way to the animal petting area. My…

Who do you think you’re fooling? — Remember when you were a kid and you were afraid there were monsters in your room? You hid under the covers, not moving a muscle, holding your breath, and tuned in to every sound, absolutely panicked they’d discover you. Waiting to be exposed, to be found out, is exhausting. It…

Not just solve problems creatively. — In “Walden,” Henry David Thoreau wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” The workforce is filled with people who dedicate their entire life to a job they can’t stand, or at least feel nothing less than apathy about their chosen path. …