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When Trying To Stay Optimistic Is Like Playing A Game of Whack-a-Mole

Every day when I call my mother, not more than a few minutes into the conversation she laments about what is going on in this country. She grew up during the Great Depression, lost her mother at the start of WWll, and worked at the Fairchild Plant in NY helping the war effort. After she […]

My Four Best Practices For Making New Friends On LinkedIn

I love talking to strangers and I love making new friends. Before the pandemic, WFH, and wearing a mask in public, it would usually begin with some point of connection that engages a conversation. That might be the current state of the weather, how long it’s taking to get served at Starbucks or how much […]

If It’s Still March How Can The Semester Be Over Already?

Every day I wake up and I think it’s still March. I look at my calendar and I’m reminded that is not the case, but still somewhere deep inside of me it feels like March. It’s easy to get confused. The days have all run into each other since we all started sheltering in place. […]

What I’ve Learned From A Month And Counting of #StayingHome

It’s been a month. At least I think it’s been a month since this practice of staying home, social distancing and sheltering in place started. I used to think my mother forgetting what day of the week it was had to do with her being ninety-seven until the other day when I almost missed a […]

Getting Your Personal Brand Story Straight – COVID-19 Edition

The other day I was on a call with Jenny Blake, founder of the Pivot Method. The subject was me. Like so many of us living out this Great Pause, I have found myself reflecting on what I’m doing and what I want to do on the other side of this. Jenny suggested that perhaps […]