Posts filed under: Business

Perhaps I have needed someone to lead me, mentor me, to help me through some difficult moments. Maybe I have been looking for leaders around me more, so I have found more of them. Maybe I have simply been more... Read More

“If you see a frog on a fence post, it got help from someone.” I have no idea to whom to attribute this saying. Maybe it’s a country thing? Nonetheless, it’s true. And sometimes I feel like a frog on... Read More

I love hearing CEOs or former CEOs talk. There’s a referent power with their title, so I figure they each have something unique to teach me. So was the case last week when Cass Wheeler, the former CEO of the... Read More

A mentor once told me told me to make one goal every year so big it scares me. It has been a good practice for me, stretching me to reach higher and think beyond my usual resources. However, to date... Read More

Are you a social media wizard? A technology maven? Love a good IT revolution? If so, Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media is crowdsourcing their external advisory board, and they’re looking for you. That’s right. Polish your Twitter profile, and... Read More

The U.S. government is revising the dietary guidelines and the food pyramid. Yes, again. How many of us know the federal dietary guidelines? Did you know the food pyramid – now MyPyramid – was completely revamped five years ago? It’s... Read More

I’ve been running for about six weeks now. (I’m up to 19 to 20 miles per week!) I’m training for my very first half-marathon alongside my most awesome husband who is training for his very first whole marathon. Every night... Read More

Idearrhea – noun, expulsion of continuous ideas – good or bad. (Urban Dictionary has a somewhat similar definition.) I’m prone to idearrhea. Frequently. It’s one of the reasons I started blogging – to share ideas that would otherwise stagnate. I... Read More

Dyson makes vacuums. Really great vacuums. (They also happen to make hand dryers and bladeless fans.) Most of the Dyson commercials end with Sir James Dyson saying, “We fix the obvious problems others choose to ignore.” Wow. I wonder what... Read More

QR, or Quick Response, codes and Microsoft Tags are popping up everywhere. Basically, they make print materials interactive. Smart phone users can scan the codes or Tags using specified apps, decoding the data which may contain contact information, URLs, you... Read More