Shopping 101—Where’s your Thanksgiving grocery list?

November 23, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

I need a Thanksgiving grocery list. Grocers love this time of year because a lot of consumers make careless, random selections. Just the other day I was in Mariano’s, my favorite grocery store, tempted to begin my shopping early. The choices were many and varied and everything just looked so nice and fresh! There were […]

10 Quick Tips About Baby Boomers

November 21, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

American Baby Boomers are a rare breed. They were blessed to have lived during a time when Americans were free to express themselves through sit-ins, marches, protests, demonstrations, bra-burning, and the Beatles. Baby Boomers experienced an avalanche of 20th and 21st Century hysteria. They have few regrets! They invented technology. They paid into their pensions and Social Security. Their […]

Hate Public Speaking? You Shouldn’t

November 20, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

Your first opportunity to speak to an audience can provide many followup opportunities if you handle yourself professionally. Nobody has to know that speaking publicly might cause you to break out in hives. With luck, you may be asked to return or you may attract the attention of someone looking for interesting, informative, and stirring speakers for their group. […]

I write, blog, and tweet just for me!

November 19, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Yesterday I read an article entitled, “Why I killed my social media accounts (why you may want to too…)”, by Linda Formichelli. Prior to quitting social media, Ms. Formichelli had subscribed to Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin (the usual suspects). In her own words, “I got to wondering — are there any activities in my work life that […]