The other day I was speaking with some colleagues who were stressed out and complaining.   They were upset because, despite having overcome some very significant obstacles and performed above and beyond expectations they’d been subjected to a cursory critique about the cleanliness of their workplace by an off-site manager.   “Isn’t it nice to […]

A friend was moving, and asked if I would help. I quickly said yes- too quickly as it turned out. By the tenth box of heavy books I’d packed and carried to the front porch, I realized what was wrong. It wasn’t my aching back or stuffed sinuses; it was the resentment gnawing at me. […]

I will never forget the Herm Edwards post-game press conference when, as the coach of New York Jets in the midst of a losing streak, he “went off” on a reporter who asked him if losing mattered anymore. In a classic Hermism he said, “This is what’s great about sports. This is what the greatest thing […]

We have all heard the saying, “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”   Here is a lesson from my own personal observations, “… a lot of women are a lot like men!”   Take it from me, I should know!  You see, I chose a stereo-typically “woman’s” career; or so was […]