Values Guide Difficult Talks

January 10, 2012

Before you have the actual Difficult Talk, you have to decide that it is the path you want to take. (Chances are, if you’re thinking about it, it is the correct path.) But the toughest talk you will probably ever have is the one you’re going to have with yourself about having the Difficult Talk. [...]

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Your Difficult Talk

January 5, 2012

The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time. Why? Because it is a symbolic “new beginning.” Wouldn’t it be great if it really were a new beginning where all the problems and challenges that you forgot about over the past few weeks actually had been fixed and now you world were back [...]

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Here’s to 2011!

December 20, 2011

This year has been incredible – unbelievable and life-changing. To quote Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This past month you have not heard from me a lot, but that is for good reason. For starters, I got married! At the same time, my spouse and I [...]

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Be Grateful

November 23, 2011

Gratitude is a great topic for a blog post, any day of the year, but particularly around Thanksgiving. Sometimes, when I am in a funk – which doesn’t happen often – I forget to remember all of the things for which I am grateful. The list is long. Today, I am grateful for my partner, [...]

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Rebuilding

November 8, 2011

It’s hard to believe that is has been two months since Hurricane Irene hit. It has been two months since I experienced such devastation to my home and the stress of being part of a rescue. It has been two months since life turned upside-down for me, and through the experience, learned some amazing life [...]

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