Making Sure Your Tree Is Heard
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? This question causes us to ponder whether something that isn't recognized…
What Blogging For 30 Days Taught Me
30 days ago I started a 30-day blog challenge to improve my writing skills. Looking back now though, I can see that I have gained many more skills and traits…
Qualifications vs. Experience
Three months short of my 21 birthday. That's it. Only 90 days separate me from renting a vehicle and hitchhiking. I have called every rental company within an hour radius…
Understanding Yourself and Others
Being able to work with others and understand how they tick is a key to any successful project be it work or play. At the same time, understanding how you…
Becoming the Master of Your Trade
Did you know that Hitler wanted to be an artist? Neither did I, but it's true. At the age of 18, he took his entire inheritance and moved to Vienna…
When Woman’s Rights, Aren’t Right
I have a question for you. If a post was published on an all-male flight crew taking a class of all boys to NASA, would it be seen as politically…
Why I Love Being Trapped In Time
Rosie the Riveter, Elvis Presley, and swing dance. What is there not to love about the '40s through '70s. Sure there was a world war, the day of pigs, and…
Controlling Your Attitude
I've always believed that the only thing in life that you have complete and total control over is your attitude. Your job, health, loved ones, and very life can change…
If a Man Answers… Don’t Hang Up
In the movie, If a Man Answers, Sandra Dee devises a plan where her mother calls her house every night then hangs up when her husband answers. This, along with…
Leading with your Why
It’s Christmas time and you find yourself in the mall when a booth salesman approaches you.“Do I have a deal for you,'' he says, then proceeds to deliver his spill.…