Good-bye Moo
She was my beloved Moo Moo. She was my living and breathing spirit animal. My velcro dog. We were inseparable. Over the 9.5 years we had together after I rescued her, we traveled more than…
Transforming Your Life: A Guide to Inspired Change
On behalf of all of us here, we hope that you managed through the holidays which were likely as strange and uncomfortable as the rest of 2020 was. But that year – and most of…
Life Skills for Meaningful Relationships: Understanding Loneliness and How to Address It
I really wanted to use the title of the hit song by the long deceased King of Rock and Roll, Elvis himself, but, I also wanted to respect copyrights. Somewhere, someone just heard, “Thank you,…
Mastering Soft Skills: The First Step is Self-Awareness
When you consider all the soft skills, it’s unlikely that you’ll find one person who can boast about being a master at each one of them. In fact, the opposite scenario is more likely. That…
Leadership Lessons: Cultivating Gratitude for Improved Soft Skills
We’re so busy with the daily grind, juggling 10,000 balls at a time – terrified of dropping one – that we forget to take the time to pause. That’s right. It’s a little of this,…
Soft Skills: The Missing Link in Professionalism Today
You can look at this provocative statement with two different lenses. One, as a middle-aged person with decades of experience assessing (okay, let’s be honest – judging) the collective behaviors of the next generation coming…
Life Skills UPskill: Building Resilience and Thriving in Uncertain Times
There’s a saying, “no time like the present,” and here we are. Many of us find ourselves wondering aloud, “How is November already upon us when we’ve spent most of the year on our couches…
Mastering the Art of Pivoting: Essential Soft Skills for Success
Alright, first, it’s about accountability. Last week, I stressed the importance of consistency, took a mea culpa on how shifting priorities had interfered with that plan and pledged to do better given that I published…
Why Consistency Matters: The Foundation of Life Skills
“Yup,” she says to herself as she types in the headline knowing fully well that she hasn’t been consistent in the last couple of weeks. Insert sheepish grin. I missed getting this weekly blog out…
What Students Want (Part 1): Enhancing Their Skills for School, Jobs, and Life
First, as someone who has conducted numerous customer discovery sessions and used the results of research that others have paid for, it was time to share the data we sponsored to collect. Why is this…
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