[Synopsis from my Upcoming Book Called “Amazing Change”] I was born a Baptist preacher’s kid, and never before nor since have I learned so much about being a change warrior. My parents were called to churches that were struggling. Our…
I have a humor blog that I write for baby boomer women called DameNation. My articles are intended to lighten women’s lives through laughter. Thanks to this blog, I’ve become a regular contributor to Huffington Post, where it seems my humor…
While work-life might offer education on skills, rarely does it help us understand how to get along with those around us. This is ironic because research reveals that poor relationship skills is the number one derailer for professionals. As I…
Nobody told me the greatest difficulty of aging would be growing older in a world that spins an ugly, sad story about the experience. We live in a time of anti-aging serum, anti-aging vitamins, and anti-aging exercises that are used…
My senior class was the first class in our school’s history to have Senior Skip Day revoked. Not because something we had done, but because a senior the year before had set something on fire. We were livid, filled with…
“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.” ― Patrick Rothfuss I didn’t want to be in college….
Are women harder on each other in the workplace than they are their male counterparts? I’ve heard this question posed dozens of times, and I often hear the same response from other women: Absolutely. Several female leaders I’ve talked to have…
I go to lunch with many fascinating 50+ friends only to realize that the reason I am severely depressed after lunch is because 80 percent of our conversational time was spent discussing ailments. Each of us took turns discussing a…
New Year’s resolutions are often a powerful yet perilous way to start off your new year. Why? Because too many unrealistic expectations predestine failure for New Year goals within 24-hours (check out my humor blog on this topic on Huffington…
I remember when I lived in Southern California in the late 60’s. Seismologists predicted that there would be a massive earthquake in California, and the entire state would break off and fall into the ocean. People began to panic. They…