When Did Rudeness Become Okay?

  Where is Emily Post when you need her? For those of you who do not know who she is, Emily Post was a writer best known for delivering advice on etiquette and good manners. Although she passed away in 1960, her family and legacy lives on at the Emily Post...

Book Review: Marketing 365

  I confess – Lori Widmer is an online writing buddy. That is the extent of my affiliation to Lori’s new e-book, Marketing 365: Daily Strategies for Entrepreneurs and Small Business. Well that, and the fact that I bought it as soon as it hit the...

Are You Teetering on Work/Life Balance?

In my corporate days, there was a term I’d come to hate – work/life balance. It wasn’t that the concept was a bad idea It simply was so far from reality to be trite I was not alone in my feelings. As I burned the midnight oil, more than one coworker...

Bigger Than Money and Politics

This is not about taking a stand in the ongoing battle of Susan G. Komen versus Planned Parenthood. This is about the overwhelming sadness of a meaning lost. As an 8-time walker in the 3-Day Walk for the Cure, the conflict leaves me aching. For me, the 3-Day Walk...