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Yoga, Mindfulness and is something burning?
The Great Pause has caused me to seize up. Sitting at my desk and on the phone for hours plus the closure of my gym (yes, I know it is open now but I haven’t gone back yet) has atrophied my muscles and I walk like a crab. The need to be more flexible and less crab like has led me to on-line yoga and mindfulness classes. These are excellent…
I Like George Clooney..but
The Oceans series of movies was great although Brad Pitt eating in every scene went beyond character building to just plain annoying. But I digress. “Up in the Air” one of Clooney’s films shone a light on the outplacement industry that both surprised and horrified many viewers. If you haven’t seen the film or unfamiliar with the term, Outplacement is…
Preparation is Key!
Full disclosure my son has a pod cast, there is swearing, enough said. His co-host mused recently about a friend who thought she might have lost a career opportunity due to an answer she gave to an interview question around “her future plans”. I was asked about the legality of that kind of probing in a job interview. There are…
R*E*S*P*E*C*T
I was about eight, my brother five and we were watching our Dad take the garbage cans to the curb for the waiting garbage truck. We were making fun, holding our noses and saying things like “those are stinky men” when our Dad, the kindest, gentlest of men rounded on us and spent the next few minutes scolding us for…
Okay, Here We Go
New Year resolutions anyone? No, me neither. I stopped that soul destroying exercise years ago. I do try to start the year off with a more positive attitude and perhaps a bit more energy and this year I’m going to commit to not making excuses instead I am going to be accountable for action and inaction. Check back with me…