by Barbara Dee | May 5, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
“The friend at the end of the pen.” This is a chapter title in Kathleen Adams’ book, Journal to the Self. She outlines many good reasons to journal and the proven benefits of the practice. My favorite of her compelling reasons is that journaling can help you discover...
by Barbara Dee | May 5, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
Leadership means never having to say I’m bored. The more roles we play and the more expansive each role, the busier we are as leaders. There is literally always something to take in, act on, or communicate to others. We know of great leaders who only sleep four...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 21, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
We now know that there is more to reading than only absorbing content. When holding a book, the experience offers the reader a multisensory encounter, one that involves the visual look, the emotions evoked by the outside, the feel of the cover and paper pages, even...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 6, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership
Are you wearing your cape today, flying high, with nothing stopping you? What can you do, today, to fortify yourself? In our leadership roles, we all want to be strong, able, effective—but these qualities don’t magically come to life when you get dressed for the...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 6, 2022 | Author Spotlight, Carpe Diem!
Congratulations Darlien Simos! The third book in her series is an engaging and fun coloring and activity book for children three and up. A perfect companion to the first two “Adventures of Scooter and Smack” books of adventure stories, the coloring book features the...
by Barbara Dee | Mar 25, 2022 | Carpe Diem!, Learning
When you’re told that your resume has gaps, when your argument isn’t at all persuasive, or when your sandcastle is falling down, what do you need to do? “Shore up” or “sure up?” Perhaps you think to say “sure up” because you seek more assurance or certainty, but you...
