by Barbara Dee | May 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
Originality is at a premium. One way to fortify and enhance any content you are writing for your book, speech, or blog is to draw distinctions and share them with your audience. A distinction is a clear and meaningful separation between two or more things, ideas, or...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Why write a book? Several of my author clients participated in an informal focus group where we looked at their experiences after writing and publishing their own books. The stories were fascinating. Here are highlights of several key benefits of writing a nonfiction...
by Barbara Dee | Apr 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s a reason we lean in when someone says, “Let me tell you what I learned the hard way…” We’re not drawn to perfection. We’re drawn to people who are real, who’ve been through something, and who are willing to show us what it cost them and what it taught them. As...
by Barbara Dee | Mar 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Data, a character on Star Trek: The Next Generation, was an android. His superhuman brain and other strengths made him an invaluable crew member. But, as a computer, he had no emotions and try as he might, he could not master the nuances of humor. Would you delegate...
by Barbara Dee | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Carrying my tote bag stuffed full with a beach towel, water shoes, water bottle, and sun visor, I walk from my car to the community pool entrance. For a change, I’m not just on time, I’m two minutes early for the Aqua Fit Class. As I turn the corner and see the edge...
by Barbara Dee | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Great example of leadership.” Okay…who popped into your mind? Your high school basketball coach? Your first boss after college? George Washington? Margaret Thatcher? Mother Teresa? Lee Iacocca? Putting Mother Teresa and George Washington in the same category helps...
