by Barbara Dee | Apr 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dialogue, YES. Dialect, NO. “Wellya dun lit up dat barn wit ya stoopidutee.” Trying to write using phonetic spellings in order to show a speaker’s dialect causes more problems than it’s worth. Even though Mark Twain used it in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, it...
by Barbara Dee | Dec 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
The space that a thought takes up is…who the heck knows? As far as we understand, a thought is not tangible, yet everyone agrees there is such a thing! Here are three things I do understand about thoughts. First, thoughts are almost always “automatic.” If you stood...
by Barbara Dee | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In A Boston Marathon Journey, Jackie Kellner uses her detailed running logs and personal stories to demonstrate how she, an ordinary woman, creates an extraordinary life, using the simple and natural act of running. The readers’ double-take is that she still does...
by Barbara Dee | Nov 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lifelong learning recognizes that not all of our learning comes from a classroom. It is often informal, sometimes free of charge, and always self-initiated. Whether exploring personal interests and passions or pursuing professional ambitions, lifelong learning can...
by Barbara Dee | Nov 10, 2020 | Carpe Diem!, Leadership, Uncategorized
It is hard to imagine anyone who is considered a good leader who has a poor relationship with change. Change is like air. Always there, we breathe it in because it is necessary to life itself, yet sometimes it isn’t sweet, it’s acrid. Change can be scary. It reminds...
by Barbara Dee | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Articles plus more articles >>> A Book! Dave Kauffman is a motivational speaker and coach to small business owners nationwide. He has written and published four books. He has a lot to share with entrepreneurs and his articles appear in a national...
