A mentor is a wise and trusted advisor. Done correctly, mentorship should help you get where you’re going quicker and with fewer mistakes than you would have alone. Very often, I hear complaints from people about the lack of availability of “good mentors.” Many people ask, “Why won’t that person mentor me?” Sadly, they have […]
One of the most important factors in success is being “processed.” Unfortunately, we have created a microwave world that avoids process at any cost. What is process? Why do we avoid process? What is it about process that frightens us? Oxford Dictionary defines process as “a series of actions or steps taken to achieve a […]
I remember as a little girl watching my mother plant, nurture, prune, and repot her plants. Her favorites were African Violets. She had them in every color, and when she saw an African Violet in the store that hadn’t bloomed yet, she could still identify the color of the bloom by looking at the stems. […]
Have you ever been in a place where you felt like the odd man or woman out? Many times, I would see opportunities that others around me did not. These opportunities were seen even in what most people might consider “bad” or “not so ideal” situations. I was teased about being the “glass half full […]