by Valerie | Feb 4, 2020 | Advice, Communication, Front and Center
Just give me a minute because I’ve got something to say. You need a big adjustment. You have a just problem. You know the “just” I’m talking about… the one you insert into conversation when it just has no reason to be there. I ask,...
by Valerie | Jan 7, 2020 | Advice, Career, Front and Center, Goals
Sometimes it’s thrust upon you and you never saw it coming. You find yourself downsized, made redundant or replaceable. Other times it’s that nagging feeling… is this all there is? Sometimes it’s the turn of the calendar page. The start of a...
by Valerie | Dec 19, 2019 | Advice, Career
Goal-driven storytelling starts with… the goal. Obviously. The key to actively authoring your future story is to identify the outcome (success! happiness!) and then carefully craft the plot points to achieve that outcome. But how can we know where we’re...
by Valerie | Nov 27, 2019 | Advice
Got gratitude? Great! lt’s good to be appreciative for all you have — friends and family and bountiful feasts. It’s Thanksgiving, the time of year we stuff ourselves with gratitude. As you think of all the things you are thankful for, do you make the...
by Valerie | Nov 11, 2019 | Advice, Front and Center, Storytelling
I love old bookstores. I always find some new treasure to bring home while continuing my search for my childhood favorite, the out-of-print “Cheese, Peas and Chocolate Pudding.” It was about a finicky eater. It might have been titled “Peas, Cheese...
by Valerie | Oct 7, 2019 | Advice, Career
Who likes being put in a box? I don’t. Nobody puts Baby in a box! OK, the actual movie quote says “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” but I wouldn’t want to be in a box either. Boxed in is perhaps even worse than cornered in. At least you can watch...
