by Valerie | Aug 26, 2019 | Advice, Communication, Front and Center
OK, so this might seem silly, but I want to tell you about one of my pet peeves… I mean, I know it’s no big deal in the grand scheme of things, but it just bugs me, you know? You might not be bothered by it, but I am… It’s when people provide a...
by Valerie | Aug 5, 2019 | Advice, Career
You wouldn’t eat it, would you? It’s bad for you. Unhealthy. Unsatisfying. Toxic. So why do you keep feeding yourself garbage? I’m not talking about those Twinkies, Ring-Dings and HoHo’s you keep tucked away in the pantry for the kids’...
by Valerie | Jul 30, 2019 | Career, Next Chapter, Work-Life Balance
When Kathy Hazel was considering a return to the corporate world, she had all the requisite skills to pick up where she left off eight years earlier. What she lacked was the confidence to know she could do it. “I always wanted to be able to deliver on my...
by Valerie Gordon | Jul 24, 2019 | Advice, Front and Center, Humor
There is nothing I hate more than being told to smile. Actually, I take that back. There’s much I hate more than that. Like when the cat yaks a hairball onto the freshly washed down comforter. Or when someone cuts me off and then takes the parking spot I had my...
by Valerie | Jul 16, 2019 | Advice, Humor
Perhaps you’ve arrived here having Googled some version of this question late at night. I’ve done that. Or maybe you were searching how to clean up an actual mess, like pink silly putty a toddler ground into an off-white carpet. Like that splotch on the...
