One of my best friends for nearly 20 years is a former hockey player and coach. We met when he was the Head Hockey Coach and I was the Ice Arena Manager at the State University of New York College at …
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Review of THE FOUR AGREEMENTS by Don Miguel Ruiz
The Four Agreements was one of my favorite quick reads while traveling. I have read it several times over the 17 years since my cousins bought it for me in a New Hope, Pennsylvania boutique. I had …
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Are You Overpaying Your Workers Compensation Premiums?
I often resolve conflicts involving the classification of workers. Typically, I am educating the Workers Compensation Board about the types of work small business owners and consultants perform for …
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Review of LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS by Father Jonathan Morris
While exploring a potential role on the Board of Directors at The Christophers, I found myself immersed in the profound insights of Father Jonathan Morris's book, Light in the Darkness. His words …
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Celebrate Others’ Successes; They Pave the Way for You
I just received the below press release regarding my friend and fellow Enterprising Women magazine Advisory Board member, Sonia Clayton. It's always so exciting and inspiring to share the successes of …
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Use What Works, Release What Doesn’t
It's Day Five of #MyMarchMadness, and I'm admittedly sluggish. Between the busy 15-hour days I've had each day so far in this workweek and the head cold that won't stay down for the count, I'm already …
Look for Things You Take for Granted
It's Day Three of #MyMarchMadness and I'm traveling for work. There are a number of corporations who have manufactured, installed or serviced products that make this possible. As I look around the …
Respect the Struggles It Took to Build
It's Day Two of #MyMarchMadness, and I am thinking about the humble, lean days the original owners of Starbucks Coffee Company must have experienced when they opened their first roasting and retail …
The Best Way to Change a System You Don’t Like is to Work Within It
The internet has been abuzz with comments--some of them quite hateful--since the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed …
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Balance Doesn’t Go Far Enough; Seek Integration, or Merger
We talk a lot about balance when we look at our lives. We want balanced diets, checkbooks, and schedules (not to mention scales and expectations). In law, we brand ourselves with the scales of …
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