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Outplacement, Inplacement, and Displacement

You’ve been ou(s)ted, your insides are crazy, you were diss’d.
It’s June 30, 2009, and you are called into someone’s office.  You did not see this coming.  It’s not that you are not a great employee.  You are!  But you are laid-off anyway – effective immediately.  The projects are drying up; the economy sucks; every industry [...]

A Pea and a Grapefruit

A week or so ago, I had a pea-sized lump removed from my left breast.  I had to wait 2 ½ days to find out if it was benign or malignant, which also meant putting my life entirely on hold while waiting.  I could not help but reflect back to another lump, but this [...]

Stay ‘UP’ Now, No Matter What

I have said it before, and I will say it again.   There is NO better time than now, to get to know yourself, to become introspective, have a bit of fun again, start working on your purpose… do you have one; do you know what it is?
With all of the bleak news about the economy [...]

Fallen Heroes, Young and Old

(Meant to post this blog before Memorial Day)
Nursing a bad cold on a Saturday night, I decided to watch a movie, Taking Chance.  It is about a young fallen Marine being escorted back home to the U.S.  It’s a sad movie about a man dying so young while serving his country, yet it’s an honorable [...]

The Woman’s Coach

Do you need some help in pulling yourself up by your bootstraps?  You don’t have boots?  Then do you want some lifting up?   Heavy lifting is not offered, but help with lifting up – we will certainly do.
Come to a woman who knows women and their issues.   There is probably not an issue with which [...]