You might remember me mentioning that my mom is a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines. She’s 62 and has more energy than I do. I love flying with Southwest because they don’t take themselves too seriously. They also volunteer on a huge level for The Ronald McDonald House. I remember on a recent trip, while doing…
Blip: /blip/ n. A temporary phenomenon; a brief departure from the normal Last week we had a minor setback with Evan. He has been doing really well overall, but he got pretty aggressive at school, and I have to admit, I felt like I got hit in the gut when I read the report from…
Hello and Happy New Year! Ah, January, the time of New Year’s resolutions and promises of what the year will bring. It is estimated that over 65% of us make New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, only about 8% actually succeed. Why? You can thank your brain. Our brains love to do the same thing over and…
Happy Holidays! A year ago today, I was sitting in our room at the Ronald McDonald House in Dallas, sporting a newly cut mullet and getting ready to go see Evan for visiting hours. I can’t believe how far we’ve come. Last week I was excited to connect with Jan Gunter at The Ronald McDonald…
This Wednesday I’ll be speaking for the Austin Association of Women in Communications. The topic, managing up, is one that most of us likely have had, are having, or will have experience with at one point or another. Dozens of books and articles have been written about this topic. Working with You is Killing Me: …