Happy New Year, Let’s Start With A Plan

I have always been a dreamer, I like to contemplate my future in different scenarios. I remember my 3rd grade teacher wrote on my report card, “Daydreams in class, could do better.” I took the advice to “do better” seriously, and have been a lifelong learner. The daydreaming though, I could never give up (Thank

Visualization and Goal Achievement

I retired right before the pandemic, and have been contemplating what to do with myself – I need a new purpose. The Olympics were very inspiring, it always makes me appreciate the training that goes into that kind of performance. Any kind of performance takes work, whether it’s musical, educational, business or entertainment.  Visualization is

New Journeys and Goal Tracking

identifying goals, visualizing your pathway to achievement, and measuring progress with situational awareness is the key. It doesn’t matter if the context is organizational or personal, it just needs to be understood

Time for a 28th Amendment – Abolish the Electoral College

http://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/henry-light-it-s-time-for-a-th-amendment/article_4628c1fb-f62b-5552-967e-781a1cd5ed6e.html Thank you, Mr. Henry Light, for laying out a reasonable and clear way to Popular Vote. We trust popular vote for every other office, why introduce a means for manipulation into the decision making for our highest office? #AbolishElectoralCollege, #28thAmendment

Hurricane Matthew and Politics

With the 54th Annual CE East Coast Surfing Championship over and in the books, and the crazy storm swirling around outside, I can finally take time to more fully analyze some of the political angst that is going on right now.  Every four years, the Media gets to hijack the conversation and barrage the public with

PersonalIPR

The local shubbery flaunts its vibrant scarlet as the timid tinge of hue on the trees slowly turns to brown. Nothing like the color show in NH, MA or MI.  In MI the changing colors signal hunting season and crop harvesting, a busy but rewarding time of year. It is also time for our 30-45

Changing and Staying the Same

Autumn is my favorite time of year: the academic year begins, the foliage rainbow happens, crops are ready for harvest, the air becomes crisp.  I can count on these things happening every year, they stay the same.  We data geeks call it periodic events. HA. And that brings me to the changes.  My “data geekness”

Information Philosophy and Organizational Effectiveness

What is the best way to organize information and provide access to those who need it within your organization?  Okay, now take a step back – who needs it and what authority do they need to access that information?  What is the style and culture of your organization – is it democratic or top-down authoritarian? 

Vision and motivation

I read an interesting article in the Tennessean Newspaper that my husband brought back from Nashville. I always do the puzzles, but I scanned the business section and found, “Vision will help pave the way for motivation,” by Rory Vaden (www.roryvadenblog.com). “Our ability to be disciplined is directly proportional to the clarity of our vision.”

Dell, Windows and the Journey Continues

Okay, so the new laptop was a breeze to setup – after suffering through #Microsoft’s evolution of how to install systems software for many years, finally, a nice interface and reasonable wait times.  And #Dell made it especially easy with the way the machine was configured, packaged and shipped.  It arrived promptly and exactly as spec’d,