Inspiration through family storytelling

Inspiration through family storytelling

A recent article revealed the number one way to “surprisingly” boost your confidence — hear your family’s stories. I found this not so surprising because I grew up in Mississippi, the epicenter of Southern storytelling in my mind. The intrigue with which I’ve tuned in...
The one word you should never use to start an email

The one word you should never use to start an email

“The New York Times”‘ weekly “Corner Office” column features corporate executives on leadership, and the recent column on Jonathan M. Tisch, co-chairman of the board of the Loews Corporation (Loews Hotels & Resorts), piqued our...

Punctuation gets political

What is it about the number of spaces after periods, or the use or omission of the Oxford comma that can send people into an all-out political brawl? Let’s not even go there with the use of apostrophes or commas. Likely, we were taught one particular way to...

Being ‘in the flow’

There’s being in the flow with your work colleagues, and then there is this: När du och dina kollegor har flow på jobbet Posted by Nyheter24 on Sunday, September 13, 2015   Psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi describes the mental state of...
The best teachers

The best teachers

Teacher Appreciation Day and Week isn’t until the end of the school year, but I think it’s an appropriate a time as any to thank teachers — one of the most thankless jobs there is — as they begin another year of nurturing young minds. As someone who taught public...