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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008New here? Feel free to explore the site, leave a comment, and subscribe to get free updates from Personal PR. Thanks for stopping by!“The future of work is managing a portfolio of limited assets – like time and attention – far more wisely than most of us do today.” – The Simplicity Survival Handbook, p. […]
The Kind of Life You Lead
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008It was strange, walking into the house to see his grey chair empty, or to see someone else nestled into it as we sat around and reminisced about his life. His was such a constant, consistent presence in all of our lives. Sitting in that chair just inside the backdoor to watch the game, or […]
Because Who You Are Matters: Eight random facts about me.
Friday, January 11th, 20081. I was homeschooled until high school, grew up in a small town, and used to pretend my bike was a motorcycle speeding down the dirt road when my sister and brother and I would play the game where we were rich orphans running away from the greedy kidnappers. And we played that or a […]
Avoiding the Danger of New
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008So, in case you haven’t noticed yet, it’s the new year. I rang it in with a box of tissues and some zinc and vitamin c, fighting whatever illness I’ve somehow caught. So, at home the past two days, I’ve had some time to reflect between groggy pill swallowing and half-awake watching of the “Monk” […]
Take Time for Relationships
Monday, December 24th, 2007Crazy, busy, hectic. These are the words that have characterized my speech the past few weeks. The flurry of preparing for the holidays disrupted by an unanticipated week away from home just days before a week of travel really threw me for a loop. And if my stress level wasn’t enough, my family couldn’t figure […]
Three Secrets to Starting Anything (Life Lessons from Launching a New Blog)
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007If you’re thinking about doing something new, like a finding a new job, writing a book, launching a new blog (or a first one!), here are three secrets to get you started. I call these secrets not because they are, in fact, secret. People will tell you these things, like I am right now, and probably, […]
Why Relationships Matter More Than All the Other Stuff
Thursday, December 13th, 2007It’s amazing the perspective you gain when one out of three people in your state doesn’t have electricity and it’s the middle of an ice storm. The things we take for granted easily become apparent: heat, light, water, security. A normal day somehow starts to seem so epic, when you think about the relative ease […]
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