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Soul Searching at Starbucks At the end of March, I started work as a part-time editor/writer for a local university, administrating the print and digital ad process. Hip, hip, hooray, right? It’s been six years since I’ve been officially employed with an entity other than my freelance-writer self. Unless my kids count as employers. I still do their laundry […]  I work out every day. For 50 minutes, on the treadmill. My hairdresser, who is also a personal trainer, tells me I need one day of rest a week. Because it resets your body or something. Maybe your body just needs a break. But since I’m exquisitely untalented at following anyone’s advice, I rarely take […]  Yesterday (Monday, as I write this), I stayed away from Olympic results all day because I wanted to watch the ice dancing competition on NBC in prime time. Their nightly coverage starts at 8:00pm EST. The actual competition took place earlier in the day. As soon as the tape delayed competition came on a little […]  When we last met, I’d mentioned I’d share a few tips on achieving success that have worked for me. But what exactly did I mean by success? Wealth? Power? A gym membership? Heck, no. Well, maybe yes on that gym membership. I meant career-related satisfaction. And by that, I mean something other than feigning interest […]  As a parent, sometimes you feel as though you are supposed to be all-knowing, dispensing little nuggets of wisdom and truth that will guide your child to some pinnacle of success that doesn’t really exist…maybe it’s success without failure that we want for them, but you can’t have one without the other. As a society […] |
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