Let me give you a behind the screen view of how these notes come about. I read regularly.  My mom, an English teacher, cultivated a joy of reading when I was young.  I was a poor classroom student as a kid. More interested in sports and recess than the classroom.  But I loved reading.  It helped […]

One of the influential books in my life was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey.  Though published in 1989, it’s still in print and judged to be one of the best 10 leadership books ever written.  It’s still in publication over 30 years later. While I highly recommend that you get […]

How are you feeling today? Excited – Bored – Hopeful – Hopeless – Dreadful – Engaged – Grateful –Resentful – Joyful? You can feel all sorts of ways. I had a friend who started dreading Monday on Sunday. It became her habit. I hope that’s not your reality. I read a quote today: “Changing what […]

“The team that plays the hardest, longest wins! The team that plays the hardest, longest wins!” – Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball coach In 2015, I was doing horribly in the March Madness contest at PalletOne. I have a college degree from Michigan State, but I anticipated they would get knocked out early because it […]