As I tweeted one day last week, I told my daughter she is too nice. To which she replied, “There’s no such thing”.

I think there is and I asked others what they thought. The most obvious answer, as pointed out by one of my favorite tweeps, is that (read more…)

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Someone made the comment today that “trust is earned“.  I guess to some people this is an unquestionable belief. If they don’t know you, how would they know if you are worthy of their trust?

Trust is earned. You mean you have a relationship with a friend or lover and you don’t trust this person? How long does it take for he or she to earn your trust? (read more…)

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I saw a great cartoon by Mike Smith in Newsweek magazine the other day. The caption read              “AIG EXECUTIVE: THE EARLY YEARS” . The cartoon above depicted a young boy in his very messy bedroom. The floor was littered with clothes, sports equipment, books, and empty food containers. Dresser drawers were hanging open, the bed was unmade, the lamp tipped over on the table. His mom was standing there staring at her son with her arms folded. The boy says to his mom, “I cleaned my room. May I have my allowance now?”

What do you think the odds are that mom will fork over the allowance? My guess is pretty good. (read more…)

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Well, I know I should have written about this the day it happened as Barack Obama’s inauguration quickly obliterated the story of the pilot who landed his plane (747?) in the Hudson. I don’t have his name in front of me nor any other details about the flight. It’s irrelevant to my comments.

WHY IS EVERYONE SO COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF THIS PILOT? (read more…)

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Yes, it’s been a long time since I have posted anything in this space! Thanks to the friends who have missed me and have taken the time to let me know. I could explain and perhaps even justify my absence but in the interest of moving forward, I will just sum it up by saying that the needs of others took precedence over my own ambitions. The story of my life it seems!

Even this week as I sit down at my desk with a renewed commitment to this blog and to my business; a hot pink list of priorities in front of me reminding me that I AM the top five, I see that my daily agenda contradicts my aim. Three of the top four “to dos” are in the interest of others. I can’t stand it! Even armed with new resolve, it is hard to avoid getting sucked back in. As I have tried to explain to my daughter who has undoubtedly inherited my tendencies to drop everything for folks in need, this is an admirable trait until it it begins to jeapordize your own health and/or well-being. At that point, which I hope you can learn to recognize, you would be well advised to take a step back. I am trying to do that now. (read more…)

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Want to learn more about adult ADHD and what it’s like?

I knew you did ’cause it’s amusing, fascinating, frustrating, and it may even be you! So here’s a story with some real irony. I met a friend for a cocktail one evening. I’ve been working with this guy on and off for years and he’s always got an interesting perspective on his ADHD. That evening, he told me (read more…)

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Yes, I’ve been eavesdropping again and this post was inspired by yet another conversation I was privy to because people are not often discreet and will say all kinds of things within earshot of others without concern for who’s listening or what they might do with the information gleened. Thank God.

So this random woman was (read more…)

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