A Real-World Business Parable Photo by 13on on Unsplash Our summer here in the Northeastern United States has already been full of preposterous weather events — and we’re just entering hurricane season. We like to think we’re hardy types, but this happy delusion is being challenged by torrential rain, frequent thunderstorms, blazing heat, and high… Continue reading Who You Gonna Call When the Tree Comes Down?
Photo by Chris Rhoads on Unsplash Was it where I live? Were the bosses demanding higher profit per service call? Or, was it me — a petite woman in workout clothes who welcomed you warmly and laughed at your dumb jokes? Please tell me. Why were you such a jerk? Don’t flatter yourself. I don’t care what your… Continue reading Please Try to Rip Me Off
Photo courtesy of pixabay.com *And I’m not mad because she did such a great job. Anna Sabino’s new book Your Creative Career: Turn Your Passion Into a Fulfilling and Financially Rewarding Lifestyle launches on January 22, 2018. I had the great good fortune to be an early reviewer for the book and assure you… Continue reading She Wrote My Story and Published It*
Photo from Skitterphoto.com *Or, Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should **And, Don’t Poke a Sleeping Dragon I didn’t come up that pithy KISS title. It comes from the U.S. Navy in 1960 and was used to encourage deep thinking, elegant and logical solutions to complex problems. In the 1950’s, International Business Machines used… Continue reading KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid*
A writer forwarded a link to Tom Colicchio’s letter to chefs which ultimately led me to Micheline Maynard’s “My Open Letter to Tom Colicchio and Every Other Guy in the Restaurant Business.” I clapped for both, sent enthusiastic responses to both pieces, heard back from Maynard: “Thanks — have you tried anything new in particular?” I stammered… Continue reading Where Everybody Knows Your Name
It’s an old story… One I have used many times But cannot let go. She didn’t belong. This fusty, marvelous jumble of an antique shop with sections carefully separating each seller from all the rest is not the kind of place for a pretty teenage girl. There is nothing here for her, nothing pretty, nothing… Continue reading Criminal Speed
One proposed, all in: Anti-aging is no more! World views are transformed…. The cover of a woman’s beauty magazine blares a surprising stance: anti-aging is no more for us! Inside, editorial declares: We won’t use the term “anti-aging,” will not feature articles about products that hide, mask, turn back time. My question is: Why? Where… Continue reading Walking the Talk
Keep your focus soft Notice all yet hold nothing Trust in the process Tall, elegant, aloof, the elite horsewoman drawled her favorite way of riding, kohl-rimmed eyes roaming the room. When I’m not competing, here’s what I do: hold my hands soft yet strong, keep my eyes soft and view unfocused a little, Blackie and… Continue reading Soft Eyes
Beyond expected Simple bolt becomes profound Gift from a maker Early morning sun flashed in the center of black tarred road. What was it? At first I thought it was a street marker or a truck part tarred into place when my neighbor resurfaced his driveway. I poked at it, surprised when I was able… Continue reading Gratuitous Beauty
He was so ready But at a dead stop until He gave something more… I met him after. By then, he had been promoted and put in charge of major new initiatives, a trusted advisor to the president of his company. An adequate dresser in suit and tie, but a wrinkled shirt that never… Continue reading Pausing to Advance
Louise Foerster 