by Becky Robinson | May 8, 2012 | Influence Building
It’s the morning of Whitney Johnson’s launch of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream. It’s also the morning my very first keynote speech. I first woke up about 3 am, went back to sleep, then woke up again around 4 am. At...
by Becky Robinson | May 3, 2012 | Inspiration
Today on SmartBlog on Leadership, I am writing about the role a leader can play in inspiring their team members to dream. I hope you’ll click through and read the post. In it, I quote Whitney Johnson, whose book is launching in just 5 days. She writes “If...
by Becky Robinson | May 2, 2012 | Influence Building
I didn’t expect the tears. After all, I chose this. I wanted it. I have been edging toward it for months, trying it on, considering the possibilities of a big change. Comforting the words of a trusted friend, when I asked her if she ever cries over business...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 29, 2012 | Leadership
We’d been married about four months when I made a big mistake. In graduate school, we ate pretty simply, on a monthly budget that would now do little more than fill my gas tank. Once. Still, I prided myself on preparing good meals, and I had a strong but perhaps...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 22, 2012 | Inspiration
This weekend, I’ve experienced the truth of this advice, posted by Gretchen Rubin on her Facebook page: To do something, I have to do a reasonable amount of nothing. I’ve had what feels like the most productive weekend ever, both in terms of housework and...
