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The best kind of friend, the one you start laughing with for no reason, and keep laughing with, doubled over, tears in your eyes. Laurie was that kind of friend, though we didn't know each other long. I moved to Ohio and started in a new high school during my junior...
Seeing Yourself the Way Others See You
Quick, tell me. How do you see yourself? Do you look at yourself with critical eyes, noticing shortcomings, failures, and missteps? Do you focus on the not-good-enoughs? Or, do you see yourself with kind eyes? Do you focus on your best qualities and accomplishments?...
A Healthy Relationship With Technology
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -Arthur C. Clarke It started to become a real problem when I was eleven or twelve. I would stay up late thinking, writing in my journal, listening to the sounds our old, creaky house made when the...
Get Buffer
Consistency in using social media channels is important. But life is not predictable, even when we would like it to be. For my part, I live an exceedingly predictable life. I get up early; I work; I spend time with my daughters for breakfast and exercise; I work...
A Heart Full of Gratitude
"God gave you a gift of 86, 400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you?" {William Arthur Ward} From 2004 to 2008, my husband and I followed our dreams, and traveled the world. We worked on small airplanes in the bush of Mozambique, became friends with...
Trying Something New: Ask Me a Question
I'm honored to be a new expert on honestly, now... an interesting site I'm exploring that allows you to ask for advice and input from experts and others and get responses and feedback in real time. I added a widget on the sidebar, and I'll be asking questions on the...
Experience #TWIRL
Have you ever met someone face to face who you initially met through Twitter? That's #TWIRL — Twitter in Real Life — a phrase coined by Whitney Johnson, the author of Dare, Dream, Do, a client of my company, a mentor to me, a friend. Whitney landed on the phrase while...
A Perfect Day
I know it's been a good day because Natalie, my 8 year old, who often complains about how much I work, announced earlier: "This is a perfect day." Today was our first work day at home after two weeks away, my annual working vacation. As the day started, I tried out a...
Some Reasons Why I Love Working Virtually (And, Some Reasons Why I Don’t)
After I had been working virtually for a few months(some time in the middle of last year), I spent some time writing about the pros and cons of telecommuting. I saved the writing as a draft on this blog but never published it. Now that I am leading my own virtual...
The Very Best Experience While Leading a Virtual Team
I'm at my mom's South Carolina lake house this week, continuing a working vacation that started in Florida. I've been working plenty, meeting with clients, completing client work, and meeting with members of my team. I've also been vacationing plenty: swimming lots,...
You Just Have to Do It
In a comment on yesterday's post, my friend and client Julie (so kindly) wrote: "You are the best at this, Becky. It’s a real gift the way you demonstrate a sincere interest and desire to connect with others." Her comment made me smile. And. Being interested in others...
Ask
Each morning, I begin my time on Twitter by asking a question. It's typically the same question, and I've certainly written about it in this space before: "Who's awake?" I don't ask because it's a particularly important or deep question. In fact, it is obviously far...