by Guest Author | May 11, 2012 | Inspiration
This guest post comes from Angie Butcher. Angie Butcher is a techy who is learning the ways of social media at Weaving Inlfluence. After a degree in Computer Science and a career in I.T., she decided to take a break and have 3 beautiful girls. She recently decided to...
by Guest Author | May 10, 2012 | Inspiration
When I was in high school, I dreamed only of travel. While my friends stayed up late our senior year gathering essays, recommendations, and a list of extra-curricular activities for their college applications, I lay on my blue carpet floor, perusing through guide...
by Becky Robinson | May 9, 2012 | Inspiration
Work for me has typically been a necessary evil, emphasis on evil. For years I didn’t realize there were people who actually found fulfillment in the activity that provided them with a paycheck. “They call it ‘work’ not ‘fun’ for a reason,” was my mantra. Meeting my...
by Carrie Koens | May 7, 2012 | Inspiration
Growing up in a landlocked state, my childhood dream of being a marine biologist was based more on romance than personal experience. Over the years, I aspired to be a book-loving librarian, a highly respected doctor, a globe-trotting archeologist, and a life-changing...
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 | 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...
