by Becky Robinson | Apr 7, 2011 | Leadership
Investing time and energy in helping others’ develop can seem like a huge undertaking, and it is. Many years ago, I worked as a tutor at local YMCA. One afternoon, one of my students began sharing her story with me. Due to a crisis in her family, she needed a...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 3, 2011 | Inspiration
It’s bedtime. The girls are asking for a story. My repertoire of stories is limited. I’ve told them all lots of times, they want new ones, and I can’t think of any. Tell us a story about you and Daddy, they say. Okay, I say: Have I told you about how Daddy asked...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 20, 2011 | Inspiration
Not long ago, a wise friend sat across the table from me. “The most important people in your life,” she said, “are not on Tweetdeck.” I took out my pen and wrote down her words. I didn’t need to. Her words seared into my memory. I will...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 17, 2011 | Influence Building
The night before my husband ran his first marathon, I paced our hotel room. He’d been training for months. During his training, he ran many many miles, as marathoners do. When I could, I joined him. Sometimes I joined him for his shorter runs, when he would dial...
by Becky Robinson | Feb 22, 2011 | Influence Building
It’s been nearly a decade since I had a traditional job, but I remember well the boundaries (then) between work and the rest of my life. Work began (mentally) when I got in the car, drove toward the office, walked through the office door. Work ended when I walked to...
