by Becky Robinson | Oct 18, 2009 | Inspiration
By the time you read this blog post, I hope to be celebrating the successful completion of the IMT Des Moines Half Marathon with my friend Angie Chaplin, in support of Team Thomas. But there’s another reason to celebrate. This is the 100th blog post for...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 16, 2009 | Social Media
The internet and social media sites offer ways for people to connect in unprecedented ways: sharing knowledge, ideas, insights, and opinions with one another at a pace that can be dizzying at times. In today’s world, people who want to make a difference and...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 12, 2009 | Inspiration
Creating a meaningful legacy is impossible without perseverance. We persevere because we know what effect our actions will have, both in the immediate and the distant future. So perseverance is toward a future goal. My grandfather was a teacher. In the summer, though,...
by Becky Robinson | Oct 2, 2009 | Leadership
Perseverance and perseveration: words from the same root, similar but nuanced. I first heard the word “perseveration” in my life before kids, when I worked with people who had experienced tramautic brain injury (TBI), helping them find services and...
by Becky Robinson | Sep 30, 2009 | Inspiration
For nearly a year at the end of her life, my mother-in-law spent her days in a hospital bed. After spinal surgery exactly one year before her death, she began a rapid decline that left her progressively disabled. At first, she could transfer from her bed to a...
