by Becky Robinson | Jul 7, 2012 | Inspiration
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?...
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 | Oct 24, 2011 | Inspiration
My daughter has a cupcake business. So far, Mom and Dad are her angel investors. We buy all the supplies. She uses items from our pantry to make her sweet treats. When she sells an order, she keeps all the profits. (She keeps the tips, too.) I use profits in the...
by Becky Robinson | Jan 11, 2010 | Leadership
Before kids, I loved naps. In the years since my daughters were born, daytime rest has all but disappeared from my life. Because of that, I have fond memories of great naps from days gone by. Here’s one: when I was in college, a close friend and mentor cancelled...