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Overcoming Miss Conception
Barb Mayfield
  • 7 days ago
  • 2 min

Overcoming Miss Conception

Meet Miss Conception – AKA “contagious falsehoods” because they are so common. In honor of nutrition communication, how many of these mis...
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New Beginnings
Barb Mayfield
  • Jan 8
  • 2 min

New Beginnings

Fresh snow transforms a winter landscape. It covers the mud and muck and blankets the world with a clean and pristine newness. It makes e...
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Holiday on Hold
Barb Mayfield
  • Jan 1
  • 3 min

Holiday on Hold

Over the past three years I have written blog posts listing lessons learned from hosting dozens of family members over the holidays. Last...
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You can’t steal Christmas
Barb Mayfield
  • Dec 24, 2020
  • 2 min

You can’t steal Christmas

Across time there have been many villains who have attempted to rob us of Christmas. Of course, it all started with King Herod (If you fo...
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A very different holiday
Barb Mayfield
  • Dec 18, 2020
  • 2 min

A very different holiday

“Be careful what you wish for!” How often in years past have you found yourself wishing for a slower pace and less “hustle and bustle” at...
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Hindsight is 20/20
Barb Mayfield
  • Dec 11, 2020
  • 3 min

Hindsight is 20/20

A year ago I wrote a blog post titled “2020 Vision,” which opened as follows… "As we enter this century’s decade of the “Roaring 20’s,” w...
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Mentoring Makes a Difference
Barb Mayfield
  • Dec 4, 2020
  • 3 min

Mentoring Makes a Difference

Is anyone out there lacking motivation? I for one have noticed that the world seems to be in a major slump. The pandemic has zapped us ph...
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Intentional Gratitude
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 27, 2020
  • 2 min

Intentional Gratitude

In this season of Thanksgiving we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2020, during a pandemic, one might a...
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May I have your attention?
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 20, 2020
  • 2 min

May I have your attention?

Have you ever been in an audience where no one is paying attention? How would you like to be the presenter in that situation? When an aud...
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Take your journey with purpose and a plan
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 13, 2020
  • 2 min

Take your journey with purpose and a plan

Have you ever felt like your journey as a nutrition professional meandered aimlessly rather than purposefully? Would you like to take con...
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Improvement starts with assessment
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 6, 2020
  • 2 min

Improvement starts with assessment

What is the first step in building a skill, making a change, or achieving any type of self-improvement? Assessment - An honest and accura...
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What do experts need most?
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 30, 2020
  • 3 min

What do experts need most?

Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the food and nutrition experts, and RDNs who communicate well change lives. Without communication ...
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No time or resources? No problem!
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 23, 2020
  • 3 min

No time or resources? No problem!

A lack of time, money, or resources does not need to prevent creating great communication. Follow these five effective shortcuts.
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Food Connects Us
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 3 min

Food Connects Us

Around the world, eating together is celebrated. Here are 5 tips for promoting shared meals in celebration of World Food Day.
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Ask the experts… your audience!
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 9, 2020
  • 3 min

Ask the experts… your audience!

Working with the audience to design communication takes the guesswork out of content creation.
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Creating communication? Collaborate!
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 2, 2020
  • 3 min

Creating communication? Collaborate!

"Effective messages are created with and for an audience." Collaborate with your audience from assessing needs through evaluating outcomes.
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Don’t complicate family meals
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 3 min

Don’t complicate family meals

Unrealistic expectations of perfect family meals can get in the way of achieving them. Don't complicate eating together. Plan. Prepare. Do.
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Can family meals lead to longer and healthier lives?
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 4 min

Can family meals lead to longer and healthier lives?

Family meals are more important than ever as the COVID pandemic accentuates the loneliness epidemic. Eating together may enhance longevity.
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Defining moments shape a generation
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 11, 2020
  • 2 min

Defining moments shape a generation

Defining moments shape each generation. When we develop communication, we must consider these defining moments.
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Questions lead to greater understanding
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 4, 2020
  • 4 min

Questions lead to greater understanding

Questions are powerful. They reveal what needs to be clarified or brought to light. Questions lead to understanding. Don't fear the Q&A.
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