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Conventions are for creating connections
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 22
  • 3 min

Conventions are for creating connections

What makes in-person conventions far superior to virtual ones? Besides the pleasure of traveling to a far-off location and getting a...
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Who is a leader? Everyone.
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 8
  • 2 min

Who is a leader? Everyone.

If someone asked you, “Are you a leader?” How would you respond? a) Yes, always b) No, never c) Sometimes, it depends Many...
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What is conscious language? Using words with the intention to build up.
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 25
  • 3 min

What is conscious language? Using words with the intention to build up.

Language is the currency of communication. It is thought, written, spoken, sung, illustrated, and expressed in a multitude of ways. Words...
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Celebrate a world of flavors - without leaving home!
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 11
  • 2 min

Celebrate a world of flavors - without leaving home!

Do your menus need a revamp? Do you find yourself eating the same things over and over and over? Boring! This year’s National Nutrition...
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5 lessons from 5 years at the beach
Barb Mayfield
  • Mar 4
  • 3 min

5 lessons from 5 years at the beach

A week ago, I was walking on the beach on beautiful Cape San Blas, Florida, enjoying our final days of rest and relaxation. Today, I sit...
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How do we communicate love? Let me count the ways.
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 11
  • 2 min

How do we communicate love? Let me count the ways.

This Valentine’s Day people around the world will express their love to others. How will they do it? With words, yes; but also with...
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3 lessons from the world of sports – 2022 Edition
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 4
  • 3 min

3 lessons from the world of sports – 2022 Edition

February is a big month in the world of sports. We kick off with the Winter Olympics, which only come once every four years. Can’t miss...
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Gratitude Is a Choice
Barb Mayfield
  • Nov 26, 2021
  • 2 min

Gratitude Is a Choice

In this season of Thanksgiving, we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2021, nearly two years into a...
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Let’s Celebrate - Food Connects Us
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 15, 2021
  • 3 min

Let’s Celebrate - Food Connects Us

Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
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Countdown to a Convention 2.0
Barb Mayfield
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 4 min

Countdown to a Convention 2.0

Are you attending FNCE? That’s short for the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo – the annual meeting of the Academy of Nutrition and...
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What’s the big deal with family meals?
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 24, 2021
  • 9 min

What’s the big deal with family meals?

September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...
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5 lessons from a global pandemic
Barb Mayfield
  • Sep 10, 2021
  • 3 min

5 lessons from a global pandemic

What do tragedies and hardships teach us? Do we come out stronger and more resilient, or are we more defeated and divided? A year ago, I...
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5 Tips for Overcoming Bias
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • 3 min

5 Tips for Overcoming Bias

Discrimination, prejudice, unequal treatment, harassment – just a few of the negative consequences resulting from the biases humans hold...
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Biased? Not me!
Barb Mayfield
  • Aug 6, 2021
  • 3 min

Biased? Not me!

What does it mean to be biased? Am I biased? Are you biased? If we are honest we must acknowledge that we all have biases. Biases are our...
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United we stand
Barb Mayfield
  • Jul 2, 2021
  • 2 min

United we stand

Is it possible for the United States of America to be united again? What will unite us? One year ago I proposed the idea that better...
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Do others know you care?
Barb Mayfield
  • Jun 18, 2021
  • 3 min

Do others know you care?

Theodore Roosevelt wisely said, “No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care.” When I taught nutrition communication...
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Better than before
Barb Mayfield
  • May 7, 2021
  • 3 min

Better than before

“I can’t wait until everything returns to normal.” Raise your hand if you’ve heard that sentiment. Or, said it. Or, thought it. What is...
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What comes first: facts or feelings?
Barb Mayfield
  • Apr 23, 2021
  • 3 min

What comes first: facts or feelings?

When delivering communication in a crisis, what does your audience need first… an accounting of the facts, or, an expression of empathy...
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Can we talk?
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 26, 2021
  • 3 min

Can we talk?

Can you recall your last heart-to-heart conversation? In today’s world of instant messaging, texting, email, and social media, have we...
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Communicate love with your presence
Barb Mayfield
  • Feb 12, 2021
  • 3 min

Communicate love with your presence

In keeping with our month-long focus on building our relational communication skills, we are revisiting a skill that is becoming more and...
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