Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Believe you are capable.
When you fail to achieve a goal or establish a habit, what barriers are most likely preventing your forward progress? Who or what is...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Want to achieve your goals? Replace or reduce negative habits.
Habits are automatic behaviors, actions we take without conscious thought. To change a habit requires the opposite – conscious thought...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Creating habits to meet your goals? Make them easy and convenient.
If you visit a new website, do you appreciate it being user-friendly and easy to navigate? If you are searching for a new recipe, do you...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Want to create habits to achieve your goals? Make an action plan.
What have you wished for that hasn’t come to fruition? Stop and think – did you have a plan in place to make that wish a reality? Likely...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jan 6
- 3 min
Want to create habits to achieve your goals? Do first things first.
When do you most often set goals? At New Year’s when making resolutions is considered the thing to do? In fact, if you don’t set goals at...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Want to achieve your goals? Reflect first, then take action.
Do you set New Year’s resolutions? If so, you’re not alone. Research indicates that more than 40% of Americans set resolutions at this...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
Are you a single or multi-tasker? Which gets more done, better?
We may be able to walk and chew gum at the same time, but can we effectively and accurately complete more complex tasks or projects while...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Oct 21, 2022
- 4 min
Preparing a speaker introduction? Here are 5 ways to make it remarkable!
Do you remember the first time you were asked to introduce a speaker? Maybe you were handed a 10-page resume listing hundreds of...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Do I need an elevator pitch? What makes one engaging and effective?
Have you ever been asked “Tell me about yourself” or “What do you do?”? Are you prepared with a succinct response clearly conveying the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
Why is small talk hated? Can it make my communication more effective?
Small talk – it gets a bad rap – it’s fashionable to dislike and make fun of. Does small talk deserve a negative image? Or does it have...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Aug 26, 2022
- 3 min
To create or change habits should you take small steps or bold moves?
Habits are a wonderful tool for achieving our goals because they automate the behaviors that are necessary for reaching those goals. The...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Aug 12, 2022
- 5 min
What is a proven way to achieve your goals? Create habits.
What goals have you set for yourself this year? Did you make a list of resolutions back in January? What have you achieved? A proven way...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
How do you write compelling mission and vision statements?
Do you belong to or work for an organization or business? Can you state their mission and vision statements from memory? Do these...
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Guest post by Samantha Maldonado
- May 19, 2022
- 4 min
No One-Size-Fits-All When Communicating with Others, Interview with Beryl Krinsky of B.Komplete
Beryl Krinsky owns a wellness company, B.Komplete, and the Komplete Business Dietetic Internship. Her company focuses on educating and...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- May 13, 2022
- 3 min
What is the most common reason communication fails?
What is the most common reason for communication to fail? When communication is more communicator-centered than audience-centered....
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
Can I prevent the panic of procrastination? Yes! Be on time with 3 B's.
Have you ever put something off to the last minute? Of course. We all have. And when we do, panic often prevails. Will we be done in...
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Guest post by Lisa Graves, MS, RD, LD
- Apr 29, 2022
- 3 min
Reimagining Work-Life Balance
When you hear or read the phrase “work-life balance” what comes to mind? Does it conjure images of a balance scale where work...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Apr 8, 2022
- 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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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Feb 25, 2022
- 3 min
Waste not, want not. A book review of Zero Waste Cooking for dummies.
Zero Waste Cooking for dummies, by Rosanne Rust, MS, RDN, is a book much needed by today’s western consumers who have been spoiled by a...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RD, LD, FAND
- Jan 21, 2022
- 3 min
How do you measure success? To be great – evaluate!
Was your communication successful? Did it achieve the desired outcomes? Did the audience pay attention, engage, learn, and take the...
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