A lack of time, money, or resources does not need to prevent creating great communication. Follow these five effective shortcuts.

When you are facing a big project or task, are you more inclined to get started right away, or put it off? If you are in the 20% of the population who are considered chronic procrastinators, your answer will be “put it off.” If you are among the remaining 80% of us who occasionally procrastinate, your answer will be “it depends.” Everyone struggles with procrastination at least sometimes and we procrastinate for many reasons. Whatever the reason, when facing a task you can’t

After work today, our oldest son, Joey, along with seven other adventurers (at last count), are driving more than 20 hours from Indiana to Leadville, Colorado. When they arrive on Saturday they will check out the trailhead, have dinner, and sleep for a few hours. On Sunday, they will rise before dawn to climb Mt. La Plata, which is one of the more than 50 peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation in the state, thus earning the name “14er.” Upon descent, they will begin the 20-hour

Well-constructed communication is like having a foundation that is unshakable. This photo shows our February house on Cape San Blas, Florida. This house withstood the near category 5 winds and storm surge of Hurricane Michael last October relatively unscathed. Many homes in the path of the hurricane were reduced to rubble. The houses on either side of this one had to be completely gutted. Construction crews are working to get them livable again. Advance steps taken to strateg

“Making a list and checking it twice...” That familiar song lyric can apply not only to Santa at this time of year but to all of us. Do the holidays stress you out? If so, you are not alone. Surveys show that about two-thirds of Americans report their stress level as very or somewhat elevated during the holidays.(1) Another study found 31% of us describe our holidays as “frantic.”(2) That makes me sad – how about you? Planning and preparation can be keys to a stress-free holi

Would you agree that effective communication is well planned and executed? Have you ever tried to “wing it” and regretted not putting more time into careful preparation? Most of us have at least one disaster story. Learn from those mistakes and prevent future disasters with a proven plan – download a free copy of my updated eBook: “10 Steps to Creating Compelling Communication.” Get your copy: https://www.nutritioncommunicator.com/resources-to-supplement-the-book. The diagram

Procrastination. We all do it – delay or postpone doing something. Is there something you’re putting off? Something you avoid doing even though you want to do it or know you should? Until yesterday, I was putting off creating my first “talking head” video to post on social media. Yes, I was procrastinating. Now I’m not one who likes doing things at the last minute, so I don’t usually procrastinate, but I just kept putting this off. Posting videos I create to social media, at

Raise your hand if you are feeling overwhelmed. During this season of the year, planning and preparing for events, completing projects, and setting goals for the New Year can feel like burdens instead of the exciting opportunities they are meant to be. Tackle BIG projects without overwhelm I wrote a tip series on tackling BIG projects to remind myself as much as others of how to tackle BIG projects without becoming overwhelmed. For a downloadable copy, visit my tips page. It

When creating communication, do you feel like there is never “enough” time, money, and personnel? Don’t allow that feeling of “not enough” to become an excuse to be ineffective. Most of us have probably omitted important steps in the communication design process due to a “lack of resources” and later regretted it. I know I have. I’ve also learned there’s a better way. I have compiled 5 smart shortcuts that can streamline the design process without shortchanging the result. Fo

This afternoon, my husband and oldest son, along with 12 other adventurers, are taking off from Indiana to drive more than 20 hours to reach Leadville, Colorado, where they will sleep a few hours before climbing Mt. Massive, one of the more than 50 peaks over 14,000 feet in elevation in the state. Upon descent, they will climb back in their vehicles for the 20-hour return trip and complete their adventure before the Labor Day weekend ends. My husband likes to refer to it as a