Why is it when life is rolling along “smoothly” we often fail to notice what matters most? Then, some type of crisis befalls us – a...

Every year on the 4th Thursday in November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday we have enjoyed since the Pilgrims first...

You pull up in front of a school and the sign out front advertises an upcoming event as follows: Leteracy Night Dec 8th at 5:00 Would...

Imagine sitting in your office concentrating on completing your latest project when the phone rings. It is the producer for your local...

What is a mentor? Is it the same as a coach? Or, is it something different? The words mentor and coach are often used interchangeably....

How often do you see the phrase “season to taste” in a recipe? That phrase will forever have a deeper meaning after experiencing the...

Would you agree we live in an increasingly polarized culture? Specifically, in the field of nutrition, polarization and controversy are...

Do you attend professional conferences? If you are a credentialled food and nutrition professional, do you attend FNCE? …otherwise known...

If you want to learn something, what do you do? Do you… Look it up online? Watch a YouTube video? Go to the library and check out a book?...

Miscommunication is the failure to communicate adequately. It occurs in a multitude of ways, including communication that is confusing,...

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...

Who needs something else to complicate their lives? No one. Who needs something else to enrich their lives? Everyone. That...

Do you consider yourself a good multi-tasker? How many things can you juggle successfully at the same time without dropping one or more? Learn the pitfalls of multitasking and how to be more attentive.

Following five tips will make all the difference in how effectively you can reach an audience and the impact your message can make:

After work, today, our oldest son, Joey, along with seven other adventurers (at last count), are driving more than 20 hours from Indiana...

Meet Miss Perception, also known as “Did I hear or read that correctly?” Miss Perception is a contestant in my “Mis-Communication”...

Think back to the last product you purchased. For me, it was a new planner from someone on social media. Did I truly need another fancy...

What does it take to be compelling? To compel means to bring about something forcefully, but to be compelling has a much more desirable...

Were you ever instructed on how to be a “professional”? In our nutrition communications course at Purdue, I included a class period on...

They say you can’t teach an old dog a new trick. I disagree. There are numerous stories of older people learning and achieving great...