What does the year ahead hold in store? We cannot look into a crystal ball, but we can determine what we would like our future to be and...

Between December 18th and 30th our home hosted up to 25 members of our extended family, including 6 young children between the ages of 1...

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 .

When we block the ideas of others we stop the flow of ideas. When we accept the ideas of others we keep the ideas flowing and agree to save the evaluation for later. In improv this is called “accepting offers.” It enhances collaboration and problem solving.

Applied improvisation is based on the principles and techniques used in improvisational theater. Applying improv techniques can transform the way we interact with others in real-life situations.

Successful nutrition communicators possess more than the required knowledge and skills. They demonstrate specific characteristics.

Buy less stuff - Make more memories. Are you making a list and checking it twice? I am too… but this year it is a list of memory-making activities and not a list of gifts to purchase, wrap, and pay for in January. Do stuff instead of buying stuff. This is the second Christmas season that our family has gone “stuff-less.” The first time was back in 2010 – before grandchildren – when we took all our kids and their spouses to a cabin in the Smoky Mountains. See the photo above

Getting engaged is exciting, it’s memorable, and it’s planned. Audience engagement in a presentation can also be exciting and memorable,...

The simplest answer: 1. write, 2. write, 3. write. We become better writers by writing. But there is more to it than writing. If we don’t...

Last week I spent 5 days in South Haven, Michigan with a group of my closest friends. We have been vacationing near Lake Michigan for 12...

“… one is silver and the other’s gold” – are lines from a song I learned long ago as a Girl Scout. Good advice, especially when attending...

LinkedIn, Twitter, webinars, and conference calls are all essential tools to keep connected in today’s workplace. In spite of these...

Your mouth goes dry. Your skin flushes. You break out in a sweat. Your knees knock. Your heart races. You can’t catch your breath. You...

What's so great about smiling? Smiling is one of the quickest, easiest, cheapest, and most effective self-improvement strategies there...

I venture that outside of formal school I have learned more around a table sharing meals with others than in any other single place. I’ve...

If isolation and loneliness are making us less healthy and shortening our lives, we need to find ways to form stronger human connections. Sharing meals has been considered an opportunity for social interaction from the beginning of recorded history. In all cultures throughout the world, food and eating connect people. Consider this: the word companion means “with bread” in Latin. Companions eat together.

Teams with these 6 characteristics will succeed.

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.

This afternoon, my husband and oldest son, along with 12 other adventurers, are taking off from Indiana to drive more than 20 hours to...

On Monday, August 21st, our nation collectively looked skyward to witness the moon eclipsing the sun. We watched the event unfold through...