Priorities and sweet tea
If you grew up in the South like me, you are likely a fan – maybe a connoisseur – of sweet tea. Would you rather have a flavorful glass of sweet tea, or three glasses of vaguely-tea-flavored …
Read the room. Pitch.
Yes, you have a job to do – get media exposure for your client. Yet you cannot ignore the climate into which you are sending those pitches. If you do, you do a disservice to your …
Blurred lines
Balancing professional life with my private life always had been a challenge of mine. Although the longer I have worked, the more that struggle shifted. At first it was making sure I could carve out enough …
Journalists are people, too
We are your neighbors, moms and dads, your Sunday school teachers, and the people who hold the door for you at the store. We are also now, more than ever, the targets of your verbal and physical …
The courage to ask for help
Asking for help has never come easily to me, whether personally or professionally. Indeed, I don’t think it’s something that comes easily to most people. We are hardwired towards independence and often perceive asking for help …
Stepping in to 2021
I love the New Year’s holiday. It always feels like a fresh start to me. But like many of you, I’m guessing, I get tripped up by setting resolutions. The freshness of the calendar inspires me to improve everything …
Say “yes” to saying “no”
Years ago, I read the book, The Art of Extreme Self-Care. Well… I read most of it. I skimmed—okay skipped—Chapter 3. In that chapter, the author encouraged readers to master the art of disappointing people, and a …
A few of my favorite things
Like most folks, I love lots of things about the holiday season – the scents, the candy, the merriment. At the top of my list, though, is the holiday card exchange. I look forward to opening the …
Talk is not cheap.
Whether you’re sitting in a chaise lounge, a plastic beach chair or hiding in your new makeshift home “office,” chances are you are acutely aware we are at a pivotal point as a society, and perhaps …
Huddle up!
I’m not a football player, or any kind of an athlete, really. But I love a good huddle. The entire concept – circling up with your teammates, joining arms, putting heads together to hash out the …