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Why Must North American T.V. Insult Women?
There is a great book by Gina Barreca on women’s strategic use of humour: “They used to call Snow White but… I drifted”. Among other interesting tidbits in this book is the fact that television was at the time (1990’s) showcasing smart women and that women viewers...
Milestones and Birthdays
All women have milestone moments- some of them are particular birthdays. When I turned 30 I remember thinking “I’m now thirty, I no longer have to take crap from anyone”. It was less a statement on how I felt about others as it was realizing that I now had enough...
Kids and Cancer: easily isolated and pushed aside Something to avoid
Kids are easily pushed to the side when someone in the family is diagnosed with cancer. The shift to crisis mode and survival relegates them to the periphery or in other words shuts them out. This is not only unfair, but can rob both the kid and the loved one of the...
Shouting it from the Rooftops
A lot of hard work and long hours go into building one’s dreams. Books like the 4 hour work day and other spurious get rich quick business “opportunities” proclaim and would have us believe that all one needs is a good idea, some luck and some connections and we too...
Work-life Balance: Changing the World of Work
Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric was quoted as saying “ There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them and they have consequences.” The problem with the thinking behind this quote is that is legitimizes existing...
Cancer and Things I Never Knew (but wish I had)
It is not a coincidence that I haven’t blogged since January and that this post is about things I wish I knew about cancer but didn’t. Someone I loved dearly passed away mid-January from aggressive renal (kidney) cancer and it has not been in me to write publicly...
Ten Learnings from 2010
Life is about learning and, I also believe, in sharing one’s learnings. This list started as part of an e-mail to a friend and grew from there. When it was finished her and I thought it was a good alternative to the many new year, new you, new success e-mails and...
APPS, ANAPHYLAXIS & FOOD ALLERGIES: Making Grocery Shopping Easier (and safer)
If you are one of the estimated 15 million Americans (3 million children) or 600,000 Canadians living with food allergies you know grocery shopping always includes reading labels, understanding that product derivatives, whether they are clearly stated or not, can be...
Secrets of a Networker Extraordinaire
Connie Deckert President Fore U Enterprises Connie Deckert is a serial entrepreneur and one of Canada’s few full- time members of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals (T&CP). Her current focus, as President of Fore U Enterprises, is to teach more people how...
Random Act of Kindness Day: November’s Newest Holiday
November and February have long been the two most dismal months of the year. Living in Waterloo, Ontario at the edge of Southern Ontario’s Snow Belt, by the time February draws to an end shoveling snow, scraping ice crusted car windows, heavy coats and slipping on...