Continuing my series on life lessons, (read the first part here), today I’m covering three huge lessons learned when I took an executive assistant job in Jacksonville, Florida. Don’t Make Assumptions Before taking the position in Jacksonville, I had been working for a gaming company in Texas for ten years. It became evident that the…
Life Lessons – Part 1
There are several times in life where, for whatever reason, something someone says or does teaches you a valuable lesson that you never forget. It is so profound that it resurfaces at appropriate times to help you adjust your behavior for the better – a life lesson. Here is the story of two of my…
What To Do When You Are A Slave To Food
I had just finished my green smoothie for breakfast at work when someone waltzed in with a box of donuts. If I’m being honest, I felt quite smug in telling them I had already had something healthy and felt superior to anyone that was about to eat all those empty calories. Fifteen minutes later, I…
What Are You Listening To?
Strolling around downtown Fort Worth during a lunch break recently, I had my earbuds in listening to some music. This particular day, I was honed in on how each song would give what was going on around me a totally different feel, similar to how music enhances a scene in a movie. My curiosity was…
Life in the Gray Area
My daughter leaves for a month long internship at the Oceanside Museum of Art in Oceanside, California this Friday. Her pending absence has me reflecting on what it will be like when she leaves home for good. Please note, I’m not in a hurry for her to be gone, although I suspect she wishes she…