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As a professional in the world of learning and development, I am often sought as a subject matter expert on personal and professional growth as well as managing relationships...and then I walk through the door and find out how much more learning I need to do at the courtesy of my husband and five-year-old daughter. Join me on my journey towards humility and accountability.
Can you remember what you thought about yourself and the world when you were nine? I had a vague idea, but my five- year-old and I found the autobiography I wrote when I was nine. Now I know exactly what I was like when I was nine, and I want a do-over.
I had ... Read more...
Sweet Molly, we only had you with us for two years, but it seemed much longer than that. And though I never saw you, I can only imagine how beautiful you were. Thank you for joining our family when we needed you. I remember the very moment when you came to us. Lexi ... Read more...
Once upon a time there was a learning and development princess named Nhung.
Let me stop for a second and explain. I don’t necessarily love fairy tales. There’s just too much about them that bother me, like the fact that all fathers in fairy tales seem to ap ... Read more...
Have you ever played the “Glad Game?” It’s inspired by another of my favorite literature heroines-Pollyanna Whittier. As a child, Pollyanna’s father taught her that there was always something to be glad about in every situation no matter how bleak. Even after his ... Read more...
Thou shalt not lie. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not kill. Do not take the Lord’s name in vain or have other idols. Apparently, the ten commandments are clear and simple to my five-year-old. As my husband was going over them with her, she was relatively confide ... Read more...
I’m a practical gal. I don’t need cards, presents, or wrapping paper. Please don’t misunderstand me. I love the sentiment that cards, presents and wrapping paper represent, but I don’t feel any less loved if my birthday comes, and I don’t receive a card. I don’t f ... Read more...
I don’t intentionally lie to my child. Rewind that. I don’t intentionally lie to my child on a regular basis. I reserve the intentional lying for special occasions like Christmas when lying is the lesser of two evils. My daughter is, at times, an old soul so allowi ... Read more...
Have you ever wondered why some products have the most absurd and unnecessary warning labels? For example, the second warning label on the iPod shuffle says, “Do not eat the iPod shuffle.” Okay. Under the care and safety label for Scrubbing Bubbles shower cleaner, i ... Read more...
This was my mantra today. I found out that I am not the Grand Dip Master.
Had you asked me last week or even two days ago whether I wanted to be the Grand Dip Master, I would have truthfully told you that I have no need to gain that title to leave a signific ... Read more...
That was not my response today when someone asked if I was a Tiger Mom. My immediate response was to say, “No, I’m not a Tiger Mom.” After the conversation, I researched what it meant to be a Tiger Mom. Apparently, I’m behind the times and wh ... Read more...
