Should Working in Nonprofits be a Viable Career? The short answer is of course yes, as evidenced by the sector’s 12.3 million US jobs (BLS, 2016). My question refers more to how working for mission-based organizations is currently perceived and…
Words: Use Them Wisely
Words: Use Them Wisely Like many people I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of words. In this blog I’m focusing on personal and professional relationships, and how the actions we take around those words can either reinforce their…
Can we nurture creativity?
There is plenty of research that supports the value of arts education and early exposure to arts and culture. There are schools that understand this and either integrate arts into STEM (STEAM), offer a stand-alone art or music class, or…
Unexpected Lessons from a Global Pandemic (including the grammatical controversy over the word “global”)
What a weird, scary, unsettling time. This pandemic has revealed more than a few discouraging-to-utterly-frightening truths — about our world, our country, our fellow humans, perhaps even ourselves and our loved ones (and in some cases, our excessively lazy animal…
My Generalist Brethren: Prepare To Have Your Minds Blown
I’ve learned something today and it’s way too good not to share. Fellow Generalists – are you ready? You know the saying we’ve heard all our lives: “A jack of all trades is a master of none”? Well, guess what…
In vital, pistachio-related news
Okay, file me under “how-did-I-not-already-know-this” but I’ve just learned the trick to opening pistachios. You know how annoying they can be. Not all of them. Some are perfect, well-behaved morsels of yumminess. No, not those. Just the little, close-lipped suckers…
To Making Positive Change!
I chose July 7th as my quit date in 2002, mostly because it was convenient, and partly because 7 is my favorite number. Whatever the reason, on July 7, 2002, I became free from my addiction to tobacco. Okay really…
What if I’m NOT fine?
I’ve always disliked the saying, ”It’s all good”. Unless it’s in jest, of course. Then I buy it. But it’s just not all good. Here’s how I found a saying I despise even more. I’m in line at a grocery…
Texting Etiquette: three words you should never text (imho)
Stop sending these 3 words via text: “How are you?” Because the only reasonable answer to such a question is the obligatory single word response – “fine.” I believe – and I realize I may be alone here – that texting is perfect…
Ah, beaurocracy…
When I first moved to Oregon I had just about finished up all the super fun things one is required to do to become an official resident of one’s new home state. Included in the long litany of things is…