Those Email Messages You’re NOT Receiving…
Want to know why you’re not receiving all those emails people are sending? Let me explain…
Helping Others Helps Yourself
One of the best ways to move forward in life and business is helping other people. How? Read on…
Do Lies Come in Different Colors?
Today’s burning question is: Do lies come in different colors? I discussed this topic in a recent insurance ethics seminar I taught and I’m curious about your opinion. Some of my students indicated white lies are okay and other types of lies are not. What do YOU think? I didn’t know lies came in assorted … Read more
What Comes First – Thanksgiving or Christmas?
Once and for all, someone … okay me … needs to answer the question: What comes first, Christmas or Thanksgiving? What Comes First? Yes, if we list the two holidays in ABC order, Christmas comes first. But if we look at the calendar, Christmas doesn’t. Aside from chronology, several excellent reasons exist to remind us … Read more
Words Better Left Unsaid: Do You Know What They Are?
Want to know what happens when you use too many words during a podcast?
Mystery Making Event on March 6
You might be wondering what a mystery making event is. Well, let me explain… Mystery Making is the brainchild of Sisters in Crime New England, a writers organization of which I’m a member. Back when we writers made live presentations, mystery making events were primarily conducted in libraries. A panel of four writers would work … Read more
Missing My Parents
50 years ago today I moved into the house where I’m living now. This anniversary is poignant and I’m missing my parents. I was 14 years old when my family moved here and it was my parents’ “new” house. I knew I’d never see my friends again (we moved 30 miles) and I thought my … Read more
Mystery Making with Sisters in Crime New England
Join my writer friends at me at Mystery Making with Sisters in Crime New England. I am (and have always been) active in a number of writers organizations–and never more so than since joining Sisters in Crime New England (SinCNE). Mystery Making is the brain child of SinCNE. It involves a panel of four writers … Read more
Insuring Cannabis Businesses – Issues and Problems
Insuring cannabis businesses can be problematic. During the course of the past two years, I’ve written several new insurance continuing education (CE) online and webinar courses for my client, A.D. Banker & Company. One of the most recent webinars is Insuring Cannabis Risks. The course is the brainchild of inquiries submitted by individuals who attended … Read more
Winning and Losing–and Temper Tantrums
Even if your parents didn’t teach you anything about winning and losing , when you attended school you learned: Winning and Losing: What not to do… Lying on the ground, stomping your feet, and wailing at the top of your voice was a lousy, ineffective blackmail scheme. Punching Johnny in the nose because he made … Read more