As “the disease that shall not be named” continues to pass through our memory, more and more people who have never, or have rarely ever traveled, are flying around the country. Visiting grandparents, going to the beach with their families, saying “the heck with it all” and skinny dipping under the pale moonlight. That’s great.Continue reading “Tidbits for the Un-seasoned Traveler”
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Failure Adds The Flavor
I came across this quote by Truman Capote, “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” It made me stop and think about some of the experiences from my 16 years of event planning that failed or went poorly but made me a better planner for it. If nothing else, they have provided storiesContinue reading “Failure Adds The Flavor”
Please and Thank You!
Remember the days when we used to pass someone on the sidewalk, smile, and say hi? I hope so, it was less than two years ago that this type of interaction was a social norm. It seems like the pandemic has given people a courtesy lobotomy. Now, people divert their eyes from others, walk oddlyContinue reading “Please and Thank You!”
The Right Main Thing
You have heard it before, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Stephen Covey coined this phrase in his book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”1 My very boiled-down version of Mr. Covey’s idea is that we can easily become focused on the wrong right thing. Somewhere along theContinue reading “The Right Main Thing”