August 2008
Surprised by the 'Old Guard'
As the daughter of academics I was encouraged to be a free-thinker, especially when it came to God. My parents were not afraid of questions because their faith was so strong in the One who gives answers. Yet I lived (and still do) a paradoxical life: A home life of free-thinking and free-discussion amongst a community of "don't rock the boaters" - the Old ...
Developing a Business Plan and Strategy
In identifying your weaknesses, include what you need emotionally. Due to my background, I don't handle rejection well. I don't have a natural sales personality. I don't have a deep emotional reservoir and criticism causes me to crater on the inside. I do not have a bold personality where I naturally fight for my rights. I tend to back away from conflict because ...
Feeling Like a Big Nothing
It's happened more than once during the course of a conversation. Somehow, we get to the topic of "formal education" and next we're talking about the Masters degree my husband earned. Discovering that he has one is always of great interest, and after the usual questions as to what subject it's in and from which graduate school it came from, etc., etc., ...