Category: Voice Lessons
These publications were written for my monthly newsletter Voice Lessons.
What Am I Doing Again?
August 1, 2016
Happy August! I have spent the last few weeks working with folks who were new at their positions. Some are just coming in to their […]
Rededicating Myself to Doing Good
July 5, 2016
This month I am working with ideas from Shelley Turkle’s book, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age, which include talking to […]
Go Out And Be Changed
June 2, 2016
I remember reading that writer, Ralph Fletcher, author of Craft Lessons, had a snake skin on his desk to always remember to molt.
My Zen calendar […]
And My Bartender Left Too…Transitions and Goodbyes
May 1, 2016
May is the time for end of school year events: retirement celebrations, proms, graduations. It’s a bittersweet month. I have written about transitions before but […]
Wellness – Can’t Really Survey For It
April 1, 2016
I just spent a lovely Saturday morning, post-mediation, post-workout, and post-breakfast with a cup of coffee and the new HBO documentary, Everything is Copy. “A […]
‘O Canada’ – Do You Know the Words?
March 1, 2016
I went to Ohio this past month to do some work outside Cleveland. Warmly welcomed by the group of administrators, I sat to eat […]
We Ain’t Got That Kinda Time
February 1, 2016
Yesterday, January 18, was social media’s ‘Blue Monday.’ The ‘most depressing’ day of the year. No true scientific fact to determine its validity, but still […]
Who Me? A Softie?
January 1, 2016
When I was in 5th grade my mother was asked to share with the teacher my strengths and weaknesses. She wrote down that I […]
Word of the Day – Allocentric
December 1, 2015
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines allocentric as “having one’s interest and attention centered on other persons — (compare to egocentric)”. Important word for me these […]
Ever After – The Rest of the Story
November 1, 2015
Michael Cunningham, the award-winning author of The Hours, has a new book out; a new spin on fairy tales called A Wild Swan and Other […]