No days off! Snow Days Are for Kids.

No days off! Snow Days Are for Kids.

So my Monday went like this. Daycare is closed. Streets are pure slush. Car doors are frozen shut. Snow covers at least a ½ inch of ice. Gush of wind blows me back inside the house. But this means nothing more than my foot rocking the swing chair, my iPad is propped up on the dinner tray, and a blanket to stay warm. I’m not going outside but I must go on with my day.  

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Hey 20 year old, this is for you (and everyone else, too)

Hey 20 year old, this is for you (and everyone else, too)

No matter how much work I have or how impossible it seems to squeak out any more time, I have one chief personal and professional commitment, to give back. Each semester I head to the area colleges and universities, upon request, and share some heartfelt tidbits about how to strengthen your brand with the result of success in the future. But this past week I headed to the Art Institute’s Marketing class and I absolutely lost it—I went off.

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