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    Smile File
    Barbara Palmer
    • Apr 28
    • 2 min

    Smile File

    Smile File. A while back, I wrote about a Win Bucket: a way to capture positive feedback and your wins both for your own satisfaction...
    Burners
    Barbara Palmer
    • Apr 8
    • 2 min

    Burners

    Burners. Picture a beautiful 6 burner Viking stove. Let’s name your burners. What needs ‘gas’ or fuel to burn; who and what in your...
    Junk Drawer
    Barbara Palmer
    • Mar 29
    • 2 min

    Junk Drawer

    Junk Drawer. If you’re like me, you have a junk drawer (or two or six…) where you throw the things you perceive to have value, but that...
    The Future is Female
    Barbara Palmer
    • Feb 23
    • 1 min

    The Future is Female

    Our Future. To celebrate International Women’s Day this year and invest in the future of women leaders I will be holding free workshops...
    Bravery
    Barbara Palmer
    • Feb 10
    • 3 min

    Bravery

    Bravery. I typed the word Bravery a few weeks ago and while I must have had a blog post in mind when I did, all I did was type the one...
    Nice vs Kind
    Barbara Palmer
    • Jan 20
    • 2 min

    Nice vs Kind

    I got to spend time over the holidays with close friends and their parents. One night as I took on chef duties and my friend’s dad...
    Words
    Barbara Palmer
    • Jan 6
    • 2 min

    Words

    Words. I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions and despite all of the people that do, there is data that suggests that by the...
    Achievable Goals
    Barbara Palmer
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 3 min

    Achievable Goals

    Achievable Goals. I worked with a head of sales that consistently missed his goals. Every quarter he would throw out a really...
    How Can I Help?
    Barbara Palmer
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    How Can I Help?

    How Can I Help? Doers and fixers – well, do and fix. When they hear a problem, see a challenge, hear a need, they spring into action. ...
    Action to Words
    Barbara Palmer
    • Oct 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    Action to Words

    Action to words. My friend’s daughter published a book. She is 16. And she made the Amazon Bestseller List. The book is powerful and...
    Deodorant.
    Barbara Palmer
    • Sep 29, 2021
    • 3 min

    Deodorant.

    Deodorant. There is a fine line between co-worker and friend. Some people ride the line easily and without issue. Others were taught...
    Everyone needs a Billy
    Barbara Palmer
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Everyone needs a Billy

    Everyone needs a Billy. A close friend was having a biopsy and I offered to drive her. “Billy will take me.” Her husband; of course...
    Priorities
    Barbara Palmer
    • Jul 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Priorities

    Priorities. The phone rings. “This is the high school. There is nothing to be worried about.” I’m not worried, I don’t have a child at...
    Transitions
    Barbara Palmer
    • Jun 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Transitions

    Transitions. It is that time of year: graduations, internships, new jobs. A lot of people going through a lot of change. Transitions...
    Shared Wisdom
    Barbara Palmer
    • May 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Shared Wisdom

    Shared Wisdom. There is so much to learn and re-learn, and I find myself consuming as much content as I possibly can – to educate myself...
    Random Tuesday
    Barbara Palmer
    • Apr 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Random Tuesday

    Sushi by the Sea on a Random Tuesday in April. Random Tuesday. A few weeks ago, I took a random Tuesday off. REALLY off. I even set an...
    I Don't Know
    Barbara Palmer
    • Apr 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    I Don't Know

    I Don't Know. There is a lot that I don’t know. Some of those things, I don’t give a second thought – I can Google, enlist an expert,...
    Mom
    Barbara Palmer
    • Mar 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    Mom

    My mother turns 80 today. As I reflect on my relationship with her, I thought I would share what I have learned, directly and in...
    Time Stood Still
    Barbara Palmer
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Time Stood Still

    Time Stood Still. Literally … one year ago, my watch stopped. My watch has said 6:17 since late March 2020. At the time, there was no...
    Sorry, Not Sorry.
    Barbara Palmer
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sorry, Not Sorry.

    Sorry. It’s a trigger word for me. Not the true apology where someone shows remorse for something they did to hurt or offend, but rather...
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