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You Will Figure It Out

May 23, 2013by lisakmcdonald 2 Comments

For years I was in Corporate America, and I could never quite get “-ized”.  You know, when you work for the big company and must learn to communicate in their […]

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Why Does It Take a Disaster?

May 21, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

I woke this morning to a news report about the devastating loss of lives in Oklahoma, they began with the children. Immediately a quote from one of my favorite shows […]

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Communication via Turn Signals

May 20, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

My dad taught me to drive.  In doing so he taught me to be a defensive driver – always being aware of my surroundings and anticipating what the other drivers […]

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Subtly Does Not Always Work

May 15, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

I really have no need for clocks in my house because I have dogs. To them there are two important times: wake up and pee time and dinner time. No […]

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What Becomes Comfortable

May 14, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

My dogs snore.  Each and every one, in a different register, at varying volumes and accompanying noises.  This isn’t just a cute little puppy snore like you have seen videoed […]

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Don’t Apologize – Celebrate

May 13, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

Uniformity, conformity, homogeny, standardization – these are all great for assembly line products; not people. We are all unique in our own little ways in all areas of our life […]

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Know What You Are Getting Into

May 8, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

I recently contributed to an upcoming article about college degrees and real world jobs.  College students, whether right out of high school or adults returning to college commonly share one […]

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I Can’t Take One Step at a Time I Have a Marathon To Race Here!

May 7, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

My name is Lisa and I’m an unorganized organizational junky. I am a freak about organization, I love watching videos about it, reading books, getting tips, listening to all the […]

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Asking Questions is a Good Thing

May 6, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

I’ve never been a “just because” kind of girl. When I worked in corporate America and would hear, “this is the way we have always done it” or “we do […]

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Do You Have More Than One Worth?

May 2, 2013by lisakmcdonald Leave a comment

You probably define yourself in two different ways but do not even realize it.  Most people don’t.   I can ask someone what they want in life, in a career, […]

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