My Father’s Wisdom About A Successful Life

No Bunk Truth Today’s post is from the last No Bunk Truths chapter in my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense), This post is an excerpt from Chapter 5  – Achieving and Maintaining Success Truths. Success in Life Depends on the Motive is Truth #4  My Father’s Wisdom My fahter was a Green Brain Mechanical…

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The Joy of Planting Two Colossal Pollinator Gardens!

UFOs Landed In Our Backyard We had to remove 2 dead trees from our backyard. For 2 years we could not decide what to plant in the 2 circular spaces where the Blue Spruce Fat Alberts had graced our back yard. The empty circles looked like 2 UFOs  had landed in our backyard. Gardener One…

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Are You, Or Someone You Know, A “Lawn Mower” Parent?

Shocked by New Parenting Concept I was shocked when I discovered that there is a new parenting concept. It is called “Lawn Mower” Parenting! Helicopter Parenting Helicopter Parenting has been a term that has been used for a while. Those parents hinder their children’s development of self-relience because they are always in sight hovering over…

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Inclusion and Diveristy Lessons – Learn to be an ALLY!

Department of the Interior I have been developing a What Color Is Your Brain?® Program for the Department of the Interior’s Ally and Enrichment Week (WEEW) 2022. I have been honored to work with Patricia Jones, who is the founder of (WEEW) and the Program Coordinator, Diversity Change Agent, DCA Recruiter and Facilitator at Department…

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Be Adaptable! It’s The Key To Your Future!

Simple and Sound Advice Just like a chameleon, you can be adaptable, be flexible, change your mind, look for new opportunities are part of today’s blog post and sound advice from my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense), which is my 6th book. Book Chapter This post’s wisdom was written in the…

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Gardening Is Good for Your Mental Health!

Our Mental Health Sadly, we are now reading, watching, and listening to issues that impact our mental health. Time in Our Gardens With all the sadness in the world, to keep myself and my husband mentally healthy we spend time tending, planting, and weeding the gardens and plants around our home. A Garden Poem for…

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When You Crow, Remember Who Made Your Crowing Possible!

A Favorite Memory Today’s blog post is one of my favorite memories about my parents’ business. I wrote about this memory in my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense), which is my 6th book. Book Chapter This post is a story that was written in the 1950’s, but still rings true today.…

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How Do You Practice: “Do The Right Thing”?

Life-Long Lesson Today’s post is from my family business memoir, No Bunk, Just BS (Business Sense), which is my 6th book. “Do the Right Thing!” is a life-long lesson children are hopefully taught and carry with them into adulthood. With the world turned upside down with the war in Ukraine, COVID, the US economy this…

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“Wet Paint” Do Not Touch! – Wise Advice When You Are Upset

Wet Paint Advice “I’m ‘Wet Paint!’ I need time to dry!” is remarkably wise advice from a dear friend’s mother.  You will find this guidance helpful when you’re in the midst of an internal conflict with yourself or an external conflict with tother Brain Color personalities. New Book Chapter I am writing and revision Chapter…

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