Drip It — Change It, Drip It

Cystic Fibrosis: The Forgotten Disease.

March 30, 2009

Congratulations! You’re going to have your first baby. The baby showers are over and the gifts put away. You’ve painted the room, purchased the bassinette, crib and night- light. The baby’s bureau drawer brims with freshly washed, little footed pajamas, blankets, and so many pairs of impossibly tiny socks. Stuffed animals line the wall shelves [...]

Personal Changes; Drip by Drip

March 29, 2009

So you want to do something life changing but just don’t know where to start….. Break down an element of behavior that will be necessary to make the change into the smallest repeatable part. Then do just that tiny little thing every day. For example, losing weight requires eating less and moving more. So, taking [...]

The Goals You Never Hear About

March 29, 2009

Doing goal setting with friends and colleagues is always motivating and invigorating for me. You hear things ranging from, “I want to help this village get out of poverty,” or “I want to double our market share,” or “I want to be financially independent.” What you rarely hear is, “I don’t want to fail,” “I [...]

Welcome Home!

March 1, 2009

One of the most joyful and most difficult time in a family’s life is frequently the transition process of bringing a new baby into the home. Parents are keenly focused on the the due date… on prepping the nursery, on getting to the hospital (or getting the midwife to the house on time), and on [...]

Say Thanks Every Day

March 1, 2009

Sure the economy has been bad, and if you read all the doom and gloom in the media, the sky really is falling, isn’t it? We worry about our jobs, our families, even our nations. Yet each and every one of us has many things to be thankful for and in the midst of a [...]

Oceans of Pain, Mountains of Possibility

March 1, 2009

Ooohh, look at that menu: Chilean sea bass, with a mango chutney sauce—no need for any other dinner decisions, eh? But what’s needed here is mind over mouth: that saucy bass is just one sobering example of the overfishing of our oceans, and the chilling consequences in store should we continue on that rapacious path. [...]

Career Renegade: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love By Jonathan Fields

March 1, 2009

Career Renegade: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love By Jonathan Fields (Broadway Books, 2009) Starving artist? Sheepwalker? Frustrated Yes-man? Stuck? Think again. If you need direction about how to move into the leadership position by learning how to kick-start a new and prosperous career, fellow dripper Jonathan Fields’ new book, Career Renegade: [...]

Helping the homeless; they don’t need more blankets

February 28, 2009

I recently read a blog which said, “The homeless need us, hand out more blankets.” It made me fairly angry. The homeless do need you. But not like this. I was homeless for 18 months. What the homeless need is NOT more blankets and mittens. The homeless need to be identified as either working or non-working [...]

I’m Bringing Sexy Back: Just say no to Valentines Day Crazy-making

February 12, 2009

What better way to show your significant other that you love them than by demanding he or she go further into debt on Valentines Day. Talk about conditional love. Okay, add Valentines Day to my Just Say No to Crazy-making During Holidays list. Just for the record, romance is fantastic and monogamy totally rocks. But [...]