Rejection Collection
Do you save rejection letters? I definitely do. Not because I have a masochistic desire to repeatedly read bad reviews about myself, in fact rejection letters are almost never personal. They are typically generic, copy-paste and insert name, sent by someone (or their assistant) who can’t be bothered.
So why hold on to them? I keep mine as a collection, but the problem is that I don’t have enough rejection letters! Am I bragging here? Is my ego bigger than my collection of rejection letters? No, it’s not that I’m rarely rejected. My short stack of rejections is a reminder that I am not trying hard enough! The hard reality is that you have to endure hearing NO many times in order to hear the magic YES.
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5 Reasons Not to Friend Your Babysitter or Nanny on Facebook
Friend your Nanny on Facebook at your own risk! You might quickly discover that she is no Mary Poppins and then your blissful ignorance will vanish forever.
Obviously the Nannies and Babysitters have the most to lose! Please, save yourselves and your jobs! Even if you think you boss is cool, or a friend, or whatever, think about it before you send that friend request! The photo below is what got me thinking on this subject. What might people read into your status updates, especially your boss?
1. This is your new profile picture? Are you kidding me? No wonder my 2 year old daughter has been begging to watch Miami Ink instead of Dora the Explorer!
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Resolution Inspiration from a 92 Year-Old Diva
Are you struggling through the early days of your resolution to lose weight, hit the gym, or “fill in the blank” with any other healthy habit? Experts say that your odds of succeeding are greater when you make long-term lifestyle changes instead of trying crash diets or other fads. Sure, that’s obvious, but how long- term are we talking about here? This 92 year-old woman(not pictured above) sets an example for all of us to follow in thinking long past January!
As the clock ticked toward midnight on New Year’s Eve, the topic of conversation inevitably turned to resolutions. Mae, a young Filipino Au-Pair, shared diet tips that recently helped her lose a few kilos, but Mae has the look of a skinny fourteen year old girl that couldn’t gain weight if she tried, so none of us reached for a pen or (insert your favorite smart phone here) to take notes. Mae then mentioned that she was not the Au-Pair for a brood of small children, but one little old lady. Mae caught our attention when she said she was dieting with the old woman, who asks Mae to bring in the scale each week. When the needle is moving in the wrong direction, she requests salads and fruit to drop the extra kilo(s). Maybe you’ve been clinging to the excuse that it gets too difficult to lose weight after 30, 35, 40, etc., but obviously this woman doesn’t buy into it. Continue reading »
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Where Do You Draw the Line on Sharing?
A few “helpful suggestions” for my co-worker recommending “minor changes” to one of her web sites, and instantly I am invited to take immediate corrective action. I find myself sitting at her desk, behind her computer, with full access to edit away.
She swaps and starts working from my laptop across the room. This is business as usual for us because we work so closely together. It is only when she starts commenting on my incoming emails, that I mention that the dividing line between us and our personal space has become very thin, an almost invisible dotted- line.
I tease her to grant me full access and passwords to all her sites for my own convenience, because she already has access to my sites (she designed them). Where do you draw the line on all this sharing?
Still sitting at my desk, she reaches for her coffee and catches herself. It is my coffee mug, and that is where I draw the line!
