by Mary Franz | Oct 8, 2018 | Resilience
Do you need a ‘Recombobulation Area’? After going through airport security an area to get it together is appreciated because you’ve been discombobulated. Shoes here, computer there, which gate, where? Yea, you get the scene. But what about other...
by Mary Franz | Jul 23, 2018 | Impatience, Patience, Resilience
And the story goes… In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “50 cents,” replied the waitress....
by Mary Franz | Jun 12, 2018 | Grief, Resilience
What you know now is that you didn’t know. You (and I) grieve the tragic deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain you knew through their talents and public faces. You didn’t know their private realities or see their invisible pain. You’re reminded of the...
by Mary Franz | Aug 28, 2017 | Executive, Motivation, Resilience, Success, Work/Life Balance
Are you challenged like my client? He wrote… I need to be more motivated to not think about life when I am at work, and not think about work while I am at home. It’s frustrating because productivity at work and a successful private life (social, family, and...
by Mary Franz | Jul 23, 2017 | Business, Development, Gratitude, Mentors, Resilience
What words go with you on your journey through work/life? Whether it’s the Hollies singing a popular ballad like He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother written by Bob Scott and Bob Russell, a TED talk, a reading, or conversation with a mentor, coach or teacher, connection...
by Mary Franz | Jul 17, 2017 | Development, Emotions, Entrepreneur, Executive, Getting Unstuck, Resilience
H e l l o… what’s going on in that head of yours? You’ve got a lot going on and that’s great! Doing this, learning that, dealing with big and little stuff at work and home, welcoming successful outcomes and reworking the mediocre or lousy outcomes. If...
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