I was deeply honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Public Relations Society of America in recognition for my career in the public relations field. Having served in both the public and private sectors, this award recognized my tenure as Director of...
An annual tradition in our household is watching the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. For two nights each February we’re riveted to the television to see whether the pug, poodle, Pekingese or Papillon will win “Best in Show.” Or the beagle, boxer, bulldog , Border...
I had no idea on the morning of November 4th that my world was about to be rocked. It was just an ordinary Wednesday until the phone rang around 10:30 a.m. My mother reported she had gotten sick and was feeling achy. I went to her place and called her doctor. At...
It’s time to come clean. I’ve been punctually challenged most of my life, and I’m finally ready to do something about it. Not that I haven’t tried before. This all started when I was a teenager. Years of experience analyzing this habit — and a master’s...
You know the feeling. Those pangs that sear through your soul. You’re hungry … again. It’s not the physical kind, though. It’s emotional. So, how do you satisfy those cravings? You may not even be aware of what is gnawing at you. Everything on the outside seems to...
