Fortune is in the Failure, so writes Katie Myers in her first business book subtitled, What you say in business matters. I could not agree more. What you say in business does matter. It matters how you say it, when you say it, and why you say it, This month's... Read more →

By Big Idea Facilitator Yvonne DiVita I dreamed I was an eagle in flight...soaring above the world without a care. I dreamed I flew through clouds and mist, and never closed my eyes. I dreamed I landed on the edge of nothing, and... paused; paused because my eagle eyes could... Read more →

By Big Idea Facilitator, Yvonne DiVita Everything comes to an end. Life teaches you that at an early age. I am experiencing the ending of an era, right now. I am trying to grasp so many lessons, taught along the way. As I embrace a new adventure in my life... Read more →

By Big Idea Facilitator, Robbi Hess I recently returned from the Erma Bombeck Humor Writers Conference in Dayton, Ohio and it was an odd experience. Why? It was one of the first times I have been to a conference in which I didn't have to think about "will I find... Read more →

By Big Idea Facilitator, Robbi Hess I believe in ghosts. I believe there is an afterlife. I have always wanted to see Big Foot and UFOs. I listen to Coast To Coast radio in the middle of my sleepless nights. Black cats? If I had one I'd be kissing it... Read more →

Everyone has heard the saying, "Failure is not an option," from Susan B. Anthony. And, if you hadn't heard it yet, you have now. She was determined to succeed and she was never going to let failure hold her back. That's the topic of April's Time for Books - Fortune... Read more →

My sign...my She Thought She Could and So She Did is packed away, but it pulses as a living, breathing thing in my bosom. My heart hears the whisper every morning. In fact, it's a big reason I sit in this chair and type away several times a week. I think of things, and then I do them.  Read more →

It's Time for Books, Friday, April 6, 2018. We have a special book today called Fortune is in the Failure. The author, Katie Myers, is both a colleague and a friend. I met Katie about two years ago but it seems like we've always known each other! She's one of... Read more →

...I will climb a thousand more. I have climbed a thousand mountains. At least, it feels that way, sometimes. Sometimes my mountain is small, I can climb it with ease, reaching the summit and celebrating with cheers out loud. I stand there, arms raised, face to the sun, and I... Read more →