Do these statistics surprise you?
McMaster University researchers tracked the amount of time 4,000 stay-at-home and working Canadian parents spent caring for children before and during the pandemic. Here’s what they found:
Men reported an average of 33 hours of caregiving per week before COVID-19 hit and 46 hours per week during. Women reported an average of 68 hours per week before and a whooping 95 hours per week during!Mothers have taken on an alarming number… Read More
When my daughters were teenagers, they would say, “You’re using your speaker voice again.”
The first time they said it, I asked, “What does that mean?”
My 15-year-old daughter explained, “It’s the voice you use when you’re saying something to motivate us. You like the voice; but, you don’t want to argue with it.”
Can you relate? It’s been a stressful time. Sometimes how you’re feeling is reflected in your voice.
The work of running a business – or raising… Read More
Can you guess which questions I’m most frequently asked through social media and after giving keynotes, seminars, and online training?
1. How did you become a professional speaker?
2. How did you get your books published?
3. Are you always this positive?
Here are the answers to those three FAQs:
1. How did you become a professional speaker?
The entire story about how I became a professional speaker is interesting and funny, but it’s… Read More
Give this sixty-second video a quick watch and tell me . . .
Do you think this could possibly be the world’s strangest pick-up line?
I’m quite certain that if someone had asked me the question my friend had been asked, I would not have assumed I was being hit on! I would have taken it personally because I was teased about my weight when I was a kid.
In his book,… Read More
When my daughter Lindsay was a little girl, she was looking through some black and white baby pictures of her dad. She asked, “Daddy, was everything black and white in the old days?”
“Yes,” he said.
She looked puzzled and asked, “When did the new days start?”
He quickly replied, “When your mom was born.”
Change is happening all of the time. We often don’t notice the little or unexpected changes until we look back and see how far we’ve… Read More
We cannot change what this pandemic has done, but we can change ourselves by learning to adapt and move forward. Adapting to change helps you to enjoy less stress and more success in your work and in your life.
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”
— Viktor Frankl
In my business as an international speaker, I have given keynotes and training sessions around the globe in… Read More
Recently, I was intrigued by a post on Instagram. It outlined a program to follow for 75 days to become “a new, better you.”
I wasn’t necessarily looking for a new, better me, but, I was looking for a new, daily, health and fitness routine. Why?
Wait for it . . .
My first grandchild was born this past Saturday! (See what I did there? Sneaking the announcement into this post?)
His name is Adrian Theodore Latty. He was… Read More
Did you know that William Shakespeare wrote King Lear while in quarantine from the bubonic plague?
There’s more . . .
In 1606, when the bubonic plague returned to England, wreaking havoc on Londoners, Shakespeare completed three of his greatest tragedies: King Lear, Macbeth, and even Antony and Cleopatra.
Experts believe that Shakespeare completed Antony and Cleopatra in July of 1606 after the plague forced the closure of his venue, the Globe Theatre.
That was over 400 years ago. Admittedly, Shakespeare, didn’t have… Read More
In addition to dealing with a “new normal” way of life, many of us are facing another new normal – a “new normal summer body.”
The term coined for weight gained during the pandemic is: The Quarantine 15.
A popular post on social media reads:
“Due to coronavirus, my summer body will be delayed to 2021. Thank you for understanding.”
Making light of difficult situations can have its place in helping to reduce stress.
But . . .… Read More
Can we talk about the science of prayer for a sec?
In her book, Who Switched off My Brain? Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions, Dr. Caroline Leaf writes:
“A growing body of scientific research confirms that prayer and actively developing your spiritual life increases frontal lobe activity, thickness, intelligence, and overall health.” (Page 115)
Think about that for a minute: Prayer and actively developing your spiritual life increases frontal lobe activity, thickness, intelligence, and overall health!
Prayer is a… Read More
