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MiBism 031: This is the Time of Year

Posted in: Success Strategies

 

MIBism 031: This is the Time of Year

This is the time of year that many will take a step away from the hectic and frenzied routines of their typical everyday routines shift gears and get into holiday season mode. It is the perfect time to...


MiBism 027: Trading for the Fruits of Balance

Posted in: Lifestyle

Always in a race against time we trade one activity for another in an effort to bring the illusion of balance to an actual experience of day to day equilibrium.

 

Creating balance. These two words strung together in this context disturb me. Seriously…what’s a balanced life and by whose definition? And while we’re on the topic, since life is not static, how can one possibly achieve continued success in the act of maintaining balance?  What goes into the very heart and soul of our lives must then become ...

Five Pillars of Professional Social Networking

Posted in: Networking

The following article was inspired by a post made by Dan Klamm, Outreach & Marketing Coordinator at Syracuse University Career Services. 

Years ago, networking didn't get much further than asking a friend at another company to submit your resume to her HR department. With social media professional networking has been made exponentially easier and now networking has the potential to...

MiBism 025: Ugghhh...Uggs

Posted in: Lifestyle
Back in the early 1970’s, a new high cut boot style was all the rage. Cossack boots. They slouched at the ankles and sat on flat, medium or high heels. To heck with the heel height, it was all about the ...

Just Say Yes!

Posted in: Success Strategies
 
MiBism 023: Just Say Yes
 

Today, as I sit down to write this, the sky is that particular shade of heavenly blue that can't be matched and dyed into the richest of fabric or spray painted onto the metal of luxury cars with quite the same connection to nature. The shine from the sunlight behind me adds a surreal brightness to everything below it. The grass glistens with sun bouncing off droplets of dew and all of this serves to fill my spirit with a general feeling of yes today.

While the winter was gentle this year, it was untypically long. With the clarity of clear blue skies and bright sunny weather and yes, even the cool breeze that blows a slight chill through our bodies today as we cycle, run or walk our dogs before...