HOMEWORK, CHORES, AND OTHER PARENTAL BUMMERS By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com “WE already have a science project,” said one mom. Another asked, “Who did YOU get for language arts?” It was Back-to-School Night at the middle school, and there seemed to be a whole host of parents who thought they.
[Read More]IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU LIKE WEEDS By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com “Your weeds are in violation of section 3A of our neighborhood covenants.” The letter was stuck in my friend’s mailbox. She opened it late one night after returning home from visiting her husband who.
[Read More]IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF YOU LIKE WEEDS By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com “Your weeds are in violation of section 3A of our neighborhood covenants.” The letter was stuck in my friend’s mailbox. She opened it late one night after returning home from visiting her husband who.
[Read More]RAMPANT RUDENESS: WHAT’S THE REAL CAUSE? By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Outbursts in Congress, cursing on the tennis courts, and grabbing the mic from a young award winner; everyone is lamenting our loss of civility as more and more public figures continue to behave badly. To quote my grandmother, I.
[Read More]RAMPANT RUDENESS: WHAT’S THE REAL CAUSE? By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Outbursts in Congress, cursing on the tennis courts, and grabbing the mic from a young award winner; everyone is lamenting our loss of civility as more and more public figures continue to behave badly. To quote my grandmother, I.
[Read More]IS MOTHERHOOD A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ON TV? By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com Forget health care and Afghanistan, the big news question is: Who’s going to replace Diane Sawyer on “Good Morning America”? Ye, there are bigger life-and-death issues out there in the world, but the person we share our morning.
[Read More]ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM THE DELUSIONS OF SUCCESS? By Lisa Earle McLeod www.LisaEarleMcLeod.com How did you get where you are today? Was it skill, luck, hard work? If you’re somewhat successful, it was probably all three. But what’s it going to take to get you to the next level?.
[Read More]ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST By Lisa Earle McLeod www.forgetperfect.com It’s official: Of the twelve people who were in our wedding, only three are still with spouse No. 1. Actually, I guess it’s five, if you count me and my husband. Was it the pink taffeta dresses, the cheap champagne.
[Read More]“When I try to explain someone’s behaviors, I attribute most of what you do to your attitudes or your values. We overemphasize internal components and don’t look at the environment.” Joseph Grenny
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