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Accelerating Momentum


Soaring With Eagles

Photo by Frank Wouters This morning I was driving to an appointment when a large bird soared into view. I didn’t pay much attention, because I see a lot of hawks and buzzards in the sky. Then I...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 3 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: personal development, random firings, energy, happiness, negativity
What’s Your Favorite Music Album of All Time?

Just for a little fun on Friday…WTOP radio in DC did a poll this morning, asking listeners for their favorite album of all time. Here’s the final tally:Thriller Dark Side of the...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 4 weeks ago • 0 responses
Tags: random firings, albums, beatles, led zeppelin, michael jackson
Tell a New Story

What story have you been telling yourself? Lord knows, there’s enough going on in the world to fuel a dozen pot-boilers. But what’s your particular story? Is it a story of scarcity? Of...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 1 month ago • 0 responses
Tags: business, personal development, random firings, work/ life balance, abundance
Belief in the Perfect Parking Spot

Recently, I went with a group of friends to hear my husband’s band. The gig was at the Red House Tavern in Baltimore, in an area with lots of nightlife. I drove, and one of my friends fretted...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: random firings
A Boss’ Toughest Task: Firing Someone

Bosses have lots of difficult responsibilities. One of the hardest is deciding to fire or lay off someone. This article from TheStreet.com discusses some of the issues involved and I honored to be...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: business, career, management
Life Lesson from a Video Game

Photo by Sammis Co We have an XBox 360 gaming system. My husband does the majority of the playing on it, but I like to play occasionally. I’ll play a lot for a week or so, and then I get tired...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: personal development, random firings
All the Happiness You Can Stand

We’re on a happiness up-curve right now…if you’re NOT happy, you have only yourself to blame. Plenty of people are providing roadmaps – find one that resonates with you and...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: personal development, random firings
3 Steps to Happiness

We all want to be happy. To that end, we pursue all sorts of things: money, love, fame, fancy cars, sex, plasma-screen TVs. We use external forces as a barometer to our happiness. If we ONLY had a...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: personal development, random firings
Best Worst Writing

It’s time again for the annual Bulwer-Lytton prize for the worst opening sentence — my favorite award! This year’s winner is supremely awful: “Theirs was a New York love, a...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: random firings
1943 Guide to Hiring Women

The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This was written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World War II. (Thanks to Tuck Self, The Rebel...

Started in Accelerating Momentum • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: business, management