By JoJo Tabares As so many of us scramble to make ends meet, we have become a nation of caffeine-addicted rushers. We're late! We're late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye. We're late! We're late! We're late! A bunch of Alice in Wonderland White Rabbits, we race from one thing to the next and seldom slow down enough to really understand what's going on around us. We can't. We don't have time! As Willy Wonka stated, "I have so much time and so little to do! Strike that. Reverse it!" With so little time and so much to do, we find ourselves becoming a nation of skimmers. We skim through our emails and even our...
Today is Word Wednesday here on Communication FUNdamentals and it's also my birthday! According to my kids, I'm old. In fact, my dd has been calling me ancient since she was about 3yrs old. She's now 20, I'm currently celebrating the 30th anniversary of my 18th birthday and you can do the math on that one! Old is another one of those words that has been misused in my, perhaps seasoned, opinion. I mean, what is old anyway? If you ask a 3 y/o what old is, she'll probably say twenty. If you ask a 20 y/o, she'll probably say 30. If you ask a 48 y/o she'll probably say, "Hey! Are you calling me old?!" Besides, what is an...
This is a picture of the corner of one of the counter tops in my kitchen. What do you notice? What stands out to you? If you said the fact that a piece of the grout is missing, you'd be one of the majority. It kind of bugs me and I've been meaning to buy some matching grout and fix it, but the other day I noticed something about what I noticed. Years ago there was a show I absolutely loved called Touched by an Angel. One episode was about a woman who lived next door to a home for children with disabilities. One of the children was (yet unknown to the audience and characters at the time) an angel...
My mother always told me that if I didn't have anything nice to say, I shouldn't say anything at all. It seems that communication over the internet means you don't need to look your victim, er, Facebook Friend in the eye. Folks don't seem to make it a point to be as uplifting and gracious as they are when face-to-face. As I navigate the Information Super Highway, I often reflect upon this scripture, "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Ephesians 4:29 A while ago, I had a little situation on one of the social networking sites. I had posted...
Last week I shared some tips for business blogging and social media. I shared Ten Things to Post During Tough Times. This week I want to share Ten Things NOT to Post During Tough Times. Tough times are hard enough without having to read through stuff like this. As an added bonus, you'll notice that they all rhyme! Ten Things NOT to Post During Tough Times 1. Spam Nobody wants to be sold, especially during tough times. Sharing a special offer once in a while with folks you have a relationship with is one thing, but ONLY posting your wares or posting six offers in a row or posting the same offer several times is not something that will win...
