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Number five – you’re number one!
Today is a sad day for hockey. The great Nicklas Lidstrom announced his retirement after 20 seasons with my beloved Red Wings. As I checked in with my fellow hockey buddies, I noticed a common trend – despite the teams … Continue reading
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Driven
The one piece of my orange that doesn’t quite fit me, is the lack of long-term, future planning. This is one place where I fully embrace the ‘Gold’ persona (organized, goal-driven, and structured). And honestly, it’s a quirk I’m pretty … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishments, Drive, focus, Leadership, PHR
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A little something unexpected
I almost couldn’t sleep last night. A big winter storm was looming and with the expected snow totals, there was a good chance of a snow day (which is rare where I work). At 5:30 this morning, a snow day … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Inspiration, Play
Tagged Bud Light, Canada, Hockey, Rec league, Surprise, Unexpected
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To my personal assistant..
I really thought that after I graduated, that I’d have more time. Well it certainly would have been the case, except I got engaged. Don’t get me wrong – I couldn’t be more excited to marry R, but there’s apparently … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Inspiration, Play
Tagged daughter, help, love, mother, planning, relationships, Wedding
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Detention
In my Junior year of high school, I took a course called electronic fiction. You basically create a choose-your-own-adventure story using a computer program. The incident that lead to my detention took place during electronic fiction on a Tuesday. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Emotional Intelligence, Humor, Inspiration, Play
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Doing absolutely nothing
Admittedly it’s been a while. At first it was a result of finals, then it was celebrations and packing for holiday traveling. Now I’m home and I’ve run out of excuses. But here is the problem – I am having … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Inspiration, Play, relaxing
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Running ragged…and rugged…
My apologies for the blogging break during midterms. I was more than a bit stressed and it took all I had just to survive. But right before everything was due, I took a break to run the rugged maniac. The … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Humor, Inspiration, Play
Tagged 5k, Cargo nets, Mud Run, Navy SEAL, Never-Ending Story, Pain, Perspective, Running
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Two cultures; one conclusion.
Being orange, I can’t help but think of crazy side-ventures and businesses I would love to start/be involved in. One idea I’ve been kicking around is to work as a dating consultant. Not quite the millionaire matchmaker style (although I … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, Inspiration, Play, Uncategorized
Tagged Arranged marriage, Coach, Culture, Dating, Marriage, Millionaire matchmaker, Orange, Side-business
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The lady who tried to steal fun
If you’ve read some of my previous posts (for instance teenage mutant ninja blogpost), you’ve noticed that I am quite the proponent of fun in the workplace. And really, why wouldn’t you want to be encouraging fun in the workplace? It … Continue reading
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2012!
2/27 – The finale – BT sponsorship of London 2012 and Farewell dinner The final day of the program came waaaaaaay to quickly. I wasn’t sure I was ready to finish the course and head home to reality. But, since … Continue reading
Posted in About Me, HR, Inspiration, MBA, Play
Tagged British Telecom, London, Morale, Olympics, Retention, Sports, Sports Sponsorship
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The World Through Orange Colored Glasses 