: About Me

I am a fun-loving writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who managed to escape the stressed-out world of a ladder-climbing corporate executive. When I am not working on my next project, I love exploring golf courses, laughing with friends, reading interesting books, and dancing all night.

I facilitate professional and personal development workshops focusing on success strategies, communication techniques, and personal well-being. I also love writing and have created publications and articles on a variety of topics.

In addition, six friends and I founded Balance for Busy Women, a web-based business providing free information and other resources to help our visitors and clients increase their life balance and personal satisfaction. Several of the e-books I have written can be found at this site. Check out "The Happiness Habit" "The ABCs of Balance," and the "Happiness Quote Collection" at balanceforwomennow.com.

My passion is ...

laughing and learning

I know too much about ...

can you know too much about something?

My parents always told me ...

I can be and do what I want to be and do

My childhood ambition ...

to be a great writer

My favorite memory ...

way too many to choose just one

Why I write ...

it is what I was born to do

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Listening - Landscapes "Daydream" while I'm working; anything and everything by John Hiatt and Kasey Chambers while I'm driving, and Motown by Michael McDonald while I'm dancing in our workout room

My first job ...

working in my Dad's garden

My best moment ...

I haven't had it - the best is yet to come

My inspiration ...

My parents

Jobs & Careers > Managing Your Career (Other) Tips for finding happiness at work

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When you learn how to be happier on your job, you give yourself over 2,000 hours of added joy and satisfaction every year. Do you realize the average full-time employee spends 25 to 30 percent of their time at work? One way to look at it is, as long as you are going to be there anyway, learning to enjoy your job is essential for sustained happiness. To all the cynics who are thinking "work is work; we're not supposed to like it or have fun doing it," I challenge you to continue reading with an open mind. A lot of people come to workshops I facilitate who absolutely hate their jobs. Some di...

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