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Comment on February Newsletter by Gaye Lindfors

Gaye Lindfors — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:18:54 +0000

Michele, your personal story has piqued my interest! I look forward to learning more about your journey and your “best practices” for all of us Boomers!

Comment on Inner Critic on Steroids by Roseanne Murphy

Roseanne Murphy — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:55:35 +0000

What works for me? Reading Michele’s great blog entries and enjoying how much they make me smile. **Off to find some tomato sauce… in this recipe, can I substitute with tomato paste? It sticks better.**

Comment on How Far Would You Go? by Patricia Weber

Patricia Weber — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:51:18 +0000

That is one of my favorite TZ episodes. Most of them are actually. Here’s an episode that actually may also tie in to what you are talking about.

Remember the one where a blind woman was given donor eyes that would last only for 12 hours? When she awoke from the surgery in the evening, there was a blackout. She couldn’t see regardless the price she paid for the eyes.

Your report on Chinese women doing what they are doing, and the baby boomers going in for nips and tucks remind me of this.

We think this extreme makeovers are somehow going to make the world see us differenly. In the end, if we all can just get comfortable with who we are, be grateful for who we are, thank God for making us who we are, then maybe, we would begin to judge less from outside appearances and we could look more for who we are and see deeper than the surface.

These nips and tucks, even the round cheekbones or double eyelids, they’ll be temporary and then again, we must see who we are.

Comment on Don’t Go Home Without It by Bobbi Newlander

Bobbi Newlander — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:35:46 +0000

Nice, Michele.

I like it. Perhaps your readers would consider audio-recording interactions with these professionals. It’s illegal to record people w/o their knowledge or permission, so it’s best to mention that you just need to help yourself remember. My mom would mishear often, and add that to wishful thinking..

Comment on Is Your Resume Bulletproof? by Roseanne Murphy

Roseanne Murphy — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:48:32 +0000

Having had some recent experience in reviewing resumes, I must say that formatting a resume such that it is both easy on the eyes and technologically aware is very important. I can’t tell you how many resumes I have simply ignored because the formatting was so painfully impossible to read that no one in their right mind would spend the extra 30 minutes it would take to decipher the thing. A word of caution: if in your very first contact with your potential employers, you are making them work to figure out what you are attempting to communicate, they will not hire you. They are looking to hire someone so that they have *less* work on their plate, not more. If you take so little care in your resume and cover letter, potential employers will assume you take equally if not *less* care in your day to day communications.

Since I mentioned cover letters, one should *always* include a cover letter which specifically addresses aspects of the job being advertised. Customize your cover letter thoughtfully. Don’t just cut and paste in the job title to your pro forma letter. A cover letter is how you engage the potential employer and make him/her think, “This person fits my job description to a T.” Note that I said “fits my job description,” and not “an experienced (insert job title here) with extensive knowledge in my field which would be a great asset to your company and will challenge me in my chosen profession.”

Comment on Mondays with Mom by Patricia Weber

Patricia Weber — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:21:18 +0000

It is a good deal about reframing isn’t it Michele?

As you know, recently on a trip home to help mom with cataract surgery, after all visits were complete, I fell on some sand and salt mixture on the ground and broke my right leg, my driving leg. One reason I love helping mom is because I then can take her shopping or whatever she needs to do. But this time I had to reframe the dilemma of not being able drive. I chose to allow the situation and just enjoy BEING with mom.

Thanks for your blog.

Patricia Weber
Business Sales Accelerator Coach
Sales Tips for Introverts

Comment on That’s Some Granny House by Lauren McMullen

Lauren McMullen — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:11:59 +0000

Great post. My sister and I have struggled with this complicated issue ourselves and there just seems to be no easy answers. Our Mom lives in another state over 800 miles away and she is struggling under the weight of caring for our Dad with Alzheimer’s. He is now in a locked facility but there seems to be almost daily issues to handle. She does not want to leave her friends and DRs of 50 years (understandably so) and neither my sister nor myself can move down there. We try to work it out so one of us down at least every other month but that puts a huge stress on our lives as well.
There are no easy answers except that we all acknowledge we are each doing the best we can in a difficult situation.
Lauren McMullen

Comment on Get That Job by Janet

Janet — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:09:42 +0000

Despite the stats, I see so many high paying jobs posted on employment sites -

www.linkedin.com (networking)
www.indeed.com (aggregated listings)
www.realmatch.com (matches you to jobs)

I see 75K, 100K and 125K jobs

Comment on What Are You Leaving Behind? by Wern

Wern — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:45:02 +0000

Excelent. Your blog is really interesting. To have a good resource you should not only to post smth, but do it interesting. You do your best.

Comment on Midlife Misery by BigBan

BigBan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:04:14 +0000

Oh, Thanks! Really funny. Greets.