Category Archives: University of Tampa

Where Do We Go From Here?

Posted on July 2, 2020 by

No surprise here…I have NO idea what the future holds for any of us. The optimist in me says “Hang in there. Things WILL get better.” The world has been through other, at the time equally daunting, challenges and somehow … Continue reading →

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Hurry up…and wait…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by

Maybe I’ve got the “quarantine quibbles” or something, but I feel like I’m seeing a lot more of what I have always described as “unprofessional behavior” these days. You would think grownups would act like grownups, but noooo. I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Paying It Back…and Forward!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

Let’s face it. We don’t…not a single one of us does…get where we are in life without the encouragement and help of others. If you look back on it, there has been someone who you have turned to at some … Continue reading →

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Get A Grip

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

The past year has been, to put it politely, a royal pain in the @$$. Seems like for every reasonably good thing that happened at least two not-so-good things stuck their snouts into my business. Nothing cataclysmic, mind you. Just … Continue reading →

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Your Career and You: Life’s Little Challenges

Posted on January 16, 2020 by

I haven’t been as consistent in my posts recently as I would have liked to have been. A lot of “stuff” has managed to poke its nose into my life that I really would have preferred NOT to have encountered. … Continue reading →

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You Can DO This!

Posted on October 19, 2019 by

I had a moment of “Wow, they really get it!” excitement the other day in my “Introduction to Public Relations” class at The University of Tampa. We had had a guest speaker talking about her current, very cool job and … Continue reading →

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I Absolutely LOVE Learning!

Posted on August 1, 2019 by

This “revelation” comes as no surprise to any of you who have subjected yourselves to my musings over the years. Learning, to me, is a passion. Whether it be, as a toddler, sticking a metal nail file into a wall … Continue reading →

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“And You Wonder Why ‘No One Called Me Back’”

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

I know. I harp on this all the time. My Curry College students in particular, as well as now my University of Tampa students, know the drill all too well. A TON of red ink circling various words and phrases … Continue reading →

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