Beth Terry | October 30, 2007
“Mission Statements†and “Customer Service Commitments†are often written in a vacuum as if every employee is in lockstep with the company’s best interests at all times. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Managers and Management Trainers often act as though the priorities and policies of their organization are always in the forefront of the […]
Beth Terry | October 28, 2007
“Make your kuleana pono. Then everything else follows.â€
Bruddah Iz (Hawaiian singing legend Israel Kamakawiwo’ole)
Translation: “Be accountable. Keep your word. Stay in your integrity. And life will work itself out.†Pono (poh noh) means to make whole and complete, to bring back into harmony, to make right. Kuleana (koo lee ah nah) in […]
Beth Terry | October 27, 2007
Joyce proudly shows off Franci, her brand new adopted puppy.
The PACC911 event today at the Franciscan Renewal Center was wonderful. There were tents everywhere, and the line for pet blessings wound through the exhibits and rescue tents. I decided not to bring my feisty little Chihuahuas for the blessing. My five-pound little Xena would […]
Beth Terry | October 27, 2007
What matters most in life isn’t the car we drive, the house we live in, even our ‘jobs.’ We find this out when houses burn down, cars crash, and our health begins to go. You know this. You hear it at every funeral. No one talks about what a great job Gus did with […]
Beth Terry | October 24, 2007
It’s been tough finding a good website with all the info on the San Diego Firestorm. So - as a public service for all those with loved ones in the San Diego area, here you go.
My mother, two brothers and their families evacuated, and I’m sure many of my readers are in the same […]
Beth Terry | October 24, 2007
She was found wandering the Kierland Shopping complex just off Scottsdale Road. Shopkeepers saw a couple in a sleek black car toss her out like she was trash. Dazed and confused, she eagerly went up to the first person who called out to her. Like all dogs, her first instincts were to wag her tail […]
Beth Terry | October 22, 2007
All over the country, hundreds of thousands of healthy animals are euthanized every year. Meanwhile, “puppy and kitten farms” churn out new cute little critters that become grown up dogs and cats — too hard for some people to handle.
Some animals, once they are no longer cute, are tossed onto the street or […]
Beth Terry | October 21, 2007
I sat across from them at dinner last night just outside Honolulu. I almost didn’t recognize the grown up version of these four “little girls” I had helped to raise. They talked of school and of longing for new experiences. They had travel plans and information about new and exotic places they wanted to […]
Beth Terry | October 20, 2007
What this ailing world needs is more good news. The world is full of wonderful people who make a difference every day just by showing up. So, several of my friends decided it was time we flood the cyberwaves with good vibes. Thus, the World’s Biggest Blog Party was born.
Since October 27 is Make a […]
Beth Terry | October 19, 2007
You were weaned on technology. At 3 you helped your dad with his computer. You played video games before you learned how to read. In fact, that may be how you learned to read. And social networking is a natural for you.
Kate Evans-Correia of SearchCIO says it succinctly:
“We are digital immigrants. Our kids and perhaps […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
