Maslow, Again
Joshua McKenna, Executive Director of the Knoxville, Iowa Chamber wrote an interesting article about addressing your basic needs. He has graciously allowed me to share it! Director’s Desk Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a concept that I very much have a love-hate relationship with. I love how this concept plays into so many different decisions…
Immediacy is not always good
Monday night my community lost one of it’s young, bright people. He was going home after work and had an accident and died. This happened about 9:15 pm. By 11 it was all over social media. Someone driving by saw the accident and told someone who told someone who put it on facebook. (We think…
Sunday Update: Left Arm Down
What a week! We had our Chamber Annual Dinner on Wednesday night. I stopped by the venue in the afternoon and didn’t see the 3 inch step at the entrance. So with both arms full, I simply walked in — and flew across the room and fell on my left arm and right knee. The…
Sunday Update: Dealing with Life
I missed last week. I fell off the horse. Yet, here I am getting back on the horse. I really don’t like winter. Or cold weather. I love Iowa, and the people, but don’t like winter. I’m one of those people who is affected by lack of sunshine and cold weather. I just want to…
Love is the Answer
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction.”
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Sunday Update: Food on the Road
This past week I spent in Tucson participating in professional development and year two towards my IOM designation. I stayed at an airbnb location instead of a hotel. Smart move. Breakfast each day was a Keurig coffee and hot gluten free oatmeal. And lots of water. During most lunches we were treated by the Institute…
Are Rural Needs Being Met?
36% of Iowa is rural. 51% of Hamilton County is rural. I found these numbers on a newsletter I get from SmallBizSurvival.com (click here to subscribe, email me at deb at debworks dot come and I’ll forward you the newsletter article that prompted this blog post.) Becky McCray talked about how state and city conferences are…
Town and Country Expo 1/15/14
I’m sharing this event from Franklin County – and I hope if you are free you can go. The speaker line up is worth going to see, let alone a free meal!
Sunday Update: Fear
I‘m in Tucson. It’s warm and sunny here. I’m staying at an airbnb location, a small cottage in a great neighborhood. There’s a bicycle I can use. I haven’t ridden a bike in a lot of years. I know they say you just have to get on it and ride, it all comes back to…