I am a forestry major (never worked in it but always loved it) who has been influenced by many people regarding the environment. I had no idea that Alexander Von Humboldt was the person who helped people like Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Charles Darwin do the work that made them famous. Alexander Von Humboldt was one of the last people on earth who was capable of knowing all the sciences available to him at the time and could see the interconnectedness of them rather than the seeing … [Read more...]
The Introvert’s Complete Career Guide. By Jane Finkle
The Introvert's Complete Career Guide: From Landing a Job to Surviving, Thriving, and Moving Up. By Jane Finkle I am a huge Extrovert who is always curious about my counterparts as a way to better understand me (as their opposites) and my introverted clients better. Jane does a great job at walking introverts through the entire career process with many of the same pieces of advice that I give my clients with her added insights as to how introverts might navigate each of the processes. She … [Read more...]
Book Reviews in 2019
Book Reviews from my bookshelf I write short book reviews whenever I finish a book and post them on my website. Thanks to a couple of other colleagues who are voracious readers, I am now also posting in Good Reads occasionally. Each December I like to reflect back on the books I've read in 2019 and seek recommendations from you. For me, writing down my book reviews makes it (a) easier to remember as a visual & kinesthetic learner and (b) easier to share recommendations with others when … [Read more...]
PR Works! How to Create, Implement and Leverage a Public Relations Program for your Small Business
By Nancy Marshall, the PR Maven. I was recently on the PR Maven Podcast (Episode 63) and true to Nancy's love of networking and generosity, she sent me this book after our podcast as a thank you. I devoured it in short time. It is filled with tips and practical advice on how to take your small business to the next level in regards to public relations. There are a number of things I have been doing right for PR, but scribbled all over the margins and made notes on places I could improve. … [Read more...]
Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery
I just finished reading Grandma Gatewood’s Walk about a 67 year old grandmother who was the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. I love the outdoors and have walked 1800+ miles of the Pacific Crest Trail and pieces of the AT but was blown away and inspired at the same time with this woman who walked the AT at 67 years old, then again as a thru-hike, AND again in sections. Oh yeah, she also walked the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Portland Oregon, and the Long Trail in Vermont. Ben … [Read more...]
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