by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 8, 2019 | Happiness, Motivational Monday, Persistence, Risk-Taking
On the morning of the fourth of July, Doug, my mother-in-law, and I loaded up the car and headed to our home in Vermont for a little getaway. We left relatively early thinking we would miss the traffic but we were wrong. It wasn’t as bad as Wednesday had been,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 19, 2019 | Burdens, Happiness, Inner Peace, Persistence, Stress, Success, Worthy
I was listening to Barry Ritholtz being interviewed on Bloomberg Radio the other day. What an interesting man! He stated that the financial markets have always been described by this axiom: The market hates uncertainty. Ritholz argues this is wrong or at least...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 10, 2019 | Happiness, Health, Motivational Monday, Stress
At the end of May, the World Health Organization declared burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis. Doctors can diagnose someone with burnout if they meet the following symptoms:1. feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion2. increased mental distance from...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 4, 2019 | Happiness, Inner Peace, Self-Respect
Yesterday I found a great quote: “A man treats a woman as how he sees her…and he learns how to treat her by watching how she treats herself.” Tony A. Gaskins Jr. Unfortunately, I was searching for this quote after a few unintentional but nonetheless...
by Beth FItzgerald | May 22, 2019 | Communication, Happiness, Kindness, Love
I am reading a great work-related book right now by Florence Shinn. Although it was written in 1925, it has some amazing old-school pearls of wisdom. Shinn writes, “There is an old saying that man only dares use his words for three purposes: to heal, bless, or...
by Beth FItzgerald | Apr 23, 2019 | Happiness, Inner Peace, Inspirational
Recently, I was driving north on Interstate 95, returning home from visiting two of my daughters. When I reached the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, I knew something wasn’t right. This tunnel usually has two lanes headed south and two headed north, but today the...
