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My wife is a rock star
That is what I tweeted more than a month ago when my son was born. “My wife is a rock star.” I meant it. Because I witnessed a woman overcoming her fears and helping a 7 1/2 pound baby get out of her body by herself. If you haven’t witnessed childbirth, you can’t imagine…
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No More “Delivering” Babies
In our normal lives (in other words, outside of childbirth), the word delivery speaks of a relationship. Specifically the mail carrier delivers the mail. Or the pizza guy delivers your pizza. Or the stork delivers babies to the doorstep. Our relationship to the word ‘delivery’ is actually the relationship. Delivery isn’t so much about an…
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Too polished
As I wrote yesterday, I participated in an online conference called The Nines, put on by the Leadership Network. The conference was free and open to anybody. I was relatively pleased with it, and given a different set of circumstances, I would no doubt have made more of an effort to watch all nine hours.…
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The Nines: at a conference in my office
This morning, the free conference known as The Nines will start. For more information about it, including how to register), see my previous post. I’ll be updating this post throughout the day with some of the highlights and questions that come out of it, so check back later. 12:24 pm: I just got home a few…
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Are you a part of the Nines?
The Nines is an annual online conference set up by the Leadership Network. It is free and open to the public. So, unless you’re gone all day, it is worth it! It is tomorrow at 10 am. I missed out last year and have to leave the computer to take my daughter to art class, but…
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Emphasis on the labor: 6 thoughts about Labor Day
What do we think of when we hear the word labor? And what might those things have to do with Labor Day? As we all kick back, eating hamburgers and drinking beer in that holiday vibe that says “one last hoorah” for summer, let’s keep a few things in mind. Labor as work. We…