Remember that old song? “Love and marriage … go together like a horse and carriage.” You might have heard “teaching and counseling” in the same sentence, too. We tend to clump words or activities or events together as if they were the same or at least similar. You might say, Read more…
Columnist and editor Doug Larson explained: “Opportunity doesn’t always knock. Most times, it sneaks up, and then quietly steals away.” Do we recognize the sound of opportunity’s footfalls? Or just see its tracks after it steals away? Each of us encounters more opportunities than we can pursue. How can we Read more…
Most of us want more of something. More money, more free time, more skill, or more influence, for example. On the flip side, though, most of us want few—or no—regrets. So when it comes to our professional life, how can we avoid having regrets? Two types of regrets There are Read more…
As part of the World Breastfeeding Week 2018, we are urged to galvanize action to remember breastfeeding as part of good nutrition, food security, and poverty reduction. Understandably, most of us think of the first dictionary definition: to coat with a zinc-iron alloy. But there’s another definition: to stimulate or excite as Read more…
As part of the World Breastfeeding Week 2018, we are urged to engage with individuals and organizations for greater impact. Many people engage by bringing cookies to a group during World Breastfeeding Week. And certainly, I’m all for food and celebrations! But to have an impact, we need engage year-round. How Read more…
Each year, the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) works with numerous global partners to coordinate World Breastfeeding Week. This year, they’ve called for us to anchor breastfeeding as the foundation of life. Hence, they’ve called for more attention on poverty, malnutrition and other factors that most American assume to Read more…
As part of the World Breastfeeding Week 2018, we are urged to “inform people about the links between good nutrition, food security, poverty reduction and breastfeeding.” It’s easy to look at that and think—oh, they mean tell people the benefits of breastfeeding. Well, okay, you can do that if you Read more…
Every day, we breastfeeding advocates do our best to bring our message to breastfeeding mothers and those who serve them. Every year, we are somewhat aware of the celebrations for World Breastfeeding Week. But this year, as World Breastfeeding Week 2018 begins, let’s take a look at some fast facts. Read more…
I ran all over the internet trying to find a good definition for the phrase, “professional development.” All or nearly all definitions involved the words “education” or “continuing education”. And, many articles used phrases that were similar to but different from my idea of what professional development is. So I Read more…
When seeking a new position, many nurses, lactation consultants, dietitians, and countless others rely on an “updated” version of their original years-old (or decades-old) resume. When I say “updated” I mean that they have taken their old resume and added any jobs they’ve had since creating it. The result is Read more…