by Maryspeaks | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
The Center for Disease Control reports that: less than half of the millions of Americans who ride bicycles wear bicycle helmets. For example, a national survey conducted in 2001-2003 found that only 48% of children ages 5-14 years wore bicycle helmets when riding...
by Maryspeaks | Sep 19, 2016 | Blog, Business, Uncategorized
September is back to school time. My great-grandson began Pre-K this week. I was excited to watch his mom’s video interviewing him about his first day of school. It was evident that both mom and dad had prepared him for the day. Wyatt colored a worksheet and knew the...
by Maryspeaks | Sep 12, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Inspirational, Uncategorized
Unless the chute fails to open. Alternatively, your tandem instructor decides not to pull the ripcord because he has a death wish. By now, you’ve probably guessed this story is about skydiving, one of my biggest fears. Last year, at a luncheon of an organization of...
by Maryspeaks | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Uncategorized
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Sir Winston Churchill One of the biggest obstacles I find to successful communications is that as soon as we stop talking, many of us begin to plan our...
