If, hypothetically, I was approaching a significant birthday and my nearest and dearest were asking me what is the perfect way to celebrate … ah hmmmm … the day and further probed what would be my fantasy dinner party, last supper, pièce de résistance. There is no hesitation. I know what, who, where, when and how: Relaxed, real conversations in a special place with […]
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Doughnut Burgers: Not So Good Afterall
It was announced last week that a certain TV chef known as the queen of old-fashioned homestyle cooking, has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Wow. This is serious stuff. So let’s lay it out on the kitchen table. Good ole down home cooking, high in fats and sugar, and consisting primarily of meat, and dairy is detrimental to your health. […]
Read moreRefer-A-Friend to Mom Corps Dallas & Win!
We’re rewarding you for introducing your friends and colleagues to flexible, challenging opportunities. Here’s How it Works 1. Tell your friend about Mom Corps Dallas and encourage them to create a candidate profile. 2. Remind them to select “Referral” as the source, and type your name below. 3. If we place your friend with a client, we will send $250 to you! […]
Read moreNeed To Find A Sunny Place?
Sometimes in life you have the opportunity to help someone and that opportunity comes unexpectedly. That happened to me yesterday when a past co-worker and wonderful friend sent me this information. It spoke to my heart. I walked the Komen 3-Day this past November because cancer is such a vicious disease. I have family and friends that have been affected and […]
Read moreChallenge of the Year.
New Years Resolutions usually pave the road with good intentions, yet loose their spark around the end of January. SO, let’s make it simple. ONE THING at a time. Focus on 3 aspects of your life. Divide it monthly. Diet, Exercise, Self. January (diet). Eliminate this month. All food coloring, fried foods, artificial anything. Drink 32 ounces of water when […]
Read moreNobody In — Nobody Out
I love Christmas. Unabashedly. Emotionally. A little insanely. I LOVE CHRISTMAS. And I always have. So today, as I confidently prepared to write eloquently about my lifelong love of Christmas, I was surprised to find myself stumped. WHY do I love Christmas so much? WHY have I always loved Christmas so much? So I thought long and hard: It wasn’t […]
Read moreTop 8 Job Searching Tips for 2012
Early January is a great time to begin or even re-launch your job search. Once employers get past the holiday break and year-end tasks, the 2012 budgets have been finalized and employers are getting ready to ramp up their recruiting efforts. If you have just started looking for a new job or feel like your job search has stalled this […]
Read moreTop 3 People Points for 2012
They can bring you up, or they can bring you down. Why is it that we spend the majority of our time focusing on the numbers, dare we say dollars, when we all repeat, “Our people are our greatest asset?” Yet our people don’t get the focus. Our people ~ employees and customers ~ make or break those numbers that […]
Read moreEconomic Paradigm Shift
Cause of the Great Depression—the revolution in agriculture that threw millions out of work. Hello America! The U.S. must manage a similar shift in the “real” economy, from industry to service, or risk a tragic replay of 80 years ago. Have you stood on a cat walk, decked in hard hat, safety boots and all, watching while below you ~ concrete […]
Read moreWhy Workforce is Motivated by Flex
This week, Mom Corps CEO Allison O’Kelly was featured in, “7 Ways to Motivate Employees with Workplace Flexibility,” a post on Cali Yost’s “Flex and the C-Suite” Fast Company blog. Flex and the C-Suite is a column series that, “periodically showcases leaders who have made flexibility at work a key strategy for achieving smarter and better business results. In other words, […]
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