A few years ago, Chris Brogan inspired me to come up with three words for the year. Last year, I came up with Living Fully which is only two years but encompassed what I was about. 2012 was filled with many highs and lows, and a major low was the sudden death of my mother. That was a wake-up call for me, and informed the choice for my three words for 2013 – Living, Caring and Serving. Living: Henry David Thoreau wrote in Civil Disobedience and Other Essays: Collected Essays of Henry David Thoreau, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” I do not want to be one of those people – I … [Read more...]
Women in Science – Curie, Elion, Lovelace, Mead, Mitchell
August 1, 2012 by
There are many ways that people show others the way, both directly and indirectly. And, many people have allowed others to stand on their shoulders, sometimes even without knowing, simply by teaching others what they know or by documenting their observations, thoughts, insights and discoveries for others to read. Women in Science - On the Shoulders of Giantsintroduces you to female scientists: Marie Curie, a research scientist Gertrude Belle Elion, a biochemist Ada Lovelace, first computer programmer Margaret Mead, anthropologist and researcher Maria Mitchell, astronomer A quick way for us to stand on the shoulders of … [Read more...]
Wise Women: Jane Jacobs, Urban Theorist and Writer
November 30, 2011 by
When I think of Jane Jacobs, US Anthropologist, Margaret Mead’s famous quotation comes to mind. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Jane Jacobs had no formal training in urban planning and design, yet she wrote a seminal book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, which is still referred to five decades later. She opposed plans for an expressway to run through her neighbourhood in New York City and others rallied with her resulting in the Mayor nixing the plans. Jacobs demonstrates that a small group of committed people can change … [Read more...]
Mentor Yourself With Patty DeDominic Part Two
July 1, 2011 by
Interviewee Name: Patty DeDominic Company Name: DeDominic & Associates Website: http://dedominic.com Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. I'm a businesswoman and an entrepreneur. Now I make my living as a professional coach and I guide high achieving professionals and organizations in making major transitions for themselves and their organizations. Avil Beckford: How do you integrate your personal and professional life? It is a challenge. I have three sons and five grandchildren and I try to spend time with them, talk to them online, and in person. Our grandson lives with us right now, he's a college … [Read more...]
The Invisible Mentor Interviews Traci Wells (She Died for Four Minutes) Part Two
June 24, 2011 by
Interviewee Name: Traci Wells Avil Beckford: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Traci Wells: Professionally I worked at Rogers for 15 years and was responsible for the management and development curriculum, which I loved. In the last two years, I’ve had a pretty massive life changing event which led me to make some changes in my professional and personal life. I suffered from a sudden cardiac arrest, my heart basically stopped and I was without a heart beat for almost four minutes. I was saved that day because of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). The interesting thing about this event is there were no signs or … [Read more...]
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