Cherie's Random Thoughts

Just in case you forgot what it means to HAVE FUN! All too often we as adults lose our ability to HAVE FUN and spend each day being SILLY! Laughter, fun, and health go hand-in-hand. So if you want to live a little longer, embrace your inner child. 

Students at Pa. school must ask for toilet paper The above story is a true testament of the ridiculous! When has the use of toilet paper needed to be monitored with such scrutiny. What makes no sense is that toilets across the country have been stopped up-deliberately and unintentionally-across settings-schools, homes, workplaces, and public spaces. Also, targeting boys as the perpetrators of the toilet offense is wrong. Girls probably stop up just as many toilets as boys during their lifetime. Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls! Somethings are just a right of passage. This one happens to be both a right of passage as well as something that occurs in everyday LIFE!

In a Mark and Angel Hack Life article entitled, "9 Lies Unproductive People Love to Tell", the authors name nine lies we must delete from our vocabulary if we want to be productive.  They are:  1-"I can't". Another word for you won't.  2-"A good idea is all it takes." This statement is wishful thinking and implies that you do not believe that effort is needed.  3-"I'll get that done tomorrow." Right! Rarely happens.  4-"I don't feel comfortable yet." Another word for you are afraid to fail and/or move out of your comfort zone. Movement beyond our comfort zone is necessary for true production.  5-"My best work isn't good enough." This statement means that you may have some underlying self-esteem issues. Let go of the pass to see your future.  6-"It's better to quit now and cut my losses." When we say this we revoke our right to complain about the outcome.  7-"All pain is bad....

In mid December I had the pleasure reading a great article from Inside Higher Ed regarding a community college in North Carolina that will be grading students on their ability to develop soft skills. Soft skills are the skills that are lacking in many academic settings and are critical to a human's success professionally and personally.  The included having the ability to do the following:  Self-manage: Employers need employees who have the necessary skills to move through projects without having to have constant supervision.  Work Ethic: Employers need employees who the difference of a crisis and a small road block.  Time Management: Employers need employees who have a strong internal clock and are able to manage their time effectively.  Communication: Employers need employees who can effectively communicate in person and virtually. Employees must be able to  use technology effectively to communicate and be wary of engaging in inappropriate means of...