These days, no one leaves home without their cell phone. Unfortunately, I forgot mine when we attended my daughter’s MBA graduation ceremony this weekend. Do you think you can survive a weekend without your cell phone? Surprisingly, I didn’t miss my phone as much as I thought I would. Not having it made me focus more and forced me to be present. I heard every word…
(A personal reflection of the friendship I shared with Kerrie Valdner-Flynn) Last week was a sad week; cancer took away a close friend. But life-long friendships never die. While cancer may have taken Kerrie, it did not touch our relationship. It could not erase the beautiful memories I have of a fifty-year-plus association. I feel lucky to have Kerrie as a lifelong friend. We go as…