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Mar 29th, 2012 by melaniekeveles
I keep on promising myself that now’s the time to get back into the rhythm of blog writing – but the well has been dry for some time. After all, what do you have to say after taking your 100 year old father to the ER five times, visiting him through two stints in the hospital and one long trip to rehab? It’s difficult to focus on my own needs when I’m tending to my father.
And yet, life goes on.
I envy those who have something to say on their blogs, no matter what!
Nov 11th, 2011 by melaniekeveles
Coming on line….Again!
Whew! It’s been some year – I’ve been attending to my Dad who turned 100 in June and I have not been paying attention to this blog! Have you noticed?
Anyway, Dad is now content in his new assisted living surroundings in Duluth, MN and I am starting to think about what’s next for me. After the publication of my last book, Scrappy Startups, I have decided to continue my exploration of social entrepreneurs and increase my understanding and yours of this wonderful phenomena. I’ve thought of people doing business and doing good from the perspective of fun, meaningful and profitable, but others characterize it as people, planet and profit.
Apr 19th, 2011 by melaniekeveles
As you can see, I have been off my blog for many moons. I am reviving my blog again in hopes that I will have something worthwhile to share with you.
My editor of Scrappy Startups is requesting a new proposal. I’m mulling this over. I just self-published a book about my Dad who will be turning 100 on June 23rd. I’m wondering what the value is of having a publisher these days rather than publishing a book myself.
Jun 22nd, 2009 by melaniekeveles
Talk about genius! (My last blog entry) I came upon a podcast on itunes that is a real gem. This is produced by the University of Minnesota, practically in my backyard, and dates back to 2002 to the present. Some of the brightest people show up on these dialogues which seem to take place three times a year. Last night I listened to Dan Pink talk about the concepts behind his popular book A Whole New Mind. And today I’m listening to Richard Bolles (author of What Color is your Parachute) and Dick Leider (author of The Power of Purpose) talk about career change and finding your mission. This is not to miss, especially if you are wondering about your life mission! You can hear this conversation two different ways.
Jun 19th, 2009 by melaniekeveles
I told my friend Jean Feraca, host of Here on Earth recently how much of a genius I feel in her presence. She always brings out the best in me. She told me that was one of the nicest compliments she ever received. Truthfully, I was not going for buttering her up – I was sincere in my admission. Some people set a climate for our inner geniuses to emerge – Jean is one of those people for me.
Jun 12th, 2009 by melaniekeveles
Today I have been reaching out to people to ask for endorsements for my book. It’s quite a humbling experience. It kicks up my comparison gremlins as well as my I’m-not-as-far-along-as-I-should-be-by-this-point gremlins. I’ve had to put these characters inside my head in the corner and have given them cookies to shut them up! I’ve also decided to write this blog to you as another way to deal with this issue.
Today in conversation with a client who has recently left corporate America – actually she lost her job with thousands of others at her company – we started sifting through who she wants to be as she reconstitutes herself. She’s considering a combination of consulting, training and coaching. But she’s wondering about her stint in the corporate world. She had to give up so much of herself to fit there. We both laughed when we thought of the book title, Do I have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You? and recognized how appropriate it could be seen as the compromise for fitting into corporate America!
Jun 7th, 2009 by melaniekeveles
More and more I find myself quoting what I’ve learned from my book, Scrappy Startups to my clients. I had hoped that my book would inspire people to create their own businesses and I’m finding that is true .
Jun 4th, 2009 by melaniekeveles
This morning’s Good Morning America show featured a supermarket in Pennsylvania, Giant Foods in Willow Grove, where many of the employees lost a ton of weight. How did they do it?
Jun 1st, 2009 by melaniekeveles
Many people who are faced with the task of starting a blog wonder what they are going to write about. And even though I’m a writer (as well as a coach), with two books under my belt, I have had the same difficulty. What will I write about? And my fits and starts of this blog have demonstrated that!
Today I realized that I might simply organize this blog according to my model of Dream, Courage, Action and explain more about myself and how I operate as a coach along the way. Sometimes I’ll be writing about the dream, sometimes about the courage it takes to make it happen and sometimes about the action. And for good measure, I’ll include notions about beliefs, strategies and allies as well as values, interests, passions and strengths – all part of my model for assisting people to move into their lives of full self expression.
Melanie Keveles, Master Certified Coach and Author of Scrappy Startups
I help people learn how to win promotions at work and kudos at home.
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