by Susan Spears, President and CEO, Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce “Hi! How are you?” We say, politely, when we meet someone. Instinctively they respond, “I’m good! How are you?” When honestly on most days, nothing could be further from the truth. No matter what kind of day we are having, now is the time for […]
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Write It Out
by Kimberly Young, Communications and Community Engagement Specialist, Caroline County Public Schools How do you feel about journaling? I have attempted it numerous times over the years because people talk about how great it is and I am a sucker for a beautiful journal! However, I found that if I read something I had written […]
Sharpen Your Edge
By Devin Fedor, AVP, HR Operations & Organizational Effectiveness at Mary Washington Healthcare Years ago, my husband gifted me a set of high-quality kitchen knives. The first time I used them, I could tell they were superior. The knives had a good weight, a sharp edge and cut any food with ease if I picked […]
Surviving The Curve Ball Of Life
by Stephanie Lyles, Director of Community Relations, Topside Federal Credit Union How to survive and thrive with the curve balls of life. Not sure about you, but life has not always gone the way I had planned.
The Mixing Bowl
by Kimberly Young, Associate Provost for Career and Workforce at UMW I was recently in a class where I was required to select an artifact that was representative of who I am as a leader. My artifact was an old mixing bowl that belonged to my great grandmother, my grandmother, and finally my great aunt […]
Making Space
By Devin Fedor, Director Learning & Organizational Development at Mary Washington Healthcare Each year I select word or simple phrase to guide me through the next twelve months. This is not a resolution to lead me down a path of all or nothing thinking. Rather, it serves as a motivator, a reminder, a lens to […]
It’s About Time
By Kimberly Young, Executive Director of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Mary Washington. Time. It’s one of those few, precious resources that we cannot make more of and we have no idea how much of it we have. Last week was very stressful for me. By Tuesday, I realized that I had […]
Finding Peace During Change
by Kimberly Young, Communications and Community Engagement Specialist, Caroline County Public Schools Like so many of us, I have had my share of changes over the last year and a half. I went through a divorce, worked from home from March until November 2020 when I was laid off, and then started a new, fantastic […]
Achievement or Contribution, or Both?
By Beth Williams, Executive Director for Human Resources, UMW I have a quote on my phone’s lock screen that reads “Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value”, and it’s attributed to Albert Einstein. I’ve seen this quote before, but recently read it from the perspective of a mother who […]
Test Your Power
By Joy Crump, Founding Partner and Executive Chef What we are capable of changes. Year by year, day by day. The list of what we are sure we can do as women, partners, managers, mothers–is long because we juggle those things daily. We push ourselves in so many aspects, right? We work to be more […]