Posts by Kathy Hayes

Everything I Learned about Work Came from Potato Harvest

Kathy Hayes on May 15, 2015 7:00:00 AM

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"It's really tempting to spend time trying to get paid for what you love. It's probably easier and certainly more direct to talk to yourself about loving what you do", Seth Godin.

A friend’s son graduated from high school nearly 2 years ago.

In that time, the boy has worked a total of 7 ½ weeks. When asked, the son carefully explains to his annoyed/annoying parents that he wants to find a job he ‘loves.’ Something that is less boring and more fulfilling than working in a retail store or flipping burgers.

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You Don’t Have to Be an Expert—Especially if You Don’t Have 10,000 Hours

Kathy Hayes on Mar 12, 2015 7:00:00 AM

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Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process. -Euripides

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Humility in an Ego-Driven Society

“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”  Ann Landers

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3 Ways to Beat Negative Triggers

Kathy Hayes on Nov 7, 2014 9:49:00 AM

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“Your emotions are not who you are.” - Laura Morrison

We all have them, the nasty little emotional triggers that set us off—into a towering rage, a fit of self-pity, or feeling like curling into the fetal position while thumb-sucking. 

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I Have Good News and …

Kathy Hayes on Oct 13, 2014 8:11:00 AM

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Wife: I have good news and bad news.

Husband: I m very busy. Just give me the good news.

Wife: The airbags in our new Porsche work perfectly.

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The Adventure of Life - Lifelong Learning

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. – Prince 

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4 of My Favorite Blogs

Kathy Hayes on Sep 3, 2014 8:15:00 AM

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“Blogging is pure vanity.” – Unknown

I often spend leisure time trolling the internet for new, different blogs.  (FYI, young people surf the net. Old people troll it.)  In part, it is to find ideas for new classes and my own meager, monthly contributions to this blog—anything to get the creative juices flowing.  Mostly though, it is to encounter new ideas and new people and hear their very differing perspectives.  I like to believe it is part of my own lifelong learning. 

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Mistakes were Made—by Everyone Else

Kathy Hayes on May 14, 2014 11:05:00 AM

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“If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

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It’s All About Them—The Best Way to Shine in an Interview

Kathy Hayes on Apr 4, 2014 5:18:00 PM

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Mayor (Harry Morgan), “It ain’t just a matter of you wanting the job, you’ve never said what your qualifications are.” Sheriff Applicant (James Garner), “Oh, don’t worry about that. If you hire me, you’ll be glad you’ve got me.” – From the Movie, Support Your Local Sheriff

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3 Counter-Intuitive Ways to Restart Your Creativity

Kathy Hayes on Mar 14, 2014 10:01:00 AM

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“There’s always another way.” – Thomas Edison

We’ve all had it at one time or another – that awful feeling when the inspiration for whatever fabulous idea you were working on is suddenly, inexplicably gone. 

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A Year End Review: A Better Tradition than New Year's Resolutions

Kathy Hayes on Jan 9, 2014 10:18:00 AM

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All men should strive to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. 
~James Thurber

At the end of every year, my father used to give a “State of the Family” report.  He would talk about things that had happened to our family through the previous year:  deaths, births, marriages, awards won, struggles overcome.  Then each of us would have the opportunity to share our memories of the year.

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14 Tips for Finding Work Over 50

Kathy Hayes on Nov 11, 2013 1:46:00 PM

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“I have left orders to be awakened at any time during a national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.” Ronald Reagan

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6 Suggestions to Improve Workplace Culture

Kathy Hayes on Sep 24, 2013 1:55:00 PM

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“Influence is something everyone can do. The people you spend most of your time with will influence you the most. It stands to reason if association influences, then you are an influencer by virtue of your association with others.” – Karl Rohde

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Four Favorite Business Books

Kathy Hayes on Aug 7, 2013 7:00:00 PM

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Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn – Benjamin Franklin

I love books, but I never thought I would love business books. I was wrong. The right business book can be life-altering. There are gazillions of great business books out there, but here are some of my favorites.

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Assume Goodwill

Kathy Hayes on Jul 25, 2013 10:39:00 AM

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Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.
--Marshall Field

Lately, I’ve been reminded how little we usually know about another person’s thoughts, emotions, and motives.

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3 Tips for Difficult Conversations with Supervisors or Coworkers

Kathy Hayes on Jun 27, 2013 6:00:00 AM

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Didn't Eleanor Roosevelt say something about no one can make you feel inferior without your consent?  Just substitute ‘inferior’ with any emotion and take your power back. – Marilyn Sherman

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3 Quick Tips for Supervisors to Improve Workplace Communication

Kathy Hayes on May 31, 2013 7:00:00 AM

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“The single most important thing [you can do] is to shift [your] internal stance from ‘I understand’ to ‘Help me understand.’ Everything else follows from that...”
– Douglas Stone, Difficult Conversations

Early in our marriage, I learned the four words my husband feared the most were, “We need to talk.” Through the years, I’ve discovered most of us have the same fear—even when we’re initiating the conversation. Here are a few quick tips to ease the stress of having a difficult, albeit necessary, discussion at work when problems arise.

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Preventing Tractor Accidents with Young Farm Workers

Kathy Hayes on May 1, 2013 4:12:00 PM

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Growing up in an agricultural community, I have a highly personal view of farming accidents. A cousin and a school friend were both seriously injured in separate harvest mishaps. 

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The Idiot Who Booked Our Flights

Kathy Hayes on Apr 19, 2013 2:04:00 PM

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Last year a co-worker, Jeff, and I made arrangements to travel to Washington, D.C. for meetings. It happened to be the same week that Hurricane Sandy arrived in the area. Our meetings were understandably postponed, which required us to cancel our hotel and flights. The hotel was an easy, online procedure, but the Delta Airlines webserver was overloaded. We opted to phone the customer service center. A pleasant woman at the airline canceled our flights, said a credit would be kept on our accounts for a future flight, and told us there would be a charge when we rescheduled.

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Are You Too Old to Go Back To School?

Kathy Hayes on Apr 3, 2013 2:03:00 PM

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"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." – Henry Ford

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Are our Schools Engaged?

Kathy Hayes on Feb 18, 2013 8:00:00 AM

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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela

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The Ultimate New Year’s Resolution

Kathy Hayes on Jan 28, 2013 8:00:00 AM

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Why I Gave Up New Year’s Resolutions

"Just think of all those women on the Titanic who said, 'No thank you to dessert that night. And for what?!” Erma Bombeck

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