Barbara Flynn

There are different ways of learning, and we all have our individual preferences when it comes to learning styles. Some of us like to learn through reading and following step-by step instructions from a manual whereas others prefer to learn hands-on by doing the task. Others prefer face-to-face learning. And many enjoy learning via online...

Living in South Florida, we see people from all nationalities working and living together.  There are many languages spoken.  We get to experience different foods, traditions and languages.  What an opportunity for all of us to be a part of the diverse area we live in.  With this diversity does come some drawbacks.  I can...

I recently have been getting calls from people who are behind in filing their tax returns.  Being “by the book” person that I am, I find it so hard to believe.  I would not be able to sleep at night knowing I missed such important deadlines.  But . . .. not everyone is me. I...

Being a woman of faith, I have always trusted in what God’s plan was for me.  I did not always realize that He was in control and thought that things happened to me because of good luck or because of my skills alone.  As I have matured both personally and professionally, I realize that it...

This is a true story: A business owner wanted to hire a Kitchen Manager for his restaurant. The resume looked promising with the applicant having over ten years of culinary, restaurant and management experience. The interview went great and the applicant impressed the owner with his charismatic appearance. The owner performed the reference checks and...

We all know the feeling of being overwhelmed as things are piling up in our inbox, to-do list, and our plate in general. And there are other projects that we’ve been looking forward to doing but cannot get to them. If we could, we would just do them all at the same time, right? It...

Like so many of you, my personal life is based on a semi-balanced routine. I get up, let the dogs out, shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, go to work, get off the job, let the dogs out, make dinner, play with the dogs, go to bed, and then start all over again in the morning....

Do you remember the last time when you encountered someone who was just plain rude to you? I remember my last encounter very well. I went to a store and could not find the product I was looking for. I asked an associate who shrugged his shoulders and answered that he didn’t know. That he...

Change is a constant in our lives, as we know all too well. There is good change and bad change. Sometimes, we can prepare ourselves for upcoming change. And sometimes, it hits us out of the blue with no opportunity to prepare for it. The latter is not giving us much choice in the game;...