The Problem with How You Spend Your Time

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Deirdre Maloney

There’s a dangerous trend afoot. And it has to do with this thing: Yes, that’s my planning calendar (and yes, I have a paper planning calendar. Keep those comments to yourself, please.) You might notice the calendar is pretty filled up…lots of meetings and commitments and things to do. But this dangerous trend isn’t about how busy I am. It’s a...

The Single Word to Make Your New Year Better

Posted on December 27, 2017December 28, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

Recently, my house was bugging me. Actually, it was just a part of my house. A relatively small part. The closet. The thing was cluttered with stuff…kind of. Now, some readers may recall that the Maloney family was involved in a move just a few months ago. You also might recall it was a biiiiiiit of a challenge: In preparation for that move I’d ...

Why You MUST Do “That Thing”

Posted on August 14, 2017August 15, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

Last week I found myself having a coffee chat with a woman I met at a recent event. It was meant to be a “let’s-get-to-know-each-other” kind of coffee. But then…she started talking (a lot) about her work. It’s the kind of business where she sells a product that she believes in, then recruits other people to do the same so that she can earn additional inco...

3 Words to Stop Making People Mad at You

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

A few weeks ago Hubbie and I found ourselves traveling to Prague for a quick weekend of touring before a work project began. All was going just peachy for the first 11 hours of our first flight…until we realized we were landing very late. And our already tight layover time…was now super-duper tight. Which led to those airport moments...in those looooon...

What to do About the (Stupid) Stuff You Can’t Do Anything About

Posted on April 25, 2017October 16, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

So last week saw the Maloneys taking part in a ritual that most of us – even in the best of circumstances - hate. I mean really, really hate. We moved. Which meant that, for a loooong time, our former living room looked like this: As if the move itself wasn’t enough of a…challenge, a few extra (stupid*) things happened along the way. Things I had a...

How to Stop Making Your Life Worse

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Deirdre Maloney

So I had a bit of a revelation last week. It began first thing one morning, just as the alarm went off. As my arm swung over to shut it off, the following thought rushed in... ...Man, that was a terrible night sleep. I’m going to be off my game today. I then began thinking about the day ahead and the challenging conference call that awaited me. To whic...