Gwen Randall-Young

"Treat employees like partners, and they act like partners. " ~ Fred Allen A reader recently suggested I address the issue of bosses who bully. She pointed out there a growing awareness about bullying in...

Times are not changing. They have already changed. And we are surviving. We have learned that security does not come from a job. Jobs can be lost, phased out, bought out or otherwise eliminated,...

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” ~ Joseph P. Kennedy These are tough economic times, and we are all waiting for things to begin to turn around. That could take a while...

“Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.” ~ Bernice Johnson Reagon Every life is filled with joys and sorrows, yet we all wish we could...

What with SARS, West Nile Virus, Mad Cow Disease, Forest Fires and Severe Weather Warnings, one could say we are living in uncertain times. It would be easy enough to feel anxious, spending a...

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” ~ William Somerset Maugham It seems so much of our struggles in life exist around change. Our sweet little children become independence-seeking, mind-of-their-own, adolescents. A stay at...

I was talking with my father recently about things that happen in life, and he made the comment that they are all just "bumps in the road." I reflected on that, and realized when...

There is a wonderful principle that helps us create what we want in our lives. Imagine that the world is a mirror , and whatever you put out into it will come back to...

“Once our minds are 'tattooed' with negative thinking, our chances for long-term success diminish” ~ John Maxwell When people talk to me about worries they have about the future, I notice they are constructing a...

Imagination is a powerful tool. To imagine means to form an image in our minds. A young child sees an intriguing object, imagines having it in his hands, and then crawls towards it. We...