I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the #nursing community. This series we are focusing on our Be-Attitudes, those attitudes we need to cultivate to win business and life. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. Proverbs 21:5 (NIV) says “The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.” Have you taken the time to evaluate your goals? How intentional are you in your actions? If we do ..read more

I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. Passion. There are songs written about it. Movies made about it. It is that drive, that hum, that feeling of being alive when we are with the ones we love or we are doing something that we love. When we talk about burnout, it is described as “exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a ..read more

I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. Merriam-Webster defines mission as “a specific task with which a person or a group is charge; a pre-established and often self-imposed [my emphasis] objective or purpose.” Another definition is that it is a calling or a vocation. What is your mission? What is your objective and purpose? One of my favorite tv shows ..read more

I am starting a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. James Altucher. wrote “Nobody is 100% original. This is the anxiety of influence. Almost all of our decisions and even creativity are outsourced to the people around us who influence us: peers, teachers, religion, parents, bosses, etc.” (Reinvent yourself, James Altucher). Influence has been defined as “the capacity ..read more

I love chocolate. Yes, I am not afraid to admit it. Not the healthier dark chocolate, but the creamy goodness of milk chocolate. Why is chocolate on my mind? Perhaps because it was just Valentine’s Day and my husband bought me some delicious turtles, but it also because of a conversation I had with someone this week. This article really isn’t about chocolate. What it is about is taking time to enjoy doing something you love. Every day we face deadlines, endless meetings, household chores (do we ever finish the laundry?), and we live for our vacations, that precious time when we hope that w ..read more

I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. This series we are focusing on our Be-Attitudes, those attitudes we need to cultivate to win business and life. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. There is a famous quote from Albert Einstein, “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” How tenacious are you? Do you give up when it gets rough, or do you press on? We ar ..read more

I am starting a new series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. We have come to the beginning of a new year. 2023 is in our rearview mirror. It is a time of reflection with anticipation toward the future. I don’t know about you, but I am approaching 2024 with a sense of optimism. I know that great things are ahead of us. How do I know that? I know because of two reasons: exp ..read more

I am starting a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. Trigger Warning: This week’s article contains a sensitive topic. Please be advised.   I was struck by the thought that all it takes for massive results is to take one action and then build on from there. What is one thing you can do to make a step forward? What is one thing that will make a difference in your li ..read more

I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the nursing community. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. Faith has been defined as “ complete trust or confidence in someone or something (Oxford Languages).” Merriam-Webster defines faith as an allegiance to duty or person; fidelity to one’s promise; sincerity of intentions.” How do you demonstrate your faith? I am not talking about religious faith. I am talking about faith in yourself and your b ..read more

I am continuing a series for our newsletter to include a leadership topic along with passing along news in the #nursing community. This series we are focusing on our Be-Attitudes, those attitudes we need to cultivate to win business and life. I wanted to focus on the positive in nursing and leadership. Subscribe to receive notification when our newsletter comes out. We publish twice a month. When I think about staying focused, I think of my niece, Asia Means. Asia spent most of her time focused on her studies and getting into nursing school. Although she participated in social activities and ..read more