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Can you Really Fight the Fear of Cancer Recurrence?
I’ll be a 26-year survivor of breast cancer next month and a 16-year survivor of kidney cancer. And so I know a little something about fear; fear of cancer recurrence. I’ve learned mostly to put that fear in the back of my head. It’s in a “box” I don’t open very often. But I know […]
Why It’s Important in Life to Face the Small Fears
It’s come to my attention that many millennial students have a fear they share: fear of the cover letter. I know. You thought the cover letter was dead? It’s not in the field of media and communication and yet it is feared, loathed, hated and avoided at almost all costs by students. “Why?” I’ve asked […]
Can you Dare to be Gritty?
I’ve spent a lot of time in classrooms this week in the Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University asking, “Are you gritty?” Students look at me puzzled. “What does it mean to be gritty?” I ask. Usually, a tentative hand goes up. “Determined?” “Yes, what else?” “Someone who works hard?” “Okay. Now […]
Celebrate the Good Ripples in Your Life
One of my new friends, Susan in Bucks County, Invited me to do a first with her last weekend: Take an ice curling lesson. You know ice curling? The Olympic sport that looks so crazy? Well, The Bucks County Curling Club is committed to teaching more people to love the sport. I’m not sure I […]
