Who doesn't love to hear a guest say, "that was a perfect meal"? But, how many times have you heard that from one guest, only to have another say "that meal was meh." This happens all the time because food is personal. Some like spicy, some not so much. Some like...

As I gear myself to head “back to school” with the local college students, I am reminded of the importance of my work, which includes counseling for students with nutritional issues. A great majority of my clients are students who battle with body image struggles, the...

I'm a big fan of The 5 Chairs (and Louise Evans). The second chair is self-doubt (the hedgehog), and so this article caught my eye:  what to do when you doubt yourself as a leader.  As leaders, we’re all human and we all suffer from self-doubt from time to time. It’s...

An exciting part of our business is that we really are a collection of many businesses --- from NC to MA. We have different accents, climates, favorite teams, and yes, food preferences. But, this also means that face time with one another is, regrettably,...

Summer is officially here, which means the farmer’s market is flourishing.  Every year I marvel at the bounty of color-yellow & green squash, bright purple eggplants & rosy red tomatoes, just to name a few.  My Saturday morning farmers market visits often...

What? Niksen is Dutch for "nothing," and it appears in this article, The Case for Doing Nothing. Being busy gets confused with being important and it's causing us all issues, some of them major like burnout (especially for millennials), anxiety disorders, and...