by Norma Thatcher | May 8, 2018 | Thought provoking
My husband Richard has had a long-time fascination with trains; this was firmly in place before I ever showed up in his life. He and his dad were especially fond of the old-time steam trains. So when a few years ago, Richard proposed that he and I take the Amtrak...
by Norma Thatcher | May 5, 2018 | Humor, Thought provoking
Before Al Gore invented the internet, people took quizzes found in magazines. (Just kidding—Mr. Gore never really claimed that he invented it; his words were taken out of context.)The magazine quizzes seemed fun and since you responded to them in the privacy of your...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 28, 2018 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Love, Thought provoking
I like to think that I have saved some marriages while teaching my public speaking classes. Well, not through my own words of wisdom, per se, but by the sharing of the wondrous works of Dr. Paul Ekman which in turn led me to those of Dr. John Gottman. Not familiar...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 24, 2018 | Healthy Living, Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking
Change is good for us. But that doesn’t mean we love it or even like it. Some of us can barely tolerate it. I once worked for a company that drove me crazy by the corporate office’s on-going, seemingly never-ending changes. We’d barely get used to a new corporate...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 21, 2018 | Inspirational, Leadership, Thought provoking
I just finished a book titled Finish. It’s coded “new” at my local library which means I can’t renew it. I had been on a wait list for seven weeks just to get the book. So considering all that, I would have felt pretty lame if I hadn’t read it all before it was due...
by Norma Thatcher | Apr 17, 2018 | Inspirational, Thought provoking
When I worked in the credit management field, I met with my peers from our company’s competitors for a monthly lunch meeting. That may sound counterintuitive, but for credit management in the foodservice sector, it was not only a good idea but a long-standing...
