Hello, Reader! Yesterday, I let you know about my free 3-day Cricut Bootcamp this week. If you are already a Cricut master and wish to opt-out of these emails this week, please CLICK HERE. Here is a recap in case you missed it… For the next few days, I will be sharing a FREE series,…

Dear Reader, Are you set for the Holidays? I’ve been sending out the weekly newsletter for a year now. I’m adding more structure to the newsletter so everything I do is cohesive. Last week I wrote about having the four pillars of content and that will be evident here. I want you to have the…

Dear Reader, Are you set for the Holidays? I’m looking forward to reading more books and relaxing. This is Week Eight of the challenge to learn new skills. More on that later in the newsletter. Feedback is so important. I’ve mentioned a few times that I launched the course, Creativity, Innovation, and the Art of…

Dear Reader, This is Week Seven of the reading challenge to learn the skills that the World Economic Forum says you need to succeed in your career. So far you’ve read six books. And last week, I recommended that you do informational text analysis on your notes of the important information. Active learning and learning…

DearReader, This week I’m feeling overwhelmed. I’ve had so many meetings. And I’m finding Zoom so draining. Yesterday I had six Zoom meetings. At one point, I had to leave the meeting early for my mental health. I did something fun to set the tone for the other meetings. Are you suffering from Zoom fatigue?…

Tis the season for candy and treats… and today’s a day we’re celebrating those!​From the desk of The Speckled Palate’s Erin Parker Howdy, Reader, Happy December! Once a quarter, some of my food blogger friends and I have a recipe collaboration called Freaky Friday. Everyone participating is assigned another blogger in secret, then we go…

Dear Reader, Thank you for being on my list. How are you doing? Toronto went into lockdown again this past Monday. And will be in lockdown for at least a month. How do you make the most of a bad situation. Like most people, I’m just trying to figure things out. I don’t have all…

Dear Reader, Thank you for being on my list. How is your reading coming along? Are you enjoying the reading challenge? If you’re on track, last week you read a book on complex problem-solving. For this week, the focus is on creativity, originality, and initiative. And the next two weeks, the skills are related. I…

Dear Reader, Thank you for being on my list. How is your reading coming along? If you followed my recommendation last week, you read Non-Obvious by Rohit Bhargava. For this week, the focus is on complex problem solving. And the next three weeks, the skills are related. So, I’m going to recommend a few books…

Dear Reader, If you followed my recommendations last week, you should have read a book on active learning and learning strategies. For next week, the focus is on analytical thinking and innovation. This is interesting, because I read an article a few days ago, on futuristic thinking. Most professionals don’t know how to curate the…