by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Mar 7, 2013 | Empowering, Writing |
First impressions are powerful. Research scientists find that our brains decide if we like someone within less than 30 seconds of meeting them. And the first impression lasts. These same scientists note that a region of the brain that lights up on digital scans when...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Feb 25, 2013 | Empowering, Writing |
My friend Mary is a painter. Her art is vibrant and colorful. Her work tackles themes of spirituality and the human condition, with abstract shapes and layers upon layers of images that tell a story. Her paintings make you feel something when you look at them. She’s...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Feb 15, 2013 | Empowering, General |
It started with a cough. Not a clearing of the throat gentle kind of cough. No, this was a deep down from the depths of the lungs kind of rumble that caused me to pause and think “uh-oh” kind of cough. It appeared on a Friday night as if by magic at 30,000...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Feb 5, 2013 | Empowering |
As my life gets busier and more hectic, I keep coming back to the thought that I need to choose my priorities carefully. In my last incarnation, in a version of me I’ve outgrown and left behind for good, my priorities were completely out of whack. I thought that my...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Jan 24, 2013 | Writing |
In the last five days I’ve had four feature stories due—three of them on the same day—two editing projects, plus I had to turn in a PowerPoint for a speech I’m giving later this week. For the first time in my life, I’ve felt like I might actually run...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Jan 7, 2013 | General |
I recently had the rare privilege to visit a place dedicated to healing those who have given so much for the sake of others. American Lake Veterans Golf Course is a rehabilitation center for veterans returning from war. Many have lost arms or legs, but they...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Dec 27, 2012 | General |
It’s that time of year again when we all consider our New Year’s resolutions. Some of us will resolve to lose weight, quit smoking, or save more money. These are all legitimate resolutions and worthy pursuits. But are they enough? The New Year offers us more than just...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Dec 9, 2012 | Marketing |
Everything is about marketing. I had this discussion the other day with Leanne Zinn-Cox, a savvy and very much in-demand business consultant who also happens to be my sister. The conversation stemmed from the observation that in all aspects of life, we are marketing...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Nov 26, 2012 | Empowering |
In 1988, Helen Thayer walked away from civilization and toward the North Pole, with just her dog, Charlie, for support. She hiked 364 miles in 27 days over snow and ice, and under the constant threat of polar bear attack. She braved minus 50-degree weather, hunger and...
by Stacie Zinn Roberts | Nov 20, 2012 | Empowering |
Rather than pausing on Thanksgiving to give thanks on just one day of the year, how different would your life be if you practiced gratitude every day? I remember a time, not too long ago, when I was in a very dark place in my life. As I struggled to find a way out of...
