Pearl Buck was one of my favorite authors when I was a child.  I loved The Good Earth.  The other day, I came across a quote by her that grabbed me – so much so that I went looking for some paper to copy it…
“Every great mistake has a half way moment, a splt second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.”
As a career success coach, I read that and said, “Wow!”
I tell my career success coaching clients that stuff is going to happen as you go through life – some of it unpleasant.  …

I’ve had a rough week.  My 85 year old dad fell and hit his head.  He didn’t realize it but he had some bleeding inside his skull.  This caused him to have more falls – especially when he was awakened in the night.  He had to have surgery to drain the blood from his skull as it was causing excessive pressure on his brain.  He is OK, but having lost my mother about a year ago, I was concerned and distracted.
When I get concerned and distracted, it is difficult for me to concentrate on my …