Beth Plachetka Articles, Career Coach, Personal Development, Professional Development, Successful Change Nov 14, 2017 Getting dressed each morning is an adventure. It’s not because there’s nothing clean, but because of the daily potential that today might be the day that my pants will be too tight to wear. I don’t really go on a diet until my pants are too tight. I convince myself that I am eating healthy foods in appropriate amounts in combination with...
Beth Plachetka Articles, Career Coach, Personal Development, Professional Development, Self-Improvement, Successful Change Oct 24, 2017 It’s the witching time of year! Night comes earlier; the shadows are deeper; and sounds are more eerie. Invitations appear for events that offer the chance to be someone else: a ghost, a witch, a football player, or even an alien. The transformation to a new identity is easily achieved by changing clothes and adding a mask. It can be fun to be...
Beth Plachetka Articles, Counseling/Therapy, Our Tribes, Successful Change Sep 26, 2017 Getting ready to start kindergarten was a big step for me. Well, before the first day of school, Dad and I practiced the three-block route while paying attention to the landmarks. The neighborhood parents collaborated on times and routes, so we would know how to get to school. I could hardly wait! I was confident and ready to go! That wasn’t...
Beth Plachetka Life Balance, Personal Development, Professional Development, Successful Change Aug 23, 2017 There are at least 30 terms that describe the tempo or speed of a musical piece. The tempo is easy to hear. We don’t even have to listen carefully for it. It’s the repetitive pulse in the music that we hear and feel physically vibrating through us. The beat is the sound. The tempo is the speed of the beats, which doesn’t come from the sound, but...
