I hear lots of complaints from singles about who’s “out there.” Both genders lament that the other half is too focused on appearance, and they feel they can’t meet expectations. Men get concerned when a woman asks what he does for a living, and the women think all men want is sex. If this sounds […]
Author: Joanne Deck
Joanne M. Deck, MBA, SPHR is a certified human resource professional, educator, public speaker, and author with expertise in leadership, education and training, careers, spiritual direction, and healthy dating relationships. She has over 20 years of corporate experience as an trainer, leadership coach, human resources director, wellness and management consultant, and customer service manager and was a Toastmaster, having achieved the levels of ACS and ALB. Joanne is also the author of Sane Sex for Singles, a three-time winning dating guide for the new millennium. Joanne was born in Rochester, NY and graduated from the University at Albany, NY with a degree in math and an MBA in human resources. She is the mother of young adult twin daughters and lives in Santa Barbara, CA with her husband, Roger. Joanne is currently working on her next book, Learning to Receive with Grace and Ease, aimed at helping people become more comfortable and skillful receivers. Her observation is that most people have the giving side of the equation down, but struggle with receiving.
Set Yourself Up to Succeed
You can have a healthy lifestyle – or at least a healthier one. Set yourself up for success. Commit to weekly food shopping so you always have fresh produce on hand. Wash it before you put it away, so you can grab it and go during the week. Lay your walking clothes and shoes out […]
Lifelong Learning Makes Change Easier
Everyone knows change is hard for most people. Even when faced with ultimatums from their doctor, most people fail to make lasting changes. Life coach Jack Bennett says engaging in lifelong learning can help make change easier for us. When we’re accustomed to learning new things, our brains are used to creating new neural networks […]
The Logic of Creative Energy
The same energy that initiates a desire creates its manifestation. I wrote this conclusion down in my journal recently after reading Wayne Dyer’s observation that everything that exists began in someone’s imagination. That’s a powerful thought: everything that you see around you was first created in someone’s mind. Therefore, to obtain what we desire we […]
Where Are Your Problem Areas?
People often tell me that the reason they can’t get a date is that they’re not attractive enough. Interestingly, and sadly, I hear this from women and men alike. Usually the women think they’re too heavy, and the men believe they’re too short. In all honesty, I assure you I’ve never met anyone that I […]
Making Little Headway
You would think that with all the advances in healthcare over the past 50 years, we’d see much longer life spans, wouldn’t you? The problem is that changes in lifestyle are offsetting this progress. People are much less active today than they were 50 years ago due to labor-saving devices, desk jobs, electronics of every […]
New Employee Culture Shock
Last week I talked about the four stages of culture shock that anyone can go through, especially new college students, employees changing fields or industries, and people relocating. Years ago I accepted an HR position at a unionized pharmaceutical plant where I had my own bout of culture shock. Little did I know at the […]
Sweet Dreams
I am rereading Wayne Dyer’s Wishes Fulfilled and loving it just as much the second time through. One of my favorite suggestions Dr. Dyer offers is to fall asleep visualizing the wish you want to fulfill. Replace all worry, doubt, undone tasks, and any other negative thoughts with a detailed picture of yourself experiencing your […]
Have You Experienced Culture Shock?
Years ago I was hired as an HR Administrator working at a unionized plant, an environment I had never experienced before. To make matters worse, I was the first person to be hired in three years; there was virtually no turnover or growth at that location. It took me several months to acclimate, and I […]
Timing is Everything
They say timing is everything, and I certainly think that applies to dating. Just as so many things are fast-tracked today (the Internet, hiring procedures, college courses, and weight loss, to name a few), for many people dating is also in the fast lane. I continue to watch sitcom characters have sex on the first […]