Category Archives: Relationships

Our Health Care Hero

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Patti Fralix

Maureen Hession, RN, MSN, FNP-C, was honored recently as a 2017 Health Care Hero by Triangle Business Journal.  She was the only Nurse Practitioner honored, joined by MDs, nurses, hospital managers and administrators, and several health care related agencies.  It … Continue reading →

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Who Are Your People?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Patti Fralix

It should come as no surprise to anyone that communicating effectively with different types of people is hard work.  Although we know this, too often we fail to pay enough attention to this fact. We talk too much in our … Continue reading →

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Service Before Sales

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Patti Fralix

The most important thing in retail is sales. Or is it?  If sales are insufficient, a company goes out of business.  So yes, sales are very important, even critical to a company’s success.  But too much focus on sales, or … Continue reading →

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Relationships That Last a Lifetime

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Patti Fralix

When I think of being 65 years old, I am amazed.  How did I get here so fast? Those reading this who are near my age or older know exactly what I mean.  Younger readers may think they understand, but … Continue reading →

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Changing Ourselves, Not Others

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Patti Fralix

With a new year well underway, it is time to take stock of how it is going.  How are your New Year’s resolutions?  Have you kept your commitments to yourself?  I need to be honest; mine aren’t going so well.  … Continue reading →

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Surround Yourself with Loyal Friends

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Patti Fralix

We have a new President.  There has been much in the news in the past few months about our election, the candidates, and the different opinions about what’s best for our country.  Then in November, the electorate voted, and on … Continue reading →

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Keeping Our New Year’s Commitments

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Patti Fralix

A New Year, A New Me.  Per published research, the three most common areas of New Year’s resolutions are to exercise more, lose weight, and improve overall health and well-being. I was surprised that in a list of twelve resolutions, … Continue reading →

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A New Year Awaits

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Patti Fralix

It happens every year.  Another year dawns, and another year passes.  At the beginning of a new year many people take stock of what they accomplished, or failed to accomplish, in the year that just passed.  They also make what … Continue reading →

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Blessed Beyond Compare

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Patti Fralix

The Thanksgiving holiday affords us the opportunity to take stock of our blessings.  We should not need a holiday to remind us of how fortunate many of us are. But this holiday does seem to slow us down between the … Continue reading →

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Thankful

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Patti Fralix

Thanksgiving comes early this year.  Are you ready?  Whether you are hosting Thanksgiving in your home, or “over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go” is your mantra, you need to be ready.  Thanksgiving is a … Continue reading →

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