How often are you in charge of an event? Often? Sometimes? Or rarely? Your answer may be related to your history of successful execution....

How often is everything served at a meal in your home made 100% from scratch? What does that term even mean today? We certainly don’t...

Honestly answer this question: How often do you “communicate nutrition” in your current work setting? Is it… Daily? Weekly? Monthly?...

Have you ever felt like a fraud? Doubting your knowledge or abilities? Anxious your shortcomings would be discovered? If so, you may...

In last week’s post, we explored the importance of communication skills in elevating the nutrition expert to a nutrition authority . ...

Are you an expert or an authority? Wait! Aren’t they synonyms? Their meanings are related but are not quite the same. What are the...

How do you fund your projects, research, operating budget, and more? If you answered grants, you are familiar with the stress of seeking...

Do others know what you expect? Do you communicate your expectations clearly? If others told you what they think you expect, how well...

What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Here are the first seven: Communication is...

What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Thus far, we have covered these six: Communication is...

What creates effective communication? This series of posts shares 8 key principles. Thus far, we have covered the first five:...

Misconceptions are a nemesis to food and nutrition professionals. On one extreme are claims that a little gummy chew will melt away...

Would you rather receive feedback or feedforward? Since feedback is universally dreaded and feared, you would likely choose feedforward...

Has your communication ever been misinterpreted? Have you ever misinterpreted the messages or intentions of the communication of others?...

When we are overwhelmed, where does the fault lie? With ourselves or others? If we are honest, we must admit our role in taking on more...

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you experience these feelings more often than you would like? When we experience overwhelm, it can lead...

What does it mean to you to feel overwhelmed? Like a juggler who can’t keep all your props in the air? Like you’re drowning? Or buried?...

How do you decide what to communicate when there’s so much to say? Doesn’t our audience deserve the benefit of all we know about the...

When you open your mouth to speak, what is the first sound you utter? Is it um or ah as you decide what to say? When you give a speech or...

Habits are successful because… well, because they are habits. We do them with little thought and minimal effort. However, a habit may...