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What does home cooking look like in the 21st century?

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Nov 24, 20233 min read

What does home cooking look like in the 21st century?

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...

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3 Steps to Jump-Start Your Journey to Communication Excellence

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Nov 17, 20233 min read

3 Steps to Jump-Start Your Journey to Communication Excellence

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

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Can imposter syndrome be overcome? Yes. With communication excellence.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Nov 3, 20233 min read

Can imposter syndrome be overcome? Yes. With communication excellence.

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

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Which ethics principles are of greatest concern when communicating nutrition?

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Oct 20, 20233 min read

Which ethics principles are of greatest concern when communicating nutrition?

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

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Are you an expert or an authority? Which one has greater influence?

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Oct 13, 20233 min read

Are you an expert or an authority? Which one has greater influence?

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...

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Need funding? Follow these 5 tips to succeed at grant writing.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Oct 6, 20234 min read

Need funding? Follow these 5 tips to succeed at grant writing.

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

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How can you more clearly communicate expectations that drive results?

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Sep 1, 20233 min read

How can you more clearly communicate expectations that drive results?

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

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What creates effective communication? Be professional… always.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 25, 20232 min read

What creates effective communication? Be professional… always.

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

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What creates effective communication? Plan for success and prevent failure.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 18, 20233 min read

What creates effective communication? Plan for success and prevent failure.

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

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What creates effective communication? Reach more people with impact and influence.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Aug 11, 20233 min read

What creates effective communication? Reach more people with impact and influence.

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

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What misconceptions drive you crazy? Conquer them with truth and respect.

Barbara J. Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

May 26, 20233 min read

What misconceptions drive you crazy? Conquer them with truth and respect.

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

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What is feedforward? Does it produce better results than feedback?

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

May 12, 20233 min read

What is feedforward? Does it produce better results than feedback?

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

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Does misinterpretation plague your communication? Keep it open with clarification.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

May 5, 20233 min read

Does misinterpretation plague your communication? Keep it open with clarification.

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

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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Create and communicate clear expectations.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 28, 20234 min read

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Create and communicate clear expectations.

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...

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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Break tasks down and build boundaries.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 21, 20233 min read

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Break tasks down and build boundaries.

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

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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Ask for and accept help to overcome.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Apr 14, 20233 min read

Are you feeling overwhelmed? Ask for and accept help to overcome.

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?...

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Need help to narrow your topic? Answer 5 crucial questions.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Mar 17, 20233 min read

Need help to narrow your topic? Answer 5 crucial questions.

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...

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No more filler words! 5 tips for stronger speech.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Feb 24, 20233 min read

No more filler words! 5 tips for stronger speech.

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...

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Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Keep things fresh.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Feb 17, 20233 min read

Creating habits to succeed at your goals? Keep things fresh.

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

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Creating habits to achieve your goals? Gain clarity on your why.

Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND

Feb 10, 20232 min read

Creating habits to achieve your goals? Gain clarity on your why.

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Achieving goals and creating habits can be hard! To make the process more successful and permanent, we’ve explored the importance of:...

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