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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Apr 13, 20182 min read
Hello, my name is…
I love name tags! I try hard to learn people’s names, but using name tags is a tremendous help. Find out what a person wants to be called...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 30, 20183 min read
What are YOU putting off?
Procrastination. We all do it – delay or postpone doing something. Is there something you’re putting off? Something you avoid doing even...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Mar 23, 20183 min read
Something Good is Coming …
What draws you in to pay attention to a speaker or keep reading a blog post? Effective openings arouse your attention by appealing to...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 23, 20183 min read
Is a picture truly worth 1,000 words?
Where are you, Sherlock Holmes? I would like to enlist your help in solving the mystery of the unsupported data. It appears that the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Feb 16, 20183 min read
What is the quickest way to improve customer service?
You walk into an office, a hotel, a restaurant, a store. What needs to happen for you to have a marvelous customer experience? I contend...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 15, 20172 min read
Do you accept or reject?
When someone poses an idea, what is your reaction? To accept and add to it, or to knock it down? When we block the ideas of others we...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Dec 1, 20172 min read
What does it take to be a successful communicator?
Successful nutrition communicators possess more than the required knowledge and skills. Successful communicators demonstrate specific...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 10, 20172 min read
3 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer
Simplest answer: 1. write, 2. write, 3. write. We become better writers by writing. But there is more to it than writing. If we don’t...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Nov 3, 20173 min read
Write to be remembered
Last week I spent 5 days in South Haven, Michigan with a group of my closest friends. We have been vacationing near Lake Michigan for 12...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 27, 20173 min read
“Make new friends but keep the old…”
“… one is silver and the other’s gold” – are lines from a song I learned long ago as a Girl Scout. Good advice, especially when attending...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 20, 20172 min read
Convention bound? Create and cultivate connections.
LinkedIn, Twitter, webinars, and conference calls are all essential tools to keep connected in today’s workplace. In spite of these...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Oct 6, 20173 min read
Smile and say, “Cheese”!
What's so great about smiling? Smiling is one of the quickest, easiest, cheapest, and most effective self-improvement strategies there...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 15, 20172 min read
What creates a successful team?
Teams with these 6 characteristics will succeed.
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 8, 20173 min read
Not enough time or resources? No problem!
When creating communication, do you feel like there is never “enough” time, money, and personnel? Don’t allow that feeling of “not...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Sep 1, 20172 min read
What is your “14er”?
This afternoon, my husband and oldest son, along with 12 other adventurers, are taking off from Indiana to drive more than 20 hours to...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 25, 20172 min read
We looked up together
On Monday, August 21st, our nation collectively looked skyward to witness the moon eclipsing the sun. We watched the event unfold through...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 18, 20172 min read
And the award goes to...
This week at my local Toastmasters meeting I stepped way outside my comfort zone… I gave my first ever humorous speech. I shared the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 11, 20172 min read
Sew many virgins of Miss Communication
Let’s meet 10 of them: Starting with Miss Understanding, when what you said and what I thought you said are NOT the same. Much like the...
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Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND
Aug 4, 20173 min read
What defines Successful Communication?
Successful communication creates a sharing of ideas and feelings between the communicator and the audience. It results in an audience...
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