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The bear, the misogynist, and the feminist

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Life is short – Dirty dogs and Cabin Life

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The Great Resignation, The Great Exhaustion and Quiet Quitting

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Stop taking us for granted.

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The Sisterhood: show up, speak up, and lift up

For years, I saw my gender as a weakness. Working in manufacturing and medical devices industries dominated by men with egos the size of Texas—I did everything I could to

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Airport Etiquette (Or Why I’m Considering a Career at the DOT)

Travel is stressful enough without dealing with complete and utter…people who apparently forgot how to act in public the second they stepped into an airport.

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The No-BS Guide to Business Travel (From Women Who Actually Know)

Look, I travel a lot. Like, a LOT lot. And after years of trial and error (and some spectacularly bad packing decisions), I've got my travel game semi-down. Some of

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Gratitude Leadership

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders & Gratitude

"What on earth are you watching?" I ask Josh as I crawl onto the bed in our motorhome (in our driveway) and lie down next to Frank*, the office dog

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Hey, I'm Bode.
Writer of musings.

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