by Sandy Stosz | Oct 4, 2025 | Blog
Lately, I’m blogging a lot about coping with the challenges and stress of living through turbulent times. On top of everything else, as I write this on October 1st, the US government is officially shut down. What a huge disruption! People who want to be at work are...
by Sandy Stosz | Sep 20, 2025 | Blog
Remember those old expressions our parents taught us about how to interact with others? “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all;” “Think before you speak;” and “Speech is silver, silence is golden.” I’ve tried to live by those expressions...
by Sandy Stosz | Sep 6, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Adding Value This week’s blog was supposed to be about wisdom, but I was led to address an altogether different topic. I’ve been meaning to check out Artificial Intelligence (AI) for fun – to see what kind of blog it would create if I gave a...
by Sandy Stosz | Sep 4, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Be Intentional Last week, I got up before the sun rose to ride my bicycle over to Woods Hole, on Cape Cod, MA. There, I planned to indulge in a pastry at the famous Pie in the Sky bakery, across from the Steamship Authority. It’s a once-a-week...
by Sandy Stosz | Aug 23, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Be a Voice of Hope I’m writing this blog during an unplanned overnight stay at the friendly little airport in Moline, IL. Yet again, my departing flight was delayed so long I couldn’t make the connecting flight home. It happens all too...
by Sandy Stosz | Jul 26, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Lessons for Living Well It’s mid-summer and many people are on vacation or taking a break, hopefully practicing the “three R’s” of rest, relaxation, and recreation! So, this blog will be light and easy to match that mood. Last week I met a good...
by Sandy Stosz | Jul 12, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Hope and Freedom Last Friday, the people of the United States celebrated the 249th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred on July 4th, 1776, in Philadelphia, PA. The United States was not yet a free...
by Sandy Stosz | Jun 26, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Resilience I believe in lifelong learning, and love to travel. It’s an enriching combination! Over the years, I’ve found that learning by experience is more powerful and “three dimensional” than learning in a classroom. Travel provides insights...
by Sandy Stosz | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
COLUMN: Leading with Character: Honoring Commitments Lately, my blogs have addressed coping strategies for navigating turbulent times. We usually can’t change what’s happening around us, but we can and should control our own responses and actions. One sure-fire way to...
by Sandy Stosz | May 21, 2025 | Blog
Leading with Character: Managing Stress Turbulence and change beget uncertainty, and uncertainty creates stress. We can’t control the causes of stress, so we must learn to cope with stress and focus instead on what we can control. That takes mental discipline, which I...
