Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father was a teacher so whenever we had a day off from school because of too much snow, he also had the day off. I was reminded of this when I woke up this morning to snow for the first time in almost a month. Being in Alaska, […]
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT We all start out as both a blank slate and also hardwired with our innate characteristics. It is the nature and nurture aspects of who we are and who we become. I joined the festivities here on planet earth with well seasoned, albeit very busy parents – I was
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father frequently challenged me and others around him to think differently. At times this absolutely drove me nuts. However, the outcome was tremendous growth, and freedom. It isn’t the people with whom you sync with who teach you the most, it is the ones who challenge you. Sometimes
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT’ My father earned his Eagle Scout badge in his teens. He transferred what he learned in the 1940’s with the scouts to me through the hiking adventures he took us on. Most often these lessons came in preparing and doing our Sunday Afternoon hikes. We did a few longer
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father and I had a 45 year feud over his cooking capabilities. At ten years old I was so disgusted with his cooking skills, my younger brother and I took over making family dinner. What I did though love about my father was that he wanted to be
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father was more of a “get to” than a “have to” type of guy. He actually resisted those things he felt he “had” to do. While this made those of us around him later in life who were caring for him a bit crazy, it actually has served me
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father made continual upgrades to our family home where he and my mother lived for 52 years. Over that time period, he probably did well over a thousand home improvement projects. My love for hardware stores comes from all the times I joined him while picking up his
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father and I started to play golf about fifteen years ago. Neither of us was all that good and “do over’s” on really lousy shots (“mulligan’s”) were how we most enjoyed the game. I realized I do the same with my projects that are just not performing. While
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father used to say, “A lazy engineer is a good engineer. They will find the easiest and most efficient way to get things done.” I took that to heart when I became an engineer and made sure I kept anything I designed simple to learn, and simple to use. When
Michelle LaBrosse, CCPM, PMP, PMI-ACP, RYT My father used to say “Opportunities are always all around you but are you prepared to take advantage of them? You make your own luck by how ready you are to seize the moment.” For me, magic happens when I focus on expanding my capabilities. I love designing
