Author Archives: Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Cellphones (which according to my tween are just called “phones” ) have all these cool features, now. Some of them can be both helpful and annoying. One of those features you’re probably familiar with is predictive text. If you don’t know what that is, predictive text suggests words and phrases that you can use toContinue reading “Thoughts Are Suggestions”

Today, I learned a powerful lesson at the grocery store. I was in a bit of a rush so I made my way quickly through the aisles, grabbed my four items, and headed to check out. The person in front of me had way more things than I did so I opted for self-checkout. AsContinue reading “Wins & Losses”

I don’t know about you, but my mind can be a very annoying, continual list of shoulds. Even right now, as I write, I hear the suggestion, “Shouldn’t it be ‘sometimes annoying’?” This is the problem. I know a young lady who has a gift for snappy comebacks. When she receives unsolicited advice/information, her immediateContinue reading “Did I Ask?”

I had the privilege a few years back to speak and share my book, I’m Proud to Be Natural Me! with a pre-K class in Chicago. It was extra special that day because my daughter came with me and I used to be the teacher assistant in that classroom. I had an activity planned thatContinue reading “I Am Proud of You”