All Posts Tagged With: "President Barack Obama"
The Obamas and other high achievers can take on “too much”
I can’t help but think that President and Mrs. Obama are getting a good laugh out of people who fear they are taking on too much.
All partisan politics aside (I know this is impossible but bear with me here), we have just witnessed the reins of our country pass from a classic underachiever to a [...]
29Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
President Obama: “Hold ourselves more accountable as parents”
President Barack Obama’s wide-ranging speech on education in America touched on many issues, but none struck me more than this simple appeal to parents:
“The bottom line is that no government policies will make any difference unless we also hold ourselves more accountable as parents,” President Obama said.
In the speech, the President also spoke in favor [...]
10Mar2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Mom-in-Chief: Winning leadership skills for home and work
When First Lady Michelle Obama described her primary role in the White House as “mom-in-chief,” I can only imagine that author Jamie Woolf cast a grin from ear to ear.
Ms. Woolf recently published a parenting advice book titled, “Mom-in-Chief: How Wisdom from the Workplace Can Save Your Family from Chaos.” Mind you, the book’s title [...]
10Mar2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
President Obama says what’s a little snow between (Sidwell) friends?
Here’s a great little story on President Obama’s thoughts on his daughters’ school, Sidwell Friends, closing today because of a snow storm.
This reminded me about my first few years of school in southeast Alaska. Not only were schools never closed because of snow, rain or howling 70 mph winds, my sisters and I had [...]
28Jan2009 | | 0 comments | Continued
Let us all celebrate “the sweet victory of this hour”
This is a time of joyous celebration in our home, as we mark the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
As Sen. Dianne Feinstein so wonderfully put it, our country came together to revel in “the sweet victory of this hour.”
My kids just got home from school and were happy [...]
20Jan2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
