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A language everyone can understand

(Note: While I am in Uganda, the Chanhassen Villager is running some of my favorite travel-related columns. This column was originally published on August 23, 2007. I’ve been accused of being an idealist. Of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. Of being delusionally optimistic. And I have to admit, I’m guilty as charged. But seeing and celebrating the good that’s in people doesn’t mean I won’t acknowledge that there’s anything bad. Looking at the big picture doesn’t mean I don’t examine the little details. [...]

By bettyliedtke|October 31st, 2011|Columns, Toastmasters, Travel|Comments Off

Taking pride in the journey home

(Note: While I am in Uganda, the Chanhassen Villager is running some of my favorite travel-related columns. This column was originally published on July 3, 2008.) It was Sunday morning, and my daughter and I were on the 9:30 shuttle from our hotel to the Orlando airport. My husband had to fly out on business the day before, and my son wasn’t able to take the time off work to attend his sister’s graduation in Florida, so it was just the two of us returning [...]

By bettyliedtke|October 29th, 2011|Columns, Family, Travel|Comments Off

It’s a Small World After All

(Note: While I am in Uganda, the Chanhassen Villager is running some of my favorite travel-related columns. This column was originally published on April 14, 2005.) I learned a lot of interesting things last week. One is that if you spent just sixty seconds in front of each work of art in the Louvre, it would take you over six months to see it all. I also learned that in addition to being beautifully lit up at night, the Eiffel Tower puts on a grand [...]

By bettyliedtke|October 14th, 2011|Columns, Travel|Comments Off

Time out for writing

I was out of town for a few days last week, even though I couldn’t really afford the time away. But that was the point. The trip was a 3-day Writers Retreat in Hinckley, with uninterrupted time for the kind of writing that most of us can’t find time to do in our regular and overly-busy lives. There were 15 women at the retreat, all with different types of businesses, and different types of projects they wanted to work on. We spent most of each [...]

By bettyliedtke|October 7th, 2011|Coaching, Columns, Writing|Comments Off

Almost ready for Uganda

“If anybody offers you sambusa, take it.” That’s one piece of advice that was given to me recently regarding my upcoming trip to Uganda. I’m going to be there for several weeks, and I’ve been collecting information from friends – and friends of friends – who have been there themselves or who have family members who have spent time in Uganda or other African countries. It’s been a fascinating and wonderful experience in so many ways. As someone who has done very little international traveling, [...]

By bettyliedtke|September 30th, 2011|Columns|2 Comments

All you need is love

The theme of one of our recent Toastmasters meetings was “The Secret Ingredient.” The person who was serving as the Toastmaster that day was someone who loves to cook, and whenever she gives a speech or responds to a question on the subject of food, I always find my mouth watering just listening to her. Throughout the meeting, she made references to her grandmother, who always included a secret ingredient in her cooking. No matter what type of food she was preparing, Grandma gave it [...]

By bettyliedtke|September 23rd, 2011|Columns, Family, Values, Writing|Comments Off

I’m ba-aack. :>

My blog was down for longer than intended while some major renovations were being done on my website, but I'm back up and running now. I'm planning to continue posting my Chanhassen Villager column here every week, and I'm going to start including other little nuggets as well. I hope you'll enjoy reading my posts, and that you'll do a little exploring on the rest of my website, too. I'd love to hear what you think about it!

By bettyliedtke|September 23rd, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Up or down, left or right, we can always get there from here

The column "Find Your Buried Treasure" appears weekly in the Chanhassen (MN) Villager. This column was published on July 28, 2011. My husband and I went up north last weekend. Except we had to drive south to get there. We spent the weekend with my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, who live in the Chicago area but recently bought a cabin at Fox Lake, which is about a two-hour drive north from their house. From ours, it’s a six-hour drive in the other direction. It was a great weekend, and other than the time we spent riding out the storms....

By bettyliedtke|July 29th, 2011|Columns, Family, Respect, Values|Comments Off

Turning a lump of coal into a diamond

The column "Find Your Buried Treasure" appears weekly in the Chanhassen (MN) Villager. This column was published on July 21, 2011. “Discover the Diamond Within.” That was the theme of the TELI – the Toastmasters Education & Leadership Institute – that took place last Saturday. Because the theme was so closely aligned with my passion for helping people find their buried treasure, I had applied – and was accepted – to be one of the presenters. The program I did wasn’t my usual message about finding the gifts, skills, talents and traits that we often don’t recognize in ourselves. Instead it was about taking a lump of coal – as Superman used to do back in the 1950s TV series – and turning THAT into a diamond.

By bettyliedtke|July 22nd, 2011|Accountability, Columns, Professional Speaking, Toastmasters|Comments Off

Where’s King Solomon when you need him?

The column "Find Your Buried Treasure" appears weekly in the Chanhassen (MN) Villager. This column was published on July 14, 2011. I’ve always been fascinated by the story of King Solomon, and by his wisdom – in those Biblical times before DNA testing was available – in determining who was the real mother of a baby that two women were fighting over....

By bettyliedtke|July 15th, 2011|Accountability, Columns, Family, Values|Comments Off

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