Melissa Donald

“There is truly nothing better than a simple lifestyle. Trying to keep up with the crowd is guaranteed to complicate your life.” ~ Edmond Mbiaka There was a time when I looked out at my driveway and saw a Mercedes…

Social media is absolutely crazed with blogs, articles, comments, opinions, pictures and more than a smidge of vigilantism over the killing of Cecil in Zimbabwe. There is not a single human with internet access who is unaware of what happened…

This past weekend, I kept a promise I made 30 years ago to my BFF. We attended our 30th class reunion. We promised that we would go to all reunions that ended in -0-. We tried to talk ourselves out…

I don’t really follow professional sports. I did, however, watch the last three games of the NBA finals this year since the local team was playing. The Warriors played like champions and deserve the title. After game six, I posted…

When my mentor challenged me to do this writing exercise (Challenge), it did not occur to me how reflective it would be…how far I would dig into the stories and events that produced the lessons. I am pretty sure HE…

So, I get to “H” and “Heart” is one of my words. I immediately think “Oh man, people are going to expect something about love – and gooey emotional things”. Not my gig. I felt stuck. Not stuck at all…It’s…

I have slammed into the glass ceiling a time or two in my career. The last time was so blatant that I was stunned speechless. My boss gave a substantial raise to my male counterpart because “he has a family…

While presenting at a BNI Visitor Day recently, there was a man in the front row that looked familiar. When the visitors introduced themselves, I knew. Afterward, I asked him if he and his wife had sold a house in…

I spent last week in New Orleans at the IFA’s (International Factoring Association) annual convention. Translation – three days “geeking-out” on all things factoring, with some really fun vacation time thrown in. Factors from all over the world come together…

At some point, Factoring will be the “F” word I write about. Really. Today though, “F” is for fear. Not “Scary Movie” fear. Not “Situational” fear. I am talking about creeping fear that becomes so normal we don’t recognize it…