For 20 years, women in Siouxland have gathered together in early spring in support of a special mission to lend a helping hand. Each year, women leave United Way of Siouxland’s Women’s Power Lunch inspired and ready to face the challenges of the world. From humble beginnings with an attendance of 340, the event has […]
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I’ll bet you’ve heard that statement in the workplace – an environment where we have the potential of four to five generations working side-by-side. Questions such as: how do you manage millennials? Why are baby boomers such control-freaks? Who are the Gen-Xers? Why do they email everything instead of getting up and talking to me?
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I am sitting at my computer after a long day of teaching, studying, and taking care of my many obligations getting angry at a stranger online for not understanding the comment I left on a news story. The worries of my day just grew exponentially because this person is arguing with me about something I
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What do you want to be when you grow up? A question we’ve all been asked and probably asked numerous young people ourselves. A question that seems harmless when asked, yet can feel overwhelmingly heavy when you don’t know the answer. This is the story of my unconventional – yet not uncommon – pursuit
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Life happens. You can’t control what life gives you, but you can control how you react. Many individuals who arrive at Goodwill need someone to believe in them. Two special individuals overcame significant obstacles in their life and worked hard to become independent because of their amazing mentors and support systems who encouraged and guided
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In our world, it seems we often seek wisdom from people as they reach particular milestones in life. When a person turns 100 years old or when a couple celebrates 50 or 60 years of marriage, we gather round them and ask questions such as “how have you managed to live so long?” or “how