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Barbara Brooks created Flamingo Strategies LLC to help clients stand up and stand out, through telling and sharing their stories of impact and purpose.
Hacking Away at Happiness is her blog. 

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Forty years is the charm
Oct 12

Oct 12 Forty years is the charm

Barbara Brooks
Friendship, Education

A self-identified Former Misfit said it best: “The seemingly unbreakable cliques from 40 years ago were shattered and replaced with mutual respect and willingness to reach out to others.”

Honey cake aside, Rosh Hashana is kinda spooky
Sep 29

Sep 29 Honey cake aside, Rosh Hashana is kinda spooky

Barbara Brooks
Creativity, Philosophy, Religion

Today, on the eve of Yom Kippur, I’m picturing a massively thick Moleskine notebook. In it are the names of countless CEOs and workers, investors and entrepreneurs.

Highest and best use (HABU)
Sep 17

Sep 17 Highest and best use (HABU)

Barbara Brooks
Entrepreneurship

Sadly, managers rarely expect employees to contribute at the level of HABU. Rather, they say, "That's Sally's job," or "Swim in your own lane."

Awash in memories of hurricanes gone by
Sep 11

Sep 11 Awash in memories of hurricanes gone by

Barbara Brooks
Travel, Family

Today, parts of Miami are under water and miles and miles of sand have again eroded. Hurricanes are stronger now but so are we.

Tending to "client zero"
Sep 9

Sep 9 Tending to "client zero"

Barbara Brooks
Wellness, Creativity

I get it now! I am client zero. And yet it is so easy to neglect my emotional and creative health.  

Giving away the trampoline
Sep 2

Sep 2 Giving away the trampoline

Barbara Brooks
Travel, Family

With a good WiFi signal, work can be done from anywhere, but great work can only be done when the worker feels inspired.

Why "totality" is overrated
Aug 25

Aug 25 Why "totality" is overrated

Barbara Brooks
Entrepreneurship, Travel, Wellness

Entrepreneurs launch when they have "minimum viability."  So rather than planning or hoping for totality, I begin today with sufficient features to satisfy early adopters. That's you! Let me know what you think. 

On beginning again, and again
Aug 25

Aug 25 On beginning again, and again

Barbara Brooks
Entrepreneurship, Travel, Wellness

Out my window students balanced barefoot on slack lines between trees. I remembered feeling their joy. I envied them. I wondered if my best years were behind me.

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