Author Archives: annamfarley

I recently read an article on Forbes that made me scoff repeatedly throughout, an article about the importance of establishing a morning routine. I am often curious about the daily routines of successful people; what they read and when they exercise, and so on. It can only help me find inspiration to improve my ownContinue reading “Undisciplined Morning Routines?”

We all need money to make a living.  I have bills to pay and I am blessed that I have never had to default on my bills (despite difficult times).  I have my personal preferences for brands – I do not buy a lot but I like to buy nice things: brand name sunglasses andContinue reading “What Motivates Me”

Dear Sixteen Year Old Me, I know life is awful.  You are unpopular and often ridiculed.  People say things like \”high school is the best time of your life\” and you worry that if this is the best then what hell is going to happen next.  You are berated and picked on for your looks,Continue reading “A Letter to Sixteen Year Old Me”

It is surprising to me that sometimes organizational leaders are unaware that they are tolerating (or have created) a toxic culture.  I recognize that senior leaders are not mired in the weeds on a day to day basis and they perhaps don\’t get enough face time with people to see the early decline in morale,Continue reading “Signs of Cultural Decline in the Workplace”

Seventeen years ago today, I moved to the United States; an immigrant filled with hope and uncertainty! I feel grateful that in these times of political turmoil over immigration that I am a libertarian and uncommitted to the staunch political ideals of Democrats and Republicans on the immigration issue. We discuss immigration often in termsContinue reading “An Immigration Story”

I was born in the early 1980s, making me an early millennial (or perhaps a Xennial if you subscribe to this theory of a subjoining micro generation between generation X and the millennials).  I don\’t demonstrate many of the characteristics associated with millenials, and sometimes I wonder how I came by some of the positionsContinue reading “My Father\'s Father – The Influence of Other Generations”

Any acknowledgement of the strong women in my life would be incomplete without mentioning the strongest influence I have had in this: my mom. Growing up, I think I felt like everyone had a life and parents like mine.  We didn\’t have a lot of money, I figured no one did.  My parents were fairlyContinue reading “Spotlighting the Strong Women in My Life – Part Four”

Continuing in my series about strong women, I am focusing on a woman today that I have only recently been blessed to know.  I actually hired this woman six months ago, and I sometimes wonder if in my long working life to come if I will always look back on hiring her as one ofContinue reading “Spotlighting the Strong Women in My Life – Part Three”

I continue to reflect on the strong women that I know and who have influenced and inspired me.  As I examine these women they share certain traits but in other ways they are dramatically different. Today I am reflecting on my best friend.  In some ways, she is a feisty, opinionated, outspoken woman who isn\’tContinue reading “Spotlighting the Strong Women in My Life – Part Two”

I have been reflecting how fortunate I have been to know and be influenced by so many strong women in my life – and men that support and empower those women as well.  As a woman, I am very supportive of true female equality.  I do not tend to embrace all of the modern aspectsContinue reading “Spotlighting the Strong Women in My Life – Part One”