common sense

Sleep Deprivation Spells Opportunity – and Responsibility

6 minutes of reading / 1 Comment / By
AdvoConnection hero

Saturday night (well, OK, in the wee hours of Sunday morning) across most of the US and Canada, we “sprung forward” our clocks, resulting in lost sleep, and at least a day of being totally thrown off because the day seemed… well…. just weird. Since most of us don’t work on a Sunday, the day of adjustment helped us acclimate, and then – life goes on with a longer day of sunshine through next Fall. But what if you had to lose that sleep every few days, then re-acclimate every few days? What if you spent your life in a …

Sleep Deprivation Spells Opportunity – and Responsibility Continue Reading

A Career, a Profession, and a Calling with Responsibility, Too

4 minutes of reading / 2 Comments / By

Most of us working as advocates apply the word “profession” to our work. Those who have been advocates for a longer period of time might tell you it has turned into a career. I often hear from new advocates, or those who wannabe advocates that they feel that this profession of advocacy (or what might evolve for them to a career of advocacy) is also a calling. So let’s look at that word “calling” for a minute. Merriam Webster tells us that a calling is: a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction …

A Career, a Profession, and a Calling with Responsibility, Too Continue Reading

It’s That Time of the Year – Income Taxes! for You and Your Clients

3 minutes of reading / 1 Comment / By

(Updated March 2021) Note: this is a good post to bookmark (or “favorite”) so you can come back to it when it’s time to do your income taxes, or print it or send a link to clients and former clients to help them with theirs… Yes – it’s time to look at preparing our income tax statements for Uncle Sam (or even Justin Trudeau!) How does our paid work affect our income taxes or our clients’ taxes?

Nevertheless, We Persist

2 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment / By

This isn’t intended to be a political statement, even if it has its roots in the political nastiness and vitriol taking place in the United States Congress. That said, perhaps it IS political. Except in this case, I’m referring to the politics of the healthcare system. You would have to be living under a rock to have missed what will become (at least) 2017’s battle cry for finding some balance and fairness in our world. As Elizabeth Warren spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives, she quoted Coretta Scott King to explain why she felt the Cabinet nominee …

Nevertheless, We Persist Continue Reading

Can’t Decide?

2 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment / By

Today’s post will be short and sweet (for a change.) It’s about making a decision. It applies to ALL decision-making processes. It popped up in the past week several times, in these scenarios: Conversation with an APHA PACE member. She could not decide whether to quit her job to start her practice. Conversation with an APHA Premium +ADL member. His potential new client could not decide whether to sign a contract with him. Conversation with a potential APHA member: She could not decide whether to join APHA or buy The Health Advocate’s Start and Grow Your Own Practice Handbook. Visiting …

Can’t Decide? Continue Reading

Hey Little Girls: Yes, Women Can Be Brilliant!

6 minutes of reading / 2 Comments / By

(To my gentleman readers – please pardon this week’s post. You are more than welcome to read it, of course, and there will be advantages to doing so, but it’s really aimed at the females among us. That will make sense momentarily.) This week’s post comes as a result of three experiences from the past few weeks, all reminders of the necessity of tooting one’s own horn. We’ll set the stage with one of those experiences; that is, publication this week by the AP of this article Little girls doubt that women can be brilliant, study shows Now, I’m a …

Hey Little Girls: Yes, Women Can Be Brilliant! Continue Reading

Repeal of the ACA… So Now What Should We Do?

6 minutes of reading / 4 Comments / By

Last week marked the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States. No matter your feelings about him or his politics, he’s here to stay, presumably for the next four years, alongside a Republican majority in Congress. The first order of business? Repealing the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare), the legislation under which many of us are able to get, and afford, healthcare insurance, and access to the care we need. With the stroke of a pen, the icing on the repeal cake was completed within the first few hours of the new president taking office. Congress had already baked …

Repeal of the ACA… So Now What Should We Do? Continue Reading

APHA Blog : The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates →←
Scroll to Top