Hello, beautiful people! July 6, 1981, was a very special day for me. I started my professional career that day – 45 years ago at Pacific Bell, a subsidiary of AT&T. My first job was as a Group Manager in Operator Services. By choice, I primarily worked the afternoon/evening shift when I had the “in-charge” […]
Hello, beautiful people! I am still smiling while trying to catch up from a busy Women’s History Month. It was wilder than usual and so much fun! As I keynoted events, spoke on panels, and moderated conversations, one profound realization kept resurfacing. I often found myself talking about the real joy of a trailblazing journey, […]
Happy International Women’s Day, beautiful people! I hope you are as productive as you want to be during this last month of the first quarter. Having had the honor of working at a Fortune 100 company for 36 years, I am trained to think in quarters, and I’m obsessed with delivering on my quarterly objectives. […]
Happy New Year, beautiful people! I am so excited to begin the next phase of my “Cyntsational” life. God has been good to me! Acts 1 and 2 have been amazing. Act 3 starts now, at age 65! I am one of four million baby boomers who turned 65 in 2024. I’ve been 65 for […]
In 2018, I began the year very focused on “reclaiming my time” as I started my first full year of retirement from AT&T. In 2019, I wanted to be “better” and 2020 found me wanting to have “vision” beyond what the natural eye could see. 2020 indeed turned out to be the year of perfect […]
ImpAct (Emphasis on Act) Impact: To have a direct effect, get together, and strike forcefully! Act: something done voluntarily Today, we celebrate the homecoming of evangelist Billy Graham. One week ago, we mourned, and are still mourning, the killings and violence in Parkland, Florida. These incidents have impacted me tremendously and without question have had an impact […]
If you work at AT&T you probably saw the April 20th announcement that spoke to my intention to retire on May 15, 2017. Some of you received an email directly from me alerting you that I am wrapping up phase 1 of my professional life. Others read Facebook and Twitter messages and sent me a […]
