Buddy not Bully
We commonly say that respect is earned. But it’s also true that respect needs to be taught. Think about when we were children and how...
top of page
Blog Posts Originate from Midwest Mary. Go There for Full Posts/
Search
Mary Doyle
- Jun 14, 2022
The Book of Which I’m Most Proud
A question I’ve been asked over the years is which of the books that I’ve written is my favorite. This is a question that is as...
5 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- May 12, 2022
Do You Want Peace?
If you had the power to bring peace and justice to absolutely everywhere in the world, would you use that power? Would you at least make...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jan 18, 2021
Healing, Hope, and Recovery
Joe Biden certainly has his challenges ahead. According to his website, our 46th president of the United States’ lofty ambitions include...
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jul 21, 2020
Who Knows the Truth?
Throughout the world, and certainly in the United States of America, we are fiercely fighting for truth. However, our versions of truth,...
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Dec 5, 2018
Remembering a Life of Integrity
Today in the United States we celebrated the life of one of our most remarkable presidents, our 41st, George Herbert Walker Bush....
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jan 22, 2017
Think!
Many decades ago in a journalism class, I learned about media gatekeepers. Gatekeepers are the controllers of what and how the public...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jun 25, 2016
Everything Counts
Back in the 1980s I wrote a newspaper feature article on a cancer wellness center. One of the survivors said something that made so much...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jun 19, 2016
Dad’s Words of Wisdom
My dad and I were close. He was easy to talk with, a good listener, avid reader, and my mentor. He taught me how to think for myself,...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Apr 3, 2016
Your Business Your Way
My husband, Marshall, was a born pitchman. He easily could entice customers to happily empty their wallets on the products he showed...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Feb 27, 2016
Every Vote Counts
The Illinois primary election is fast approaching, and I’m not sure how I will vote. Unfortunately, I’m not excited about anyone in the...
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Feb 7, 2014
Reflections
While in a department store, I asked the technician at the cosmetic counter for advice. She kindly gave me a makeover. I thanked her,...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jan 24, 2014
Truth Be Known
In the presence of young children you hear some interesting stories. I worked in preschool classrooms for a number of years as an...
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Dec 6, 2013
New Children’s Book
My favorite stories to read when I was a child were about the saints. The BVM sisters who taught me tried to encourage me to read other...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jun 17, 2013
Mentoring Fathers
A belated Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers, step-fathers, godfathers, grandfathers and all those who provide a paternal influence to...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Jun 11, 2013
Accountability for Success
Building a profitable business appears more challenging today but taking a different approach may turn all of that around. Originally...
1 view0 comments
Mary Doyle
- May 10, 2013
Hats Off to the Grads
Congratulations to all the college students graduating this month. Whether you progressed from high school right through college, or took...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Apr 15, 2013
Teaching Respect
Another beautiful young woman committed suicide after being bullied. Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year-old high school student from Halifax,...
0 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Mar 18, 2013
Business Cards
Making it easy for people to do what you want them to do is a secret to success. Business cards are one such way of achieving this. If...
2 views0 comments
Mary Doyle
- Feb 28, 2013
Papal Relevance
Some events are so unusual that they are recorded in the history of humankind. We are experiencing such a moment right now. Pope...
0 views0 comments
bottom of page