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I solve word problems.

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How I solve word problems…

I write. The details are largely unimportant, unless YOU need something written. If the thing you need isn’t already written, odds are it’s because you don’t want to do it, or maybe you’re not sure how to go about it. I’m always writing anyway, so why not have me write for you?

Or, if you really do prefer to write it yourself, let’s talk about how you can do it and how I can support you while you do it. Need advice? Need ideas? Need an editor? Need a swift kick in the pants? Need all four of those? I can do that too. I know for sure that your project won’t write itself. If you don’t believe me, go check your printer.

I’ll wait.

The finished thing isn’t there, is it? Yeah. Contact Me. 

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Why work with me?

I’m a passionate educator, writer, curriculum developer and coach seeking creative, energetic visionaries who are ready to co-create new ideas to get better results. Is this you?

Some of my recent client projects include collaborating on a major update of a well-regarded business book, collaborating on an innovative leadership curriculum for mid-level managers, and developing a workbook for use with executive coaching clients.

My areas of interest for future projects focus on leadership, organizational planning, culture, and technical training that integrates human factors, high level problem solving and decision making skills. If any of this is resonating with you, let’s talk!

“I have known Tracy professionally and personally for 15 years. I highly recommend her as a highly trusted partner, advisor and communicator.” —Mark

Recent posts from my blog…

Cloud Gate

Coming Home

Tracy / February 1, 2024

I moved home to Chicago this past fall, after 20 years in other places (mostly Florida). I can hear “why?” in various tones of voice depending on how you feel about snow; just trust me that it was the right choice both because of, and in spite of, the upheaval that created the need and resulted from the choice. This one’s personal, but maybe my story will remind you of you, or of someone you care about.

Sometimes you go out into the world with big dreams and a taste for adventure. You realize you can do anything, go anywhere, be whatever you want to be, and so you take the leap. You have amazing experiences that you never would have had. You meet people who change your life. Maybe you even start your own business. And all of that incredible stuff fills you up and makes you glad y

Reclaiming “Problem”

Tracy / July 23, 2020

Language is a funny thing. We have this crazy idea that words have “definitions,” when in fact the meaning of words is nothing more (or less) than a broad consensus of a lot of people. As the consensus shifts over time, so shifts the meaning of a given word. And in this way language sometimes becomes more precise — and more often, becomes much LESS precise. (Case in point: swell, neat, keen, cool, awesome, hot, and dope have gone from meaning seven very different things to all meaning basically the same thing!)

One of the keen, cool, awesome things that happens with language evolution is when a word that was used in a mean or hateful way is “reclaimed” by the people it was once used to deride. “Queer” went from being an

What do you say?

Tracy / February 6, 2019

No matter what business you are in, your customers do business with you because of what you communicate. When you are successful in gaining a customer and a sale, it’s because someone heard your message, understood it, related to it, and decided that its content held some value for them. When you are NOT successful, it’s because one of those steps did not occur.

If we unpack that a bit, we can break down the whole process of marketing and advertising into these four steps. First, the customer has to hear your message. How, where, and to whom do you communicate? Have you decided who your target customer is and how to reach them? Is your strategy working? If you suspect that the people you want to reach are not receiving your message, what would you need to change to acco

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“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” —Charles Mingus

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