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Was it Something I Said?
Patti Saunders Mays, Author
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ello fine people! I’m Patti Saunders Mays, author of “Was It Something I Said? Common Things We All Do That Drive Others Away Without Knowing It (And What to do Instead)”. I’m a new contributor to UL Magazine and delighted to be here! Cheryl Richard and I recently got together at a Boise Moxie Java to talk business and compare philosophies. Turns out, we’re so similar in our love for Idaho and our passion for local businesses that I’m still spinning from all the energy that meeting generated. It made for a get-together I’ll not soon forget. There’s no question in my mind that Cheryl is directing the UL Magazine in a journey to greatness that is just beginning, and I feel so very lucky to be on board. Being born and raised in Idaho/Treasure Valley, my mindset is one of low-key practicality with an easygoing, live-andlet-live outlook. But I have that spark of entrepreneurial spirit that so many Idaho businesspeople share; a kind of “Snake River Stampede meets Wall Street” drive that burns with a passion that will not be dampened. That energizing spirit thrives throughout UL Magazine and that’s why my belief in this publication is so strong.
The book is a no-holes-barred, tell-it-like-it-is description of various social faux pas we all make over and over which end up alienating us in ways we never imagined. It’s insightful and laced with just enough humor to keep it enjoyable. You’ll find yourself nodding in agreement and laughing over the descriptions of things people do to shoot themselves in the foot socially. I challenge you, the reader, in not only how you view others, but in no uncertain terms – how others view you.
You can read about and/or order my book for $4.99 at
http://www.WasItSomethingISaidBlog.com or, feel free to visit my Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/#!/SOMETHINGISAID
About me; my husband and I are happily retired from
the hectic corporate life we lived in Seattle for 17 years. We returned to the Boise Valley to be with my beloved parents in their final years. We have one grown daughter (the light of our lives) who enjoys her own career in another state. I have several siblings here in the Boise Valley, and many wonderful friends, classmates and coworkers – all of whom I consider family.
So why am I writing? Well - I have two businesses that I’m promoting via UL Magazine, both of which I manage from our home. The first, my cooking site, called “Great Cooking Ideas.Com” has been spinning along and steadily growing for about 3 years now. It’s all about affordable, easy recipes that are family-friendly and use readily-available ingredients. Every recipe is kitchen-tested and, if I do say so myself, way tastier than most. I like to think of it as extraordinary food for ordinary living. My other pride & joy is my newly-published eBook, “Was It Something I Said? Common Things We All Do That Drive Others Away Without Knowing It (And What to do Instead)” which details exactly how we mess up socially again and again and never even know it. I wrote this book as a result of insight gained from my degree in Social Psychology at the University of Oregon, coupled with my career at the executive level in corporate America. Holiday Issue 2012 |
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