Denise Meridith is a Brooklyn-born African-American, whose 29 years in Federal service involved living and working in six different states and the District of Columbia twice, as well as visits to every state except South Dakota, China, South Africa and other countries. This book details her recollections (i.e., her Thoughts While Chillin') of her challenges and successes in a white dominated profession and agency, a struggle which propelled her to the highest rank of career public service ...

The world is plagued with unanticipated disasters, like earthquakes, and tsunamis, which cause misery, and are beyond humans’ control.  But God has blessed humans with the awareness and ability to influence their own moods, regardless of any environment. It is impossible to have a perfectly happy life.  But this book provides simple advice on how to recapture the little items and actions, which can brighten moments throughout your day.  Ten Happy Habits will encourage you to...

Denise Meridith has many followers who receive her weekly blog on leadership a dvi ce(Thoughts While Chillin'), and she teaches online courses on the subject to many around the world. But she wanted to create something more permanent to share with more people.Denise collected 365 of her tips to create this almanac. Whether one is an experienced executive or an MBA/MPA student, whether one reads and digests one tip per day, or swallows them all in one reading, she hopes they provide...

Are you dreading going outside to shovel your car out of the snow? Are you thinking about those beautiful views of saguaro cacti you saw during that football game commercial a few years back? Have you ever thought of moving your family to or starting a business in Arizona? But then you worry about 115 degrees and AR-15-toting militia men? Are you already in Arizona and wonder how soon you can escape? Denise Meridith's first book—Thoughts While Chillin'—discussed, with humor and pa...