Gina DeLapa author of Stuff You Already Know… And Everybody Should!

Today's Guest is Gina DeLapa  and our topic is Setting Boundaries … for the new year … and for so many good                                            reasons!

How many times have we all said…“I already knew that” … and then quietly admitted I may know it, but I sure didn’t remember to do it!” In that context, Gina DeLapa brings us a refreshing refresher course in the manners and mannerisms that fill more than a few potholes in the otherwise rough road of life.

While on that road we must decide what and who is important to each of us … and stand by our decisions.

Boundaries are the fences that make better neighbors…and friends, and relationships- both personal and professional.But where and how do you draw those lines without burning bridges and crossing swords with those who really need to know where the line  is at? Like all the communications that we must have in life, the lines require craft and art, and will affect our lives whether we draw them or ignore them.

Gina DeLapa grew up in a small Midwestern town, as the youngest of four kids. She credits her work ethic to her entrepreneurial parents and her love for classic rock to her three older brothers. Her Midwest family raised a few eyebrows as she headed to Southern California in 2001to pursue a Masters degree in counseling.  But she brought her new skills home and became a full-time career counselor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.