Fourteen days ago I declared my own personal New Years. Even if the calendar didn’t agree I mentally and emotionally moved into 2021. I began in earnest to do all the things that one does to start anew. Remove the clutter that had built up over the last year. Take care of some projects thatContinue reading “I Can Do Better In 2021”
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Drawing and the Zen of Improving the Bad
Are we born with a predetermined set of talents? Do we grow skills from those talents to a certain age and then stop? Are our brains really built with a certain talent set and that core foundation can’t be changed? If we are good at math, we are good at math. If we are artistic,Continue reading “Drawing and the Zen of Improving the Bad”
What Ben Franklin taught me about Time Management
I’m obsessed with productivity. So, thirty days ago I began using Benjamin Franklin’s schedule to see what would happen. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Benjamin Franklin The basic Franklin schedule looks like this: 5-7 am Rise, wash and address Powerful Goodness! Contrive days’ business, and take the resolution of the day;Continue reading “What Ben Franklin taught me about Time Management”
Action Oriented : Take the First Step
We all know that action is critical to accomplishing anything. Thoughts are the birthplace of motion. Our thinking becomes action. Action accomplishes our goals, gives us confidence, and we develop new skills. It is our accomplishments where we define ourselves and find success. We respect those who get things done. And the more we do,Continue reading “Action Oriented : Take the First Step”
Afraid and Need your HELP
My whole life has been leading up to this moment… and I’m terrified. When I was a kid I never felt like I belonged. I wasn’t sure if I was in the wrong time, with the wrong family, and much of the time I didn’t even feel like I was on the right planet. MyContinue reading “Afraid and Need your HELP”
Mentoring Month
National Mentoring Month focuses attention on the need for quality mentoring to connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults. It is incredibly empowering to give back to the next generation. Mentoring can have an incredible impact on both those mentored and the one mentoring. I wouldn’t be where I am at todayContinue reading “Mentoring Month”
National Book Month
Lose yourself in amazing far off places, learning about new subjects and great people, or whatever tickles your fancy this month. This is a perfect time, for National Book Month. Whether you read one book or ten, there is nothing quite like the love of a good book. Curl up in front of the fireContinue reading “National Book Month”
Organizing Your Digital Life
Similar to how we need to organize our physical spaces to be more productive and to reduce stress, our digital world need maintenance as well. Remove the clutter – this is not just about stuff. Declutter your life. We all spend a lot of time on our computers, laptops and definitely our phones. If youContinue reading “Organizing Your Digital Life”
Win Wednesday Motivational December 11th, 2019
Our lives are the result of choices. Too often we forget that everything is choices. Even not making a choice is a choice. These choices form our character. How we respond to the world and circumstances outside our control. And for everything outside of our control, we still have complete and utter responsibility for theContinue reading “Win Wednesday Motivational December 11th, 2019”
Twice as Motivational Tuesday December 10th, 2019
The illusionary leader – Leadership is not a crown you wear. It is not something you can be given as a position. It is not about what you say. Or the vision you have, or the strategies you employ. It is about how your actions serve others. Your influence. Your choices. Your character. To standContinue reading “Twice as Motivational Tuesday December 10th, 2019”
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