One small crack does not mean that you are broken; it means that you were put to the test and you didn’t fall apart. Today I want to shout out a cheer to some of you for sticking with it and getting the hard work done or just accomplishing a goal that you set, and… Read more »
If You’re Tired of Starting Over — Quit Giving Up For the next few weeks I am going to repost some of my more popular newsletters, the ones that had the greatest response from you, my readers. I hope you enjoy revisiting these timeless themes as much I have. Here’s my thought for this week… Read more »
Dear friend, for the next few weeks I am going to repost some of my more popular newsletters, the ones that had the greatest response from you, my readers. I hope you enjoy revisiting these timeless themes as much I have. Let Go or Be Dragged… I’d like to take my thought from last week (episode… Read more »
You would think that the admonition of, If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule–never lie to yourself , would be a no-brainer, but we all know people who consciously (or subconsciously) lie to themselves about themselves. Or they lie about the most mundane matters or willfully choose not to see the… Read more »
Recently, I heard a speaker ask about a Life List vs. a Bucket List. It was an interesting thought, because I know that for many of us we have this imaginary (or actually written down) Bucket List of places we’d like to go, things we’d like to see and experiences we’d like to have; yet,… Read more »
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu Yes, that is my headline for today, but stay with me and learn why. I don’t know about you, but when I see something new, I file it away for a rainy day to pull out and review when I have some free time. I’ve been on the road for a few weeks now… Read more »
When I came across the photo that I posted as the cover photo for my newsletter, I must say that it struck me that, as much as we like to hang on because we all like to feel like it is the right thing to do in our personal lives or at the office or… Read more »
I was reading an article online last week and came across an interesting job interview question for one of my clients that dealt with thinking outside of the box. I know you’ve heard that phrase over and over, so it is not new, but I wonder why so many seem to stay in their boxes… Read more »
“If only our eyes saw souls instead of bodies, how very different our ideals of beauty would be.” ~ Unknown I came across a funny video the other day about how young people view older people. I’m posting the video here. How funny to watch the youngsters act out how an “old” person would walk… Read more »
Recently, I was listening to the commencement address by Tyler Perry at Tuskegee University and, in his remarks, he made this statement, “What’s in the well, comes up in the bucket.” (http://buzz.blog.ajc.com/2016/05/09/tyler-perrys-moving-tuskegee-university-commencement-speech/) It is the first time I had heard this phrase and it just stuck with me, because it seems to be the perfect… Read more »