As we start a new year, we have an opportunity to start anew. If we want some changes in our lives; If we want it to be more than it ever has been, then, we are going to have to do some things we’ve never done!!! Here is my 5 step plan (SMART Method) for succeeding this
Wow! It’s December already. We're at the end of another year. Where has it gone? This year just flew by for me. And now, it’s a time of reflection. What kind of year was it? Did you achieve all your goals? If so, good for you. If not, here’s an idea that may help you
Some of us look back with fond memories on the carefree days of our childhood when all we had to worry about was what to wear to school. We didn’t actually think about learning then. It was just something we did. As we got older, the going got tougher. Going to school meant learning new
While hurrying off to work one morning, Beverly, an executive assistant, pulled into a fast food drive-thru. When asked what she wanted to order, she requested, “Iced tea with cut lemon.” The clerk replied immediately, “We ain’t got no cut lemons!” Shocked by such rudeness, Beverly asked politely, “Can you cut some?” The clerk’s abrasive
You are in for a treat! We have a fabulous new product offering! So many of my past students and coaching clients have been asking me for another program…one they can recommend to their grown and almost grown children. Several people have told me that there is no place to send their young adult
Finding our way to an inner peace, especially at this time of year is not always easy to do. The hustle and bustle of the holiday season inevitably catches up with all of us. We get caught up in the hectic pace of getting all of the decorating, shopping, cooking and visiting done along with
As today is Thanksgiving, I am reminded of all that I have to be grateful for. I have truly had a blessed life...a wonderful family, fabulous interesting friends, a great career traveling the world and studying other cultures. I live in a country where I am free to vote and practice whatever religion I prefer.
It seems like every conversation I have had with someone lately, they have brought up the terrible state of the economy. I’ve started off many conversations with my friends this week with the sentence, “No negativity allowed.” I refuse to accept the “ain’t it awful mentality” of the masses. I know that I make my own
When the nightly news is filled with the major tragedies of today, it is very hard to stay positive and upbeat. Even if these terrible things weren’t done to us or to someone we love, they still affect us. They are all around us. They are being done to people who are like us,
I love this story! Among some skaters was a small boy so obviously a beginner that his frequent tumbles awakened the pity of a tenderhearted, if not wise, spectator. “Young man, “ she said. “I wouldn’t stay on the ice and keep falling down; I’d just come off and watch the others.” Quickly brushing away
