I have got to get off Facebook. Seriously. I’ve got a long, to do list and plenty of other things I want to do: exercise, draft a post, market my book – that will actually move me closer to my goals and passions, but I have got to get off Facebook to do it. So, [...]
Ready to make positive changes in the New Year? Here are some tips to help you stay on target. This post originally appeared in 2011. Perseverance. Determination. Persistence. Any quality that keeps you going despite adversity and challenge is the difference between success and mediocrity. It’s also crucial when it comes to living our biggest [...]
When I wake up tomorrow morning and wander through the still-quiet (please, please still be quiet) house, in the plaid red flannel pajamas, with the tiny claw holes on the shoulder where the cat likes to drape – everything will look the same, but it will all be different. Later, I will gently wake up [...]
I write a lot about moving forward and taking inspired action toward the things that matter most. These are the things that you’re passionate about, the things that fuel and inspire you and in the process inspire the rest of us. So often we get caught up in the real life dilemmas: what to cook [...]
We can become so caught up in our expectations – the plan we set for our life – that we miss living this life altogether. When we expect things to go a particular way, we are fast forwarding from beginning to end without experiencing the good stuff, yes and the tough stuff, in between. This [...]
It was a great weekend. Family and friends. Fun activities, good food – and not at all what I expected. For awhile then, instead of soaking up all the good things that did occur, all the surprises and opportunities – I lamented what didn’t happen. There was never any plan. No agenda, but still I [...]
Persistence, passion and mothering? All components of achieving success, says expert Richard St. John. See the other five qualities he declares are key to achieving your goals in this short video.
When I was growing up, all I wanted was to write for the state’s largest newspaper. I dreamed about it. And, after studying journalism in college, I did it. I accomplished that dream. But, when I ultimately reached that goal any success I felt mingled with disappointment. It was like discovering the wizard behind the [...]
Ever had someone tell you that the procedure would “really hurt” or that the test was “really hard” or that the boss was “impossible to deal with” and then had those scenarios play out just as predicted? Turns out those early suggestions actually shaped the reality. In a journal article in Current Directions in Psychological [...]
If you’re lucky, you may have a moment in this life when you get a chance to mentor someone else. Often, sharing what you know will be just as illuminating for you as it is the person you’ve been called on to mentor. We learn differently when we teach others. We have to know what [...]
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