I'm Done I’m done. I’m never going back. I’m irrevocably done. My words haunt the silence as old skin wrinkles, writhing against unwelcome habits, obsolete ways of thinking. I want to shed what no longer serves me. I need change. I am done with the past. I am done [...]
How's your attitude? I found myself second-guessing, making assumptions, and generally chasing Don Quixote's windmills this week. Attitude: "A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition." I try to keep my attitude on the positive side. That comes easily most days, but [...]
Some books leave us free and some books make us free. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson If you are a lover of book lists and share my obsession with collecting these lists, here’s one more to add to your collection. Last year I tried something new. In addition to selecting one [...]
I’m ready to listen, really listen, but I want to look you in the eye, smile, nod, and see you—nothing else can substitute face-to-face interaction to build understanding. * * * Call me old-fashioned, but I want to see your face and hear your voice. We marveled at letters [...]
Most of us remain confused and silent about love. When we love we can let our hearts speak. —bell hooks I set an intention this year to write and work from a single theme each month. February seemed the perfect time for thinking, writing, and exploring love. My interest [...]
A robin stood resolute in the brown grass. He wore his redbreast proudly, announcing his arrival to anyone who would stop to look. He stood alone, but I knew others would follow. On this cold January morning, I examined my goals written in December. The words mocked and chided [...]
There's power in play. “Go out and play.” That’s what I wanted to hear in the past few days, weeks, well, since 2020. I wanted to let go of being an adult. For just a moment, I longed to forget about the news, responsibilities, and all the pain in [...]
Can one word make a difference? I believe it can. What’s your word? My what, you say? Your word. I first heard about choosing a word for the year from Chris Brogan who recommends identifying three words. Chris’s three-word idea is simple. Choose 3 words (not 1, not 4) [...]
Making the right choices requires a different kind of intelligence. Build an ethical life. Do you know your ethical intelligence? You can find quite a bit on emotional intelligence in articles and from Daniel Goldman. Remember the seven types of intelligence described by Howard Gardner? In today’s world, I would argue that [...]
How do you clear the obstacles that stop you from being your best every day? There is a way out of this dilemma. Four simple concepts can keep you on the right road. A small book with a powerful message We sabotage excellence. Harry Paul, John Britt, and Ed [...]
