Stop! Stop setting goals. It is a waste of time and effort. If you know me at all, those words are nothing short of blasphemous. I have been preaching, yes, on my soapbox preaching, about identifying your purpose, setting goals, and the sheer beauty of a well-executed plan for [...]
Storms of life bring constant change In the middle of the cacophony, rain and storms are both frightening and cleansing. Life is like that. We need those moments of thrashing about and struggle to understand ourselves and the world around us. Then there is the other side - the [...]
Finding our mission, our purpose can become daunting. Not just on a personal level, but in our professional lives. But perhaps we make this search too difficult. Maybe we need to begin with the simple at home and at work. Be kind to yourself and others. Let's just start there [...]
Every day is a new beginning. Another chance — to learn more about ourselves, to care more about others, to laugh more than we did, to accomplish more than we could, to be and become more than we were before. "How different our lives are when we really know [...]
Being and becoming your best is hard work. Hard doesn’t mean impossible. Rather, it requires commitment, a goal, and most importantly, consistency. I love the way Seth Godin described the difference between persistence and consistency. As he put it, “persistence is annoying.” I see his point. Excellence, improving, getting [...]
My own gardening skills remain a work in progress. But since my days as a classroom teacher of lanky and emotional thirteen-year-olds, I have often considered my job as a “planter of seeds.” Brian Eno compared the process of making music with gardening. Seed planting to be your best... [...]
