Distractions. The world is filled with them. Whether it’s your social media, ads on your favorite shows, in your feed or the person who interrupts you at work – or several of them, your day is filled with interruptions. How do you learn to focus amidst the chaos coming at you from all angles? For me, having time off from…
How often do you spend time analyzing your behavior and performance? For me, it’s a recurring theme to evaluate what went well and poorly in my interactions. Often, I cause my own stress over situations others may not even remember as I over analyze my actions and commentary. One of the ways I’ve curbed that anxiety blossom is to review…
Preparing For Excellence #235 Preparation. It’s something Steven Covey wrote about years ago in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It’s the thing most highly successful people do with consistency. They make time for planning, preparation, and forethought. In my Maximizing Success Journal, we include a weekly preview and review. They are used with permission (and altered) from my…
The First Step to Forgiveness? #234 Pema Chodron (AniPemaChodron) is an American Buddhist nun. When I’m challenged, she offers clarity within a sea of noise. I was listening to Oprah’s Super Soul Conversations with Pema Chodron on her new book, Welcoming the Unwelcome. During their conversation (which is well worth the listen), she responded to a question about what frustrates her…
The Promises You Intend To Keep #233 Promises. “People with good intentions make promises, but people with good character keep them.” Author Unknown This quote speaks to me. When I review my good intentions, they are sincere. From the time I speak them, I mean them and intent to deliver upon them. Then, life happens and, at times, my good…
Making Space For What’s Possible #232 I recently stumbled upon a great list of what Letting go means (and doesn’t mean). Here it is: Letting go Does NOT mean: Does mean: I…
How Will You Surprise Yourself? #231 “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams, and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful and don’t forget to make some art, write or draw, or build, or sing, or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next…
Well Beyond Superficial #230 Sometimes, you meet someone and there’s an instant connection. One you can’t explain fully, it’s deep and vulnerable and moves to a place that usually takes time and years of experiences to emerge into. I was going to pick up a gift for my husband Kevin and it happened. The acquaintance I’d only known superficially was…
New Beginnings of Many Kinds #229 This is the day my Mom died. It was nine years ago, and I still think about her every day. She was just one day away from peacefully passing on 1-1-11. There’s an indelible mark on our lives that day, she left us well before though her body hung on. For those beginning their…
What Will You Do Today? #228 Happy New Year! Is it a time of resolutions, new beginnings, possibility and the frenzy of getting back to work after the holiday break? Or is it something else. For me, there were several years the New Year was a time of grieving, somber moments and reflection. It was a time of Winter inside…