20 Things – Important Adult Knowledge (Read this!!!! Great for Parents and Youth) Way back, in my teen years I wrote this poem… I’m so small, just a speck of dust.I’m a part of the whole, but so insignificant.I try to fit in, but I’m on the outside.I can...
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Starting a Family Business: Step 1: Naming
What do we call it? It’s one of the first questions to be answered for anything new. Human, pet, or business we need to call them something. From a business/marketing perspective, there are a number of considerations when choosing a formal business name. But this is supposed to be...
Best Daily Self Care Practices: Semi-Annual Review
The most important person in your life, you, is probably being neglected. Especially if your “self” is caring for others. I work with a lot of exhausted humans. I typically spend the first 5-15 minutes of my coaching calls getting people to complete a self-care item that is keeping...
Try = Do
I have a creative idea, I try, it’s not working. They say, “give up,” “it’s not working,” “quit,” “stop.” I feel sad, hurt, and so I quit.Can you remember? How many times was this said to you?Most importantly, are you still saying it to yourself? I have a life-long pattern of...
Stuck?!
Yesterday someone I really care about was caught in old patterns. Family and friends stepped in but we were asked to let her fall. “Step back”, “don’t enable.” Difficult and wise advice for sure! I write this in her honor. Sending prayers and light that she might become free...
Boating and Life Lessons Collide
Keep your lines neat. Messy lines on a boat are a trip and fall hazard. Why is it that in daily life we leave our lifelines dangling? Our self-made messes trip us up but we still won’t stop and fix it for ourselves. Cleaning up our Mess Be kind...
Being Organized
Being organized was a HUGE problem in my business; it doesn’t come naturally to me. Over the years I have hired multiple organizers, attended numerous workshops and seminars, and worked to set myself up with better tools and systems. I still gain new knowledge from videos and books, so...
Who am I?
WOW! You would think with all the information on the internet that figuring out who we are would be a whole lot easier. The things that go into making us the completely unique people we are are so vast and deep that confusion prevents so many of us from...
Skill: Passion: Inflate it NOW!
Igniting Passion one big burst and wham! Passion is burning, the way is clear, and motivation is on. Those who “Ignite” and make life happen on a grand scale are enviable. We all know people who love what they do, are passionate about it, have known since they were...
Skill: Passion: Consider it for Yourself
What was it? Can you remember? Your very first dream, fantasy, acting out what you wanted to be when you grew up? Big dreamer here, the back of the couch was my platform to pretend to play the giant trumpet (tuba), the giant guitar (cello), but we didn’t have...