Consistent Doesn’t Mean the Same – Getting Out of The Habit Rut
I am the Queen of Ruts. I find something I like and hunker down for the long haul. Consistency fits me like a well worn glove. It’s snug and warm, no need for replacing. There’s a caveat though. What if what I’m consistently doing day after day is no longer serving me? What if I […]
Root Bound! Is Your Pot Too Small?
It sat on our back patio suffering quietly for a few years. By all outward signs everything seemed perfectly normal – shiny green leaves, beautiful flowers at the appropriate seasons, new growth every year. Nothing to signal the struggle that lurked beneath the surface. When I first planted the five gallon patio tree in the […]
Just Ask the Question!
It was Mrs. Gay’s 5th grade math class, I was sitting in the third row back. The topic was fractions. As soon as pie slices and math merged paths, I became officially lost. I really wanted to raise my hand and ask what the heck was going on, but I hesitated. I had a dilemma. […]
Master the Pause – Hot Tickets Tips For Productive REST
It seems counter intuitive doesn’t it?Productive Rest. Aren’t those two mutually exclusive? Yet, as an entrepreneur and leader learning how to rest with a clear purpose is one of the most powerful tools we can implement to transform our work, our faith, our life. Unfortunately, it is the one tool that rarely makes it out […]
Stop the Sabotage – How to Have Effective Experiences
https://youtu.be/EaMnikKHy4U “Well, that didn’t go as expected”I lamented to myself on the drive home. Another listing appointment with me leaving completely deflated. I had prepared my presentation, run my numbers and felt like I had it all together – until I didn’t. Where was I going wrong? I was 50 years old and a full […]
Set the Bar High – 3 Tips for Raising Your Expectations
Set the bar high and they will rise to hit it. Set it too low and they will stoop to get there. It was with this mindset that I stood in front of my first group of 28 wide-eyed fifth graders. I was fresh out of school myself, 24 to be exact, the youngest teacher […]
Take a Self Image Audit – How YOU Show Up Matters!
Sit down my friend and take a good look around. What do your surroundings say about you? When a friend comes over unexpectedly, are you apologizing as you pick up piles of laundry to clear a place to sit?Are family members forced to give you a special arrival time because you’re always “fashionably” late?Does making […]
You Are Worth It! How Doubts of Worth Sabotage Our Confidence
Middle school was created for the awkward. I stood a head taller than my classmates and my gangly-long limbs were as coordinated as a newborn foal. It was in this spectacular petri-dish of “pre-teen” wonder that I summoned the courage to try out for our summer–school play. Contrary to my outward appearance, my inner 12 […]
Your Hundred Acres | Unlocking The Potential Within
My feet shift nervously on the crumbly mound of soft earth. Waist-high native grasses lush from the spring rains dance expectantly around me. Turning slowly I let the views wash over and flood my racing mind. My heart quickens. Is it fear? Excitement? Or a jumbled up concoction of both? Like Tom Cruise and Nicole […]
Invest in YOU! The Decision to Spend or Invest
The word “passion” is often passed around like oven–hot bread at Sunday dinner. We might equate it with our strong affection for coffee, a new restaurant, or even the latest series on NetFlix. At times we may search endlessly to discover what we’re truly passionate about, only to come up empty–handed. It can be frustrating! […]