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Embrace Technology and What it Can Do

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To Find Work – Adjust Your Plans as Your Go

When I was young, a teacher told me a story about two kinds of trees. Oak trees were strong and unyielding. Willow trees moved and swayed depending upon the weather. When big storm trees came, the oak trees would stand strong, not adjust, and would break in the midst of a storm.  Willow trees on the other hand swayed, bent, and adjusted in the wind. As a result, the willow trees still stood…

Your Phone Can Be Your Personal Organizer or Bullet Journal

If you are a technology geek, use your phone as a personal organizer or bullet journal. It is easier than trying to manage the paper version. Certainly, an electronic bullet journal or personal organizer is lighter and more likely than not, always right at hand. Once upon a time, paper planners were the queen of things. Years ago, I had collections of Franklin Covey day planners. I loved…

How to Find What Inspires You to Take Action Now

If you don’t know what inspires you to take action now, how will you ever get anything done? Take time to find out what pushes the buttons that make you push buttons and you will succeed at all you attempt. If you don’t know what inspires you to act, it is harder to get up and go! Inspiration is often defined as the state of being mentally stimulated to do a certain thing. The mental…

Aesop’s Fables – Amazing Tools for Business

  Aesop’s fables are more than just stories for school children, they are tools to teach important business lessons. Take a new look at these classic stories and see how they can benefit your business. You may be surprised that you and your children get two different lessons from the same fable.   Most people read on or more of Aesop’s fables during their childhood without realizing they are…

Finding the Fantastic in a Friend

It is fantastic to look at a friend and tell her something fantastic about herself. So take time today to tell a friend something fantastic about herself. I have never met a person who did not like to receive a true and heartfelt compliment. It does something good for us to have another person recognize the good and wonderful qualities we possess. So today I say, let’s pick a friend and say, “I…

Taming the To-Do List One Item at a Time

No matter how long it is, you can tame your to-do list. You do it like you eat an elephant, one bite at a time. My husband has never been afraid of hard work and struggle. He taught me and is teaching our children to eat an elephant. He always asks, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer of course is one bite at a time.  As you know, an elephant is a big thing. It can seem almost an…

Aahh, I Was a Mama

I told the nurse, “no that is not what I want, for my child,” and aahh, I was a mama. Today I am exploring the moment I discovered I was a mama, one of my favorite moments in my life. My husband and I tried for four years to have a child before my Simmie was born.  This is not the post to discuss all the doctor’s visits, disappointments, medications, and heartbreaks. This is also not the place…

50/50 Is for Losers, So Give 100%

 I give 100% and expect to receive 100 %, none of that 50/50 stuff for me! On Facebook recently, I read a post from a guy who said he wants a woman to go 50/50 with him. There were a lot of posts back and forth agreeing with him. I stayed out of the conversation but laughed to myself. Everyone who knows me, knows I have been happily married for more than 31 years. We both give our all, 100%, to…

Home and Work Are Independent Entities, Define Home

It is fantastic to realize that home and work are independent entities and to define home for yourself. It is common for entrepreneurs and those who work at home to co-mingle work time and home time. Even the resource for work and home get co-mingled. This can lead to some bad and dangerous results. Everyone has heard the expression, “All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl.” It is true. If…

Use Teamwork to Work Smarter and Get Things Done

Teamwork is needed in order to succeed. With the power of a team, you can work smarter instead of just harder. It’s not just an empty saying, teamwork really can make the dream work. So, take some time today to build a team and use that team to help you work smarter. It is wonderful to work with a team in order to get things done. Everyone has heard the cliche, “Teamwork makes the dream work.” I…

Be Realistic to Bring Things Into Existence

It is thrilling to be realistic and know you can achieve what you want. For the past several weeks, we have written articles about having SMART goals, which means we have goals that are: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time-Bound Be realistic with smart plans. This week’s article is about making our goals realistic.  As usual, let’s take a look at two different goals to make it…

Your Life is A Dream – Act Like It

Your life is a dream, so act like it. After all, one person’s ho-hum is another person’s dream of a lifetime, so live your life like the dream it is.  Spoiler alert – there is a video summary of this article at the bottom of the page.   I was speaking with someone recently who told me that the work he was doing today was nothing like the work he dreamed of as a child. He had dreamed of doing…

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude – So Make It Good

Attitude determines altitude, so take the steps needed to make yours great! It’s not just a cliché, your attitude really does determine your altitude. So, take action now to get an attitude that leads to success. Your success and your attitude are both things you control. Think about it, you have very little control over other people on the planet. Anyone who has ever attempted to parent a…

Don’t Ice Skate Uphill Make Steady Steps to Your Destination

You have to stop trying to ice skate uphill because it is a crazy thing to do. Instead, find a way to work smart and slide downhill into your destination.  Many years ago I saw the movie “Blade” for the first time. There is a line from the movie that has always stuck in my head. The line is, “Some mother*&%%s always want to ice skate uphill.” That line has stuck with me ever since. So many times…

Celebrate a Sensational Spouse

It is truly a blessing to be able to celebrate a sensational spouse. Don’t wait for a special occasion. Take time today to celebrate your sensation spouse. I have had a wonderful husband for more than 31 years.  So this sensational day, I want to celebrate my sensational husband. He is indeed, a mighty, mighty, good man. Good things are hard to find and even harder to keep. I believe in the…

Define Your Work for Yourself

Define work for yourself because only you know where work and personal separate. This is vitally important when you work at home or are an entrepreneur. It is fantastic to realize home and work are independent entities and to define work for one’s self. When entrepreneurs have small businesses or work from home it is easy for them to make the mistake of combining home and work instead of…