Lessons from 43 Years of Seeking Authenticity You are reading the last #MAWMondayMotivators before my 43 year birth anniversary, and I want to share what I have learned in that time. You exist in this plane in order to offer something unique to the world. You will face adversity and challenges. You will question the […]
MAWMonday Motivators 04/02/2017
5-Point Reminder About Development Over Doing With a long list of tasks, the end of March looming, and a few fires to extinguish this week, I found myself in that familiar place of overwhelm. You know that feeling that no matter how much you get done, you never really get anything done. Seemingly, the ToDo […]
MAWMonday Motivators 03/26/2017
5 Cast Offs toward Finding that Creative Space Practically, this means take a chance on another idea. You don’t have to know all the steps. Just get intentional with the next step. Filter all your feelings through love. Risk. Remove the danger, but overtake the fear. Wake up and focus! Work chance and your dream […]
MAWMonday Motivators 03/19/2017
What are you here to do? Now, how do you monetize it? This is not my typical motivation approach. Usually, money doesn’t enter the equation of motivation. But, I am a bit exhausted by people who are failing to reach for their dreams because the numbers don’t quite add up. This week, I want to […]
MAWMonday Motivators 03/12/2017
Mindfulness: Floating is also Swimming Depression with a capital D is a persistent sadness. From all accounts, it is recognizable but not controllable. Many of us are familiar with depression with a small ‘d’–a comparatively less chronic inability to find joy and regulate a positive mood. I have explored both and the difference with expert […]
MAWMonday Motivators 03/05/2017
The Unstoppable, Excellent, Different, Good Question You can do what you love and definitely change your world. You are changing the world even in the simple activity of reading this post. The idea that you can passively walk through time not changing anything is a fallacy. As you have the potential to create history, even […]
MAWMonday Motivators 02/26/2017
Let’s have a heart to heart. How can two people interact with one another and they both not be changed? Divide out the reasons and you will find that the remainder is a calculated effort to deceive with a purpose to self-protect. But, if that’s the purpose of our interaction, our interaction is pointless. Without […]
MAWMonday Motivators 02/19/2017
With earnings reports posting for many companies we watch, I re-balanced our stock portfolio leaning more heavily on dividend-paying stocks. It occurred to me that investment is an apt metaphor for a balanced life. Investment is about knowledge, time, and risk just like life. Balance ensures that you get the most value out of your […]
MAWMonday Motivators 02/12/2017
This week, I write to remind you of health, well-being, and success all tied up in one word: Hope. I don’t know what keeps you up at night, what criticisms, failures, slander, or loss has you contemplating the worst. But, I do know the solution. It’s the only solution really. It’s the first to arrive. […]
MAWMonday Motivators 02/05/2017
#mondayMotivation 1. Happiness Could memory be holding back your happiness? I find that clients often have a strong memory of slights and failures they have experienced. It seems less typical to hold a view of and encouragement in successes and projects completed. I find the Building Analogy to be helpful. Instead of thinking of your […]