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Month 2 Check-In…Back on Track?
If you read my last blog post (Help! I’m way off course…get me back on track!), you know that I’m endeavoring to make some changes in my life by treating my personal development as I would a project at work. … Continue reading
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Usually around this time of year, I do a lot of soul-searching. In 2015 for numerous reasons, I have found myself off track, run-down, and needing to get back on course. I need a plan to do it. Everybody has … Continue reading
Stressed Out, Worried, World Caving in Around You?
Here’s the solution: Take a deep breath and take a mental health day. Too often in our current world, we are overly plugged in, always accessible, always aware of the bad and stressful things around us, and working on competing … Continue reading
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Perfectionism Holds Me Back
At the moment, I am on vacation with my family, traveling in our camper. I enjoy these trips and love having time to decompress. But, as often happens during down times such as these, my thoughts turn to self-reflection. For … Continue reading
In this season of giving, pay it forward
I was in the drive-thru at Starbucks the other day when I was surprised by an unexpected act of kindness. As I got to the window to pay, the barista informed me that the person in front of me had … Continue reading
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Planting Your Seed… Putting it all together
After reading last week’s post (So, How Do you Plant A Seed Anyway), you may be saying to yourself, “that’s all fine and good but how do I apply what you’ve suggested in my daily life? So, this week, I … Continue reading
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So, how do you plant a seed anyway?
After talking about the importance of being a Seed Planter (see last week’s post: If You Want to Thrive, Plant Seeds), this week I will focus on HOW to plant seeds. If you have committed to trying to plant seeds … Continue reading
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If you want to thrive, plant seeds
Do you obsess about getting credit at work or in your volunteering efforts? Do you get upset when someone takes your idea and runs with it? Do you feel you should’ve been picked to lead the project but were looked … Continue reading
There is nothing so fantastic, as reading a…real…live…book
My husband bought me a fabulous book for my birthday. I can’t put it down. It speaks to me. It excites me. I rip through the pages, devouring the content, smelling the wonderful aroma of the pages, inspired to write. … Continue reading
Compelled to Write…
For years now, I have had this aching feeling, this burning compulsion to write. I want to make a difference. I want to help people. I want others to thrive. However, and I assume this is not uncommon, I fear … Continue reading
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