The Personal Journey
How to Avoid Regret
A great post by Seth Godin on not waiting for the opportune moment to start something. Now is the best time that you’ll ever have. I see this waiting game played in companies. We’ll work on this really important thing once we get over this hump or that settles down or when so and so…
Read MoreQuitting for the Right Reason
Quitting can be hard. I’m not talking about quitting smoking or some other addiction, although that’s no walk in the park either. I’m talking about quitting something you’ve started, something that was once a part of a dream. This can be especially difficult for women who are over achievers, individuals who are used to hanging…
Read MoreCrescendos, Christmas, and Crying
It’s Christmas Eve. I’m hosting Christmas dinner for my family tomorrow–all 21 of them. I have three siblings, all married with families, in the area. We rotate who hosts Thanksgiving and Christmas from year to year. The last time I hosted Christmas was several years ago, pinch-hitting for my sister-in-law, whose mother had a stroke…
Read MoreBeliefs
Of all the beliefs you have, which ones would be the most disturbing to give up if you found that it wasn’t true? This was the question that a mentor asked me recently. His question was triggered by the book, Why We Believe What We Believe: Uncovering Our Biological Need for Meaning, Spirituality, and Truth. …
Read MoreDreaming Room
I recently attended a Dreaming Room, conducted by Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth Revisited, and a long-time expert on small biz. I previously reported on a one-day seminar with Gerber. While the one-day is the appetizer, the two and a half-day workshop is the full meal. Being exposed to Michael Gerber’s ideas on life…
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