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Creative Way to Track Your Goals in 2013

January 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Happy New Year!

A few days ago, I saw a great idea posted on Facebook.  It was to take a jar and write down each good thing that happened in 2013 on a slips of paper.  Then, on New Years Eve this year, you can review and be grateful for all the wonderful things that happened.

"shatterproof" and about $6 each

“shatterproof” and about $6 each

I decided to take on this practice.  But I’m tweaking it a bit.  I’m creating what I call a “Wonderful World” jar–just because I love that song.–for my gratitude jar.

I’m doing a second, and I’m writing my goals and ambitions for the year and putting them in it.

Some of you had expressed a desire to do this as well, so I thought I would share what I’m doing so you can steal some of my ideas or share some of your own. [Read more...]

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Why Results Matter

December 28, 2012 by 4 Comments

Results Are Where It’s At

NOTE: Read to the end (or skip there now) for a great opportunity to work with me directly in 2013.

In my riff about 2013, I shared my new and improved mission.

To create a life and business that sustains me and enriches others

Football Pitch MahidaApparently, this resonates with many of you as well.  Why?

We all want to make a difference.  We want to feel like our life matters.

I have to admit, Results and I have a rocky past.  There have been times in my life where I have achieved really great results that I’m very proud of.

And then again, other times–not so much. [Read more...]

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Riffs and Rants for 2012 and 2013

December 21, 2012 by 10 Comments

Year-End Goal Setting – What Do You Think?

For The Win 2012 is coming to an end.

2013 is just around the corner.

Do you do any year-end goal setting before the New Year hits?

Is it effective for you?  How do you manage and follow through on the goals you set?  What keeps you motivated for the long haul?

I have to admit that my experience with New Year’s goal setting has been pretty hit and miss (probably mostly miss!). [Read more...]

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What to Do When You Hate Your Life

December 1, 2012 by 1 Comment

Have you ever truly hated your life (or parts of it)?

You spend all week anticipating the weekend. You count down each day by the hour.  You make it to Wednesday and give a cheer that you only have to endure two more days until you get a reprieve.

Then Friday evening arrives. You made it!  But you’re so exhausted and drained you can barely do anything but “veg” out.

Then as Sunday evening comes to a close, your stomach starts to tighten and you’re filled with anxiety when you realize that you have to go to bed because Monday morning is coming on and facing the start of a new week is the one thing you dread most in your life. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chasing Dreams, Courage, Living Well, Purpose/Meaning
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Why You Should Follow Your Dreams

November 26, 2012 by 2 Comments

What Is Your Dream?

Dream TeamDreams are amazing things.  Our dreams fill us with enthusiasm.  They draw out the genius within and motivate us, don’t they?

Think of the big dreams in your life.

To write a book?  To be a movie star?  To own your own business? To start a family?

What are you dreams?

Notice how you feel when you think about them even now.

Of course it would be easy for me to say you should follow your dreams for lots of reasons (some listed above).  You’ll feel more fulfilled (maybe).  You’ll accomplish more than you ever thought possible.

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A Little Clarity Goes A Long Way

November 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Clarity is Key to Empowerment

All of us want to feel empowered.  There is much talk–most of it bullshit–about stepping into your power, or claiming your power…or reclaiming your power.

What does this mean? It’s become so cliché that it’s really just self-help gibberish! (Please ignore the title of the free giveaway on my newsletter sign-up box in the right hand sidebar of this site…seriously, though, do you see what I mean?)

The modern individual has never been more personally empowered. Yet if this is true, why do so many of us feel so disempowered? [Read more...]

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Kindness: Your Most Precious Resource

November 3, 2012 by 10 Comments

What Is Kindness?

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Think of the kindest person you know.

What made you think of them?  Was it their attitude? Their disposition? Their actions?

How do you define or identify kindness, personally?

This week, some co-workers and I were treated unkindly by a supervisor.  The statement he made was so abrupt that it shocked me a bit at first, but it made me really start to think about why we choose unkindness in our interactions with one another. [Read more...]

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Why You’re Stuck In Life (and How to Shake that Shit Up)

October 27, 2012 by 6 Comments

Getting Stuck Sucks!

Car Stuck in SnowWinter in Wisconsin sucks balls.  It just does. It’s COLD and snowy…really snowy!

The part I hate most of all is having to go out in the cold and snow.  But there’s not really a choice, since it will be like this from about November through March or April.

…And so I brave the elements in order to get to work, do the grocery shopping and carry on with life until the cold weather breaks. [Read more...]

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The Three Questions Every “Soulpreneur” Must Ask (and answer)

October 20, 2012 by 6 Comments

You Have a Message to Share

You want to make an impact.  No, you must make and impact.

Fire and BrimstoneEven when you were a little kid, you knew that you were meant for something great. You knew you had something to say to the world that only you could say.

Then life got in the way. It does for all of us.

Here’s the thing.  You are not alone. Every single one of us has a unique and powerful perspective that we bring to the world.

But you and I–all of us–spend our life time muting that perspective.

We sand our “rough edges” and at the same time, blunt our originality. [Read more...]

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Using Your “Important Work” to Craft a Dream Life

October 6, 2012 by 6 Comments

Your “Important Work”

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I was sitting in my cubicle at work this week and this thought popped into my head: What the hell and I doing here?

Maybe the fact that I was coming down with the flu had something to do with it, but probably not much.

Have you ever been in this situation?  Have you sat alone for a moment and wondered why you were doing what you were doing? [Read more...]

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