Taking Life As It Comes

  I have been doing some work on gaining clarity in some areas of my life lately and I remembered an interesting conversation I once had with a gentleman who was having difficulties reaching his business and personal goals.  During the conversation I asked how he plans for his day, week, month.  I wanted to … Continue reading →

There Is Always Room For Improvement

“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” ~Helmut Schmidt I was talking with a small business owner recently about the continual need for change in your business. She asked me “What if your business is doing things that have been very successful with your products, and customers should you still look … Continue reading →

It Is Just The Way I am….

I was having a conversation the other day with a manager of a small business.  We were discussing how to handle employee problems, and she mentioned when she has to address mistakes or bad behavior with employees she tends to have a short fuse and can be pretty harsh.  After she said this, she immediately said: “But that … Continue reading →

Do Not Fear Change

Facing change in any area of our life can have its challenges.  Sometimes change brings the feeling of excitement, but it can also bring feelings of fear. Change can bring on a multitude of emotions even before the actual “change” has occurred.  We feed ourselves with thoughts of what the change will be like, yet we … Continue reading →

Perseverance

“You are not obligated to win.  You are obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.”  ~ Marian Wright Edelman So often we feel we have failed when we fall short of the goal.  We must change our frame of reference or we will constantly feel defeated instead of encouraged to … Continue reading →