The reason I write more about random habits, beliefs and emotions than how-to’s: Because how we accomplish {live and discover} life has so-o much more to with how we feel than what we do. Accomplishment has little to do with our planning abilities and practices. It has to do with how we feel. And how [...]
This photo is from a series of images captured when I visited Multnomah Falls, the second-tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. This is the quiet flowing leg of the river that visitors pass by to move closer to the awe-inspiring falls — which drop over 600 feet down from Larch Mountain! I find it [...]
Note: This is today’s Reverb 10 {“an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next / an end of the year opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead”} December 26 – Soul Food What did you eat this year that you [...]
Days of Decision {in the midst of so many choices} There are pivotal times in our lives when we must choose — once and for all {again} — how we see ourselves. The value we place on our time and talents as well as the unique personal characteristics woven into our one delightful persona {the [...]
We all know the stories / We all know the fairytales / We all get the glory / Of making it for ourselves ~”Happy Ending,” Sugarland Friendships are creAtive weavings of outrageous joy, love and grace, glitter and laughter. Such colorful and vivid weavings are essential to our stories, of making {it} for ourselves. And [...]
The romantic view of a freelancer {living the dream} is accurate to a point; but there is a definite down side when it comes to the costs of freelancing and the ugliness of project (and client) management. Then there is the reality of learning to “clock-out” and have a life separate from working all the [...]
Sometimes clarity comes in the midst of seeing who you are not. For example, meetin’ and greetin’ people during a networking event. Mingle, mingle, mingle. Reciting {and refining} our introductions and public personas as we move through huddles of people. While most of us can recite what we do {have done and aspire to do [...]
Thrilled to be in the midst of Oklahoma social media-ati this Thursday in Oklahoma City! Collaboration regarding the latest buzz about the way people interact and build their businesses online — from right in my home state! More than a conference, this is being billed as an {un-conference}. Which makes it all the more attractive [...]
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but when I look at the subsequent developments I feel the credit is due to others rather than myself. ~Alexander Graham Bell My {world’s greatest} accountability partners and I meet regularly to bounce ideas [...]
As a right brain dominant thinker, creAtive planning is something I have always done — I simply didn’t compile notes about it until 2008! I began to track my optimum hours of productivity {and creativity} — and to collect information pertaining to creAtive ways to organize my days. If you are interested in joining in [...]