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Friday reView

Learn to go through one door and many others will open for you; try to go through five doors at once and you’ll go nowhere. ~C. Andrew Ramsey {Going through one door} is something I — at long last! — accomplished during the month of August. It was a dual celebration for me: A complete [...]

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Living outside the lines

For almost three years, I have embraced the concept of not only planning {outside the lines} but also living — a gently ordering my private world — ever-so-splendidly outside the lines! While it was a wee bit disconcerting as first — I consider to be one of my very best life-changes. Look at life through [...]

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Counting Days {Day 230}

Making the beginning is one third of the work. ~Irish Proverb Does change {feel} elusive? Do you {feel} like your “try hard” only to “give up”? Could it be that you expect progress to occur faster humanly possible? Sort of like those darn notorious {new year’s resolutions} people make, hoping something magic happens at 12:01 [...]

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Vacation Eyes

Being in the midst of extended vacation days, I am grateful to feel unwound and defragged. The proverbial white board being freshly erased and cleaned, ready for new jottings, notations and plans. Family gatherings, lazy summer days and movie nights have allowed my mind the freedom to ponder random ideas without the ringing alarm of [...]

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Why freelancers {and creAtives} cannot keep a daily schedule

Ever wonder why checklists, calendars and daily schedules don’t work for you? Perhaps you have even parked yourself at the corner of Discovery and Realization in hopes of learning why daily schedules seem to be a recipe for hair-pulling frustration and emotional dead-ends. Well, I started a list! Despite 25 years of consulting, listening and [...]

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Freelancing Links: Good, Bad and Ugly

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 [...]

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Freelance Schedules

Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan. ~Norman Vincent Peale Yep. I used the “s” word; the dreaded linear tool creAtives typically love to live without. However, the road to distraction and lost clients are paved with a freelancer’s good intentions! So … how about we accomplish this task creAtively? [...]

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Friday reView

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.  ~Victor Frankl Interesting week of order for me. {Imagine that!?! I am so-o excited! } On Monday morning I had the opportunity to fall into excuse mode. I could have declared that since I had been in the ER [...]

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Friday reView

Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want. ~Marsha Sinetar Most of us don’t race into conflict, challenge or heartache. However, once we move through said times we are blessed {changed} by the lessons learned. [...]

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Are you stretching yourself?

Shoot for the moon—even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. ~Les Brown Where do you see yourself regarding your goals? Are you taking aim? Do you have a target in sight? Have you been focused on the same goal(s) for so long, you are hitting bulls-eyes every time? If you’re hitting [...]

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