How do you move beyond the crowd? The most influential person who will talk to you all day, is you. So, you should be very careful what you say to you. ~Zig Ziglar Despite working as a creAtive consultant for most of my adult years, I am still delighted {and grin like a little child} [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The irony to simplicity is that it is not always simple to achieve. During the past few weeks I have attempted to keep my schedule simple — minimal distractions, personal commitments and work appointments. Inevitably, I become distracted … {Even as I review notes collected during discussions and informal chats with my peer group and [...]