I’m a big fan of Don Miller, founder of StoryBrand. In one of his personal vision workshops, he recommends writing your own eulogy, filled with all the things for which you hope others will remember you. He further recommends reading it every day as part of your morning routine as a way of keeping the legacy you wish to leave …
Lessons from the Trail
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” I can’t say I do something that scares me every day, but when I get an opportunity, I like to push myself. This quote from Eleanor Roosevelt reminds me of the time I was invited to join a small group of dental colleagues on a mountain bike adventure …
Seeking Advice
Have you ever been driving your car, exercising, taking a shower or just drifting off to sleep and suddenly feel a brilliant, daring new idea born within you? I had that moment a few weeks ago and immediately picked up the telephone to call a friend and discuss it. She listened and, as I had hoped, gave me some advice, …
100 Years, One Year at a Time
When I was single and on a girl’s trip to Cape Cod, after a delicious crab boil and a fair amount of white wine, my friends encouraged me to write out a list of the qualities I was looking for in a new relationship. Number one on my list was man with a mountain cabin. Seriously, I tell my husband …
Stepping Stones
We weren’t all born to be dentists or veterinarians or administrators. Some of us are working in these jobs as a stepping stone to something else, whether we’ve recognized what that calling is yet or not. When I was in college I worked as a cashier at a marina. I knew from the beginning it was not my final career …
1000 Opportunities for Joy
I receive a monthly newsletter from Training Wheels, an online training supply and experience company from whom I’ve purchased tons of training tools and gained loads of ideas for effective training exercises, and I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the brilliant founder, Michelle Cummings. Her newsletters always hold insights and reminders for great trainers, coaches, and leaders, but …
Loosening Resistance
We have established many times that when we know what we do not want, we simultaneously can see more clearly what we do want. When we get this, it clarifies that we have a choice about where to put our focus. With all the events swirling around us in the news and in the world, I’ve recently come across a …
Thinking Your Way Back
You can never think your way out of something you felt your way into. Consider the last time you had an instant emotional reaction to something that someone did or said. Looking back, you can almost feel the moment your executive “thinking” brain was hijacked by a highly emotional response. Scientists have observed that it takes us 20-30 minutes to …
Today’s the Day!
Today was a milestone. Today, I hit “SEND” on my book manuscript to my publisher. I made my deadline of March 31st after over two years of solid work. Though I’m still months away from holding it in my hands, the heavy lifting is done, and now I get to enjoy a moment of pride and accomplishment. There is definitely …
I am ONE with that!
As I have been working day and night lately, completing my initial book manuscript for my March 31st submission to the publisher, I have been taking masterclasses on the side about how to launch and promote a book as well as how to market my services using a book. I’m a member of Sara Connell’s Thought Leader Academy and have …
