I went on my Monday walk with my daughter this morning. It was a brisk 24 degrees, an unusually cold day for this time of year. Before we left on our journey, I bundled my little girl up so tightly she could barely put her arms down. As we walked out to the garage, she […]
‘Tis the season of gratitude, does your suck? Are you guilty of these gratitude gaffs? 1. The table is set with the fine china. The family is gathered around. It’s a bona fide Norman Rockwell moment. You collect your thoughts, clear your throat and give thanks for the bounty before you. You might even go […]
What can you do in less than 10 minutes? Drink a cup of coffee? Walk to the end of your street? Read through a few emails? How about doing something that pinpoints EXACTLY where to spend your time and energy for the day? Here is a simple technique that will unlock your ability to be […]
I am sitting at Gate B3 at the Nashville International Airport. I just spent 50 minutes getting through airport security. The line wasn’t that long; what should have been a 15-minute wait was more than triple that time. While the TSA agents were hardly models of efficiency, there was a bigger problem involved in the […]
We tend to think of life in segments of time. You could definitely make arguments for and against this concept. But for the sake of what I’m about to share…I’m going with the “pro” argument. Time gives us very definable periods to gauge activity and progress. As we start the 4th quarter of the year, […]
Today is always a somber day for me, as it is for many. I was in my late 20’s and working out at a gym when I watched in horror as they showed the images of the first plane slamming into the side of the first tower. Then I remember watching the next sequence unfold […]
As many of you know, I’m in the final weeks of preparation for Ironman Lake Tahoe. It will be my third Ironman race which consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike and a 26.2 mile run. Needless to say, it’s a long day when your body and mind are tested and pushed […]
This past Thursday, I was invited to speak at a women’s business networking group in Richmond. The topic was “How to shave 5 hours off your work week.” During my talk, I went over a few topics like taming your email and setting up an efficient calendar. Standard stuff with a twist—I like putting a […]
So do you have anything that you wish would happen? Here’s a news flash. Wishful thinking is just procrastination. And procrastination is just putting off something that we don’t want to do or are afraid that we can’t do. You can dress it up any way you like, but thinking about something never got it […]
The idea of independence is not a unique concept but it is something truly American. Have you ever read the Declaration of Independence all of the way through? Wow! What a fiery and beautifully written document born out of widespread discontent. Here’s the abbreviated history: Members of Congress had agreed that the time for talking […]
