Anything You Put Your Mind To
Anything You Put Your Mind To by Liz Strauss – A Book Review I anxiously awaited my opportunity to read this book as Liz is a friend, a movement, a force in my life. What would she write about? What great truths would be revealed? Could I handle it? Turns out, she tells a story…
Sunday Update: Moving On
So last week I WAS sick – bronchitis. Dr. visit was called for because nonstop coughing is just not productive for sleep and wellness. How does affect my plans for improved health? I had to slow down. Lots of rest, not just sleep. But rest. Reading books, taking naps, not working long hours. I’m good…
Easy Peasy Promo Pieces
Easy Peasey Promotion We’ve been having some fun here with two websites that are free to use. The first one is www.unsplash.com It’s a repository of images that anyone can use for any purpose. Lovely, hi resolution photos that can you help you tell a story. The second one is www.canva.com It’s a great site…
Sunday Update: Tools for Success
The back to school virus found its way into my house this week. It feels like a cold heading towards bronchitis – but I’m told its a very nasty virus back in town. My first instinct is to just work through it. Sweat more, ignore the incessant coughing, go to work. But that’s not the…
Just What Is An Idea Friendly Town?
Just what is an idea friendly town? You’ve met the fellers* who have nothing good to say and relish starting false rumors about people? You know a few negative nellies who don’t think anything is better than it was in 1950, right? Those are the people that are closed to new ideas, and they’re loud.…
Sunday Update: 8 Years to Now
My friend Erin shared a picture with me from 2008. It really did knock my socks off – good God I looked awful! 2014 was just about as bad. That’s when I started to think “I can do this.” It’s a slow path, but a steady one. And since 2004 I’ve traveled the path always…
Sunday Update: Take your squats where you can get them
One of the hardest things about working out is how boring it can get. Seriously, that gym life can get pretty boring. Same machine. Same yoga mat. Same same same. Lucky for me I’m pretty good at finding new opportunities to work out! This week we had a new business owner that needed help pulling…
Idea Friendly Workshop
People too closed to new ideas? Open them up to be Idea Friendly Gather your crowd, make connections, and take small steps. We’ll show you the research behind it, and the practical steps you can take to put it into action right away. Live video broadcast Sept 7 Or catch it on-demand until Sept 21…
The Committee of Negativity
Some people default to the negative. You know them. They say things like “that will never work here” and “we tried that before and it didn’t work.” It can be difficult to reason with that group of people, referred to as ‘the committee of negativity’. Nothing you say will be taken seriously. There’s an argument…
Sunday Update: Just Walk
Remember last week, I said I was going to do a lot of walking? I did. I averaged 5,564 steps a day. My goal is 6000 steps. My goal is also to walk hills during the week too. And drink 64 ounces of water each day. I did that this week. Just walk. Thank God…