As of this week I have officially become a morning person. Not by choice entirely, but more due to circumstance. I was selected recently to take part in a temporary detail for my organization’s head office, which happens to be located in Washington DC. Luckily for me this opportunity is VIRTUAL; however, I still have […]
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! I am fairly certain MOST people are ushering 2020 out with a wave farewell and not much more, considering what a trying year it ended up being. As for me, I feel 2020 was a good year on the side of personal development, goal setting (and achieving) and better understanding of who […]
As 2020 winds down, let’s see where I wanted to be, and where I ended up! You can read my 2020 “plan” here, or just read the recap to get a feel for my previous intentions. Health – I committed to 30 minutes of activity each day, for a “majority” of each month. I was also […]
Your outside world will match your inside. Unknown I have heard this quote before, but was reminded by Mark Groves podcast recently. I know that for myself, this has been (annoying to admit) true. This can also be something that’s hard for us to accept, if we aren’t ready or willing to admit that we […]
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Enjoy NOW
Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly. – Eskimo proverb In today’s modern world, it is not uncommon for people to live in the mindset of “later” for things, experiences or opportunities. “Once I am ready to retire, I will cash in those vacation hours at work” … “Next weekend […]
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No Mediocre
How you do anything is how you do everything – Unknown This quote resonated with me so much. I really believe the truth of the statement and I think that is something that causes me intense frustration (at times) but also garners large amounts of success all throughout my life. Yes, there are situations in my […]
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Ikigai
In Japan, there is a term – ikigai (pronounced Ick-ee-guy) – which roughly means “reason for being”. It’s been featured in many articles, but just one was in Forbes, which you can read about here, and where I got the diagram/visual below. I found this fascinating when I was first introduced to it, because it’s […]
We accept the love we think we deserve. – Stephen Chbosky, Author. From “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” This short sentence says so much to me. We are bombarded from all sides with the “ideas” of what love should be, should look like, should feel like, or how it should be projected to another. […]
Pardon me while I get FULLY excited for a moment. In a world where we sometimes (often times) don’t always fit the “mold” of what is around us, the TED Talk below was one that really resonated with me. I used to beat myself up (a LOT) about not having a “dream” destiny/career/life path or […]
Please don’t waste my time. I would say “wasting my time” is one of my top “pet peeves”. I abhor people who are late (without warning and without good reason when they do arrive), or people who come to meetings unprepared and expect to have everyone else waste time to catch them up. I do […]
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