Lessons Learned from Daryl’s Well-Lived Life

This past week our sweet old Yorkie-Poo Daryl. He was “our other brother” Daryl and he was over 15 years old. He ruled the roost here and was so well- loved. After we said a tearful goodbye, I began to think about all of the lessons he had taught me. And then hearing from our … Continued

What are your EGB’s?

A quick blog post this week! EGB’s- Energy Giving Behaviors. These are behaviors that give you energy when you do them. Today is a good day to review yours. What do you do that gives you energy? Some of the things that give me energy are watching funny shows, especially with my kids. Speaking in … Continued

What if everything always felt good?

I read this quote this week- posted by Positively Present on Instagram- “If everything felt good all the time, nothing would ever feel good.” It really struck me, and I have thought about this many times before- it reminds me to embrace the texture, the what we call downs, as well as the ups in … Continued

Who are you really? Take the time to know.

There are so many versions of who we are- roles we play, who others experience us as and depending upon the season of life we are in, there will be a lot of moving parts of us. The big version of you I am thinking of today is who you think you are. Taking time … Continued

Consistency

Consistency is described as steady continuity when I look at definitions. I learned from Darren Hardy and other great mentors over the years that things that you do consistently add up. They compound. This is worth looking at for a minute because it doesn’t matter whether the things we are doing are good for us … Continued

Set Yourself Up For Good Luck!

I know it’s cheesy, but I grew up celebrating all holidays fully- all of the ones my family new about, which honestly were probably just the ones that were commercialized. So when it comes to March I think of Leprechauns, good luck, pots of gold, rainbows and four leaf clovers. Now besides those things coming … Continued

Making Your Life Even More Meaningful

I had the honor of working with a group this week around the subject of meaning in life and at work. We all wrote down a list of things that are meaningful to us. This is such a good start to creating more meaning- identifying what is already meaningful so that you can build upon … Continued

What season are you in?

If you’ve been following along, you have noticed I have talked a lot about resting and solitude lately. I wonder how that is resonating with you right now? I am going to switch gears in a big way on you this week. And that means it is the opposite of rest- it is about getting … Continued

Solitude Strengthens You

How are you about spending time alone? Expanding on last week’s post, into the realm of love we discover that this is really important to building love within yourself- for yourself first, and then to be shared with others in relationships. Solitude, again, gives you the space to really get to know yourself fully. When … Continued