Oct 17, 2016
Ah, dear Dr. Seuss. He always had a way with words, didn’t he? So, dear Duckie, when was the last time you thought about how lucky you really are? Do you reinforce that positive message to yourself? Enough? At all? Our self-talk has a huge impact on our state of...
Oct 11, 2016
Halloween is right around the corner, just under three weeks away. How does your office culture embrace this popular holiday? Some of my best memories from my earlier career revolve around the amazing costumes people wore, especially when teams planned their look...
Oct 10, 2016
Sadly, many people spend a good deal of their time and energy worrying about the future. That worry doesn’t change a thing. What it really accomplishes is sucking the energy out of today. Imagine what might be possible if, instead of being excessively focused on...
Oct 3, 2016
Apple-picking makes a great metaphor for life. To discover the best fruit, we have to stretch and reach out to the the ends of the branches. The fruit is the sweetest and most ripe where the sunlight and warmth is the greatest. For the apple-grower, it also takes a...
Sep 26, 2016
What are you doing right now? Today? This week? This is your moment. Are you owning it? Are you making the most of it? Photo taken In August, 2016 at Walton Lake, Ohio.
Sep 19, 2016
Isn’t it tempting to keep ourselves stuck in the past…memories, regrets, all the “shoulda, woulda, couldas” many of us have? However, that is not really living. It is just as tempting to spend today’s energy worrying about the...