My alarm clock goes off at 4:00am. It's time to get the day started. I am tired, but know that as soon as I have that first sip of coffee, things will get much better. I am up before the birds even imagine to start chirping and everyone in my house is still enjoying a [...]
The word 'perfection'. It's a great sounding word to many of us, to include myself (or at least it used to be). Even though I know that no one is perfect, to me it had always meant excellence; being the best at your craft, not settling for the ordinary, but being extraordinary. It was mastering a skill that you [...]
This is a story about not living for what others may think. It is about enjoying YOUR life and doing what is best for you. My friend Katie is someone who I have always admired! She is extremely motivated, has always been a career person who is greatly respected. She also has been married for [...]
I MUST tell you a perfect story, of how when you go the extra mile, you leave a lasting impression on someone's mind. In this story, a particular individual has forever left an impression on my mind. Many of you know that my fiance' (Dave) and I got married in Costa Rica a few weeks ago. It was a BEAUTIFUL [...]
So a little about me. I grew up in a very small town in Massachusetts; there was one blinking light in town, one gas station, one general store and there were about 200 kids in my entire high school. It was a very rural town, a conservative town, not much going on, but it was [...]
We are surrounded by people and things that can influence our behavior in life. The reality is, we live in times that there are a lot of outside influences that could put us on the wrong path, in both our personal and professional life. And many people do go the wrong way; good people too, and it often destroys [...]
Question for you... Have you heard yourself say that "someday" you will do something? Travel? Lose weight? Go for a career that you love? Improve a relationship with a loved one? Whatever it is, what are you waiting for? If you wait for that "someday", the reality is, that day may never come. Scared [...]
What are some of your distractions when you are at work or doing a project at home? Things that easily get you away from your focus of a project, something you need to get done? Do you constantly check emails throughout the day? Is Facebook keeping your attention away? Are you constantly getting interrupted by [...]
Have you ever made a promise or commitment that you knew right after you made it, you were unlikely or not able to deliver on? Why did you do that? Did you not think about what you were saying before you said it? Was it to please others? Not only does promising what you cannot [...]
So I've hit a milestone in my life. I am now "40" years old. I didn't think when my birthday hit that it would actually be a thought in my mind. But like most people, it sure did. I woke up bright and early and the first thing I said to myself (and maybe even out [...]