What Motivates You?
What helps you get going on the things you need to and want to do (even when you might not feel like you want to do them in that moment)? In other words, what motivates you? It’s a question that… more →
Tag Archives: goals
5 Ways to Be of Service for MLK Day
This coming weekend is three days long in America because Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. day. Because King was such a powerful model for being of service to others, a great way to honor his legacy is to do… more →
7 Books That Made Me a Better Person in 2019
Hoo doggie do I love lying in bed and reading a book. I had been doing so little of this cherished activity that I set a goal to read 52 books in 2019 and I am happy to report that… more →
Why “A Dog’s Way Home” Made Me Cry (It Wasn’t Because of Anything Dog-Related)
In honor of my daughter’s 11th birthday, I spent last Friday afternoon at the movies with five sobbing tween girls, which is not how you’d expect a birthday celebration to go. Because Lillian is a supreme dog lover, she wanted… more →
Do You Know These Three Goal-Setting Secrets? (Most People Don’t)
If you ever see me in real life and happen to compliment me on something I’m wearing; I will be unable to stop myself from blurting out where I got it, so you can go get it too. You: “Hey,… more →
Priorities Are Your Friends—Here’s How to Make Better Ones
Here’s a recipe for overwhelm: Having a mile-long to-do list with everything on it lumped in to the same category. Where do you start? What do you prioritize? How do you know what to do when? It’s enough to make… more →
Finish Strong
Just a quickie thought for you today as I know the holiday hustle-bustle is peaking right about now: Yes, the year is nearly over, but there are still 10 days left. I want to plant this seed with you: There’s… more →
The Loosey-Goosey Approach to Planning
When I first started working with a coach, I attended in-person retreats with my fellow coachees. Invariably, at some point during the weekend, our coach would pull out the legal-sized printout of a yearly marketing calendar. <dun dun da DUMMMMM>… more →
Stop Waiting for a Better Time to Do Something Nice For Yourself
This post is for all the endurers out there. You know who you are: When your life starts going sideways, you hunker down and tell yourself things like, “I’ll get through this.” “I just need to hold on a little… more →
“Done” Is a Four-Letter Word
“There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning.” – Louis L’Amour (Like that quote and that image? They are from my new book, A Year of Daily Calm, which is now shipping… more →