It Happened Right In Front of Me… I was sitting at the clubhouse pool enjoying my book, when a family with three young children descended with bags, floats, and a cooler full of treats. Mom lathered the kids in sunblock, Dad blew up the floats and the beach ball, and they all jumped in. Everything…
You’re not too late, too old, too young, or too unqualified to pursue your purpose. Caleb was 85 years old when he volunteered to attack a city of giants for his country. David was a shepherd boy when he defeated a professional warrior named Goliath. Rahab was an outcast when she helped an army capture…
We talk to ourselves all the time. Actually we say 300 to 1,000 words an hour to ourselves…and a LOT of them are negative! If you could catalogue your thoughts from the past hour, would they be inspiring and encouraging thoughts that challenge you to move forward? Or would they be discouraging, self deprecating thoughts…
Going the Distance When I was young, my dad loved to hike and explore the woods and he invited me to go with him. As a youngster, I always started hiking with enthusiasm, but I didn’t always want to go the distance with him. Even though I had told my dad that I really wanted…
Today my heart is at the beach but my body is at my desk. So when my Fitbit reminded me to move – I got up from my desk, closed my eyes and took a mini mental vacation to my favorite beach. As I took a few slow deep breaths, I could feel the sand between…
My grandmother was one of the wildest and bravest women I knew! I wanted to grow up to be just like her – a farmer! My happiest childhood memories were summers spent playing and working on her farm. My days were filled with fun and adventure and without knowing it- I learned some amazing life…
As you are probably aware, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. What you may not have heard is that a lack of positive connection has the same detrimental health effects as smoking and excessive alcohol use! What if there were something you could do in just a few minutes per day that would help you dramatically improve both your cardiovascular health AND your ability to generate positive connections with others?
There are exciting research studies that show how meditation—specifically loving-kindness meditation—has a direct and measurable impact on our brains and our hearts. (Read More)
I am always grateful for the opportunity to learn from a winner, someone who has demonstrated measurable excellence. Recently I had the privilege of interviewing local triathlete champion, Rebecca Youngblood. As you probably know, a triathlon is a race that involves swimming, biking, and running….grueling, to say the very least!
While we may not be training for a triathlon or any athletic competition, each of us has an arena in life that we seek to exemplify measurable excellence, whether it be in our homes, in our businesses, in our communities, or in our relationships.
We have thousands of ideas each day. Some are good, some are bad, some are just plain ugly…and some are WILD! Wild ideas are possibilities. They aren’t fully formed or even realistic — they’re just wild. Your wild ideas are the “outside of the box ideas:” Ideas of how to innovate, create, and grow. Wild ideas…
One thing I love about Thanksgiving is seeing people sharing what they are most thankful for. This year, I think what I am most thankful for is…gratitude. That may sound weird, but practicing gratitude has changed my life! Scientific research has conclusively shown that practicing gratitude can boost your immune system, lower your blood pressure, decrease anxiety, make you more creative, productive, likable, and happy! Practicing gratitude doesn’t cost anything, can be done anywhere, and takes just a few minutes.