As the New Year approaches, many of us will be setting goals and making resolutions. There’s nothing like a fresh start, a clean slate, and a new beginning! The problem is, only 8% of those that set these goals and resolutions will succeed. Only 8 people out of 100! In my experience, waiting until January 1 to get […]
Have you noticed that there is often much grunting and groaning going on as people talk about their holiday plans with family? Now for those millions of you that have a perfect family (or so Facebook tells us), you can just pray for those that experience a bit of family drama over the holidays! : […]
A Simple Holiday Reminder The holidays can be the most wonderful time of the year…. for some… For others, this time of year is sad and lonely. Following are some ideas for you to be a Joy-Spreader for those having a difficult time during the holidays: MAIL: Send cards or letters to the elderly or home-bound people […]
I was raised by a single mom who didn’t choose to highlight the importance of maintaining cars. As a teen, and a pretty sizable portion of my adult life, I thought nothing of driving around with the oil light on my dash lit up like a Christmas tree or with freakishly bald tires. And when I say bald, I’m talkin’ […]
You know what I love about hard work, which also happens to be a major benefit of keeping a steady momentum? The time you get to coast. Using the analogy from our first week in this series, this is the time when you finally get your bike to the top of the hill and then you get to coast […]
Welcome back! We’re moving right along through our blog series on How to Create and Sustain Momentum. Last week we discussed the importance of, and how to create, the movement (think baby steps) necessary to either keep pushing through or get started moving in a positive direction, in relation to the things you’d like to accomplish in […]
Friends, I just came out of a major momentum derailment. I mean, I pretty much lost ALL momentum when it came to my writing and this blog. It was like I had the motivation/momentum angel on one shoulder and the failure to move/take action devil on the other, and that little devil knocked the angel […]
Do you remember, as a kid, riding your bike down a hill with the wind blowing through your hair? Not a care in the world–feeling freedom and total invincibility. Looking ahead you see “the hill” — the dreaded hill that’s necessary to climb in order to arrive at your desired destination. You know what you […]
While driving to work recently, a female reporter over the radio said, “Lamar Odom was found unresponsive in a Nevada brothel. Recent cocaine use and natural sexual performance enhancing supplements were reported…..” I don’t remember what the reporter said next or what story she moved on to, but she moved on quickly, as newscasters must […]
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