What are you Tolerating?
I can still remember my mother saying to me as a child, "Cheryl, I will not tolerate that behavior." Of course, at this point, I can't remember what I had done that she couldn't tolerate. However, at the time I [...]
Do Your Thoughts Have Power Over You?
What do you think? Do your thoughts have power over you or do you hold the power over your thoughts? Could your thoughts be holding you back? Could they be causing you to play-it-safe instead of chasing your dreams? How [...]
How To Begin Recovering From Chaos
Hurricane Harvey has had a devastating effect on the City of Houston and the surrounding communities. Some have called it, "The 500 Year Flood," while others call it, "A 800 Phenomenon." No matter what it is called, it still seems [...]
Two Reasons Why You’re Not Getting What You Want: (and they are not what you would think) Part 1
Have you ever noticed how many people make bold New Year's resolutions and then by March they are all but forgotten? Have you ever wondered why that happens? Why is it that we find it difficult to stick to and [...]
Realizing Your Goal
Ahh, the month of August, it signals a transition is on its way. After three months of chaos caused by a lack of structure, trying to keep the kids busy, and stay cool, we welcome the return of the predictable [...]
Successful Networking Requires Commitment To Help Others
To some business professionals, a measure of their “success” at a trade show or a chamber mixer is the number of business cards they collect. They believe that by accumulating a lot of cards it makes this marketing activity successful. […]
Limitations exist only in your mind!
Now that is a concept worth pondering. Recently I watched America’s Got Talent All Stars. There was an eighteen-year-old ballerina from Brazil who had no arms. She was born without her upper limbs, so she had to learn to do […]
Stop Arguing for Your Limitations
How often have you started a sentence with, “I’d like to do such-in-such,” only to follow it up with a litany of reasons why you can’t have or do what you want? If you don’t notice it in yourself, look […]
23 Experiences I intend to have this year
What experiences do you intend to have this year? Given that the year is 2023, I thought it only fitting that I come up with 23 experiences that I would like to have this year. Here’s a look at my list. […]
5 Reasons New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work
As we are stepping into a new year, it is tempting to set goals for the year. Unless you are one of 38% of mature adults who regularly make New Year’s Resolutions, you are probably not going to give it […]