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The key to success
There is a pattern that I’ve noticed among highly successful people. They take responsibility.
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Time to be present
There was a passage from a book I recently read, Strangers at My Door, that really stood out to me:
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How to slow down: taking time to smell the roses
One of my goals from my V2MOM this year was to slow down. Well, what better way to slow down than to visit your 91 year-old grandfather! A few weeks ago Michael and I slipped away from the city for a weekend visit to see my grandpa, or “Pa” as we call him. Life in… Read More How to slow down: taking time to smell the roses
Heidi F: Choose joy
I have known Heidi all my life. Or rather, I suppose it would be more accurate to say that Heidi has known me all my life. When I was born Heidi’s parents and my parents were already close friends. Her mom taught the Sunday school lessons for the kids in our church tirelessly – week… Read More Heidi F: Choose joy
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Two types of listeners – and how to be a better one
My experience at the conference in Orlando made me realize that there are two types of listeners in the world. The first type is extremely common. It’s what most of us do. We listen for the purpose of formulating a response. I’ll call these people the “Responders.”
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The painful lesson I learned when I fail to listen
A few weeks ago, I went to a conference down in Orlando. At the end, we did a listening exercise. The facilitator had us all pair off into groups of 2. One of us spent about 5 minutes telling the other what we had learned in the conference, and the other person listened. Then we… Read More The painful lesson I learned when I fail to listen
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The choice of life – avoid pain or embrace joy
As I mentioned before, I had a really hard time telling the story about my pajama pants. When the truth finally dawned on me, I just couldn’t believe that I’d spent all those years and wasted all of that energy on something so insignificant and untrue!
The cost of avoiding the unknown
A long time ago, I received a pair of fuzzy pajama pants as a secret santa gift. I remember at the time being so annoyed when I opened them. I’m naturally a very warm-natured person. Additionally, I live in the south. The combination of those things meant that I was pretty much guaranteed to never… Read More The cost of avoiding the unknown
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A better way to make new year’s resolutions – part 2
Reviewing and reflecting on last year are important. Most people want to skip reflection and jump right into their goals. I understand. I’m the same way. Who has the time to think about the past when there are so many things to be done in the future? As they say, however, haste makes waste. It’s… Read More A better way to make new year’s resolutions – part 2
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A better way to make new year’s resolutions – part 1
Did you make any new year’s resolutions for 2017? How are they going so far? If you’re like many Americans, you either didn’t bother to make resolutions at all, or have already fallen off of the bandwagon. I wanted to share with you something my husband and I did this year that I think will… Read More A better way to make new year’s resolutions – part 1