I went to a marriage retreat at Berry College a few weeks ago. I’m not really sure what exactly I was expecting…but whatever my expectations, they were completely blown out of the water.
We’ve already discussed the Eisenhower decision matrix and the tyranny of the urgent. Now it’s time to talk about how to dive deeply into quadrant 2 – the quadrant of quality. Whether in a product, an aspiration, or a life in general, quality does not happen by accident. It does not happen on a whim. Quality… Read More 6 tips for breaking your goals down into achievable pieces
As I was writing about the Eisenhower decision matrix, I couldn’t help but think back to my last job. In some ways, my old company was a wonderful place – supportive co-workers, a relaxed work environment, and a caring boss. In other ways…it was terrible.
At just 28 years of age, Leyla Tinibu* has done a lot in her young life. After moving to Los Angeles 5 years ago, she just recently quit her job so she could pursue her passion of becoming a professional singer / songwriter.
As I was writing about the importance of thanksgiving, I realized that a lot of those same principles could also be applied to forgiveness. Like thankfulness, we all know that forgiveness is important, but don’t practice it at much as we should. Like thankfulness, forgiveness is sometimes incredibly hard to put into practice. And just… Read More Thoughts on Forgiveness
Thanksgiving day is quickly approaching! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the subject of thankfulness. Thankfulness is something that almost everyone would agree is important, and yet at the same time almost everyone neglects to actually establish the habit of giving thanks. Why is that?
After my jaunt through the corn maze, I sat down to wright a brilliant step-by-step article to help you create a plan and achieve all of your life goals. I know it was ambitious but hey, a girl can dream, right?
I went to a corn maze again this year. It was a significantly better experience than last year. When you’re going through a corn maze, you are usually given a small printed map of the maze to help you find your way around. It’s incredibly helpful – if you know how to read it.… Read More Life lessons I learned while lost in a corn maze
On Monday, I mentioned how I was having made-up conversations with someone I’d never even met before. Can you relate? I think most of us have times when we think too far into the future, try too hard to imagine what someone will say to us and how we will respond.
About a year ago, I got one of the nastiest messages of my life. I’d actually never met this woman before – let’s call her Courtney. She was, however, good friends with a mutual acquaintance of mine with whom I’d had an incredibly rocky relationship. Apparently Courtney had heard a lot of one-sided angry comments… Read More Why I chose to forgive the woman who wronged me
