Be As Happy As ... You Choose You can't control what other people do. Blaming or complaining about it will not change it. What can you control? Your words and reaction. The sooner you take personal responsibility for your behavior and feelings, the sooner you take charge of your future and the outcomes you get. …
You Get What You Decide
I love this quote from Henry Cloud, the Boundaries guy: You get what you tolerate. It is so true. Whatever you are willing to put up with is what will happen. If you're willing to work late, do all the cooking and cleaning, make all the vacation plans, etc. then guess what? Other people will …
Meet Deanie From My Personal Advisory Board
Meet Deanie Cinnamon! (3rd from left in picture) She is another of my personal advisory board members. Deanie has been in my life for many years. God initially crossed our paths at a critical season in my life. I was on a career climbing path at work and mom of a toddler and a teenager. …
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Simple Bliss
Are you chasing it? Working hard to get there? Saving up for someday? Happiness - when we get to do what we really want to instead of what we have to. Question: If you could do whatever you wanted, what would it be? What is it you really want to make you happy? Do you know? …
Meet Rhonda From My Personal Advisory Board
As promised last week, here is the first introduction to one of my personal advisory board members, Rhonda Gould. She has enriched my life in so many ways. She is a connector, mentor and a coach. So many women have met because of Rhonda's commitment to creating communities for friendship and accountability to flourish. …
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Control This For Better Outcomes
What do I really have control of? Not what other people do or say. Not most of the circumstances I end up dealing with. Not most of the experiences I go through. But whatever the situation or circumstances, what I can control is my response. It may not feel like I am in control in …
Be You – Part 2
We left off with... I overcame the odds and landed in a stronger place with a solid foundation. See previous post here: Be You – Part 1 of 2 As I said last time, overcoming odds was awesome but only the beginning. I found myself in a professional career, surrounded by people with very different …
Be You – Part 1 of 2
Brokenness, chaos, rejection, latchkey kid, dysfunction, broken home, divorce, single mom... All those terms are a part of my past. I don't hide it and I don't mind sharing my story if it gives someone else hope in knowing they are not alone. I am a woman with brokenness and regrets but I refuse, REFUSE, …