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I know I am showing my age here, but I recently attended my 40-year high school class reunion. In four decades, this is the first reunion I’ve attended. Part of that was due to distance. But I also admit I didn’t try very hard to get to previous ones—it’s not
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that my husband and I bought a medical scrub business—and we are loving every minute of it! The idea of owning a brick-and-mortar business has always been a dream. Now it is reality. One reason I have wanted a
My current season of life is one of intention. I have started calling it “the season before ‘that’ season”. (“That” season, for me, is the one where I am in the age category my parents are (85 & 86).) This current season represents an opportunity to really amp up for
My husband and I recently watched the movie, Soul on Fire. The film is about John O’Leary, a real-life St. Louis native who survived fire burns covering his entire body. The film is based on O’Leary’s book, On Fire, The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life. I have
I often find myself engrossed in books about purpose, goals, vision and behavioral patterns. To say I love reading new insights, wisdom or perspective is an understatement. I often have 3-5 books going at the same time, filling sticky notes with thoughts and running my highlighter through key concepts. Recently,
I recently listened to a video by thought-leader Rick Tamlyn who was discussing what it means to initiate. There was a question about what individuals could or would want to initiate in their world. This led to a further development of the word “movement.” Because, if we really think about
