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Joy Beat Blog

Staying connected with JOY matters. I have found that reading inspirational stories and insights around joy greatly increases my joy factor. I have also found that sharing some of my best tools and techniques for keeping JOY alive are useful and helpful. I created the JOY beat to provide a fun and joyful blog for you. In addition, it’s a way for you to keep up to date with all the happenings in our Life Full of JOY world. Don’t miss a beat-sign up today! 

Connection

3 Keys to Finding the Missing Piece

My brother was recently working on a puzzle featuring characters from the Peanuts cartoon. Seeing Snoopy or Charlie Brown always brings a smile to my face. I think of the Christmas and Halloween movies, comic strips and more. I was appreciating the memories  the puzzle was bringing back when my

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Choose

Commitment For the Win

I work with people of many different professions, ages, and walks of life. Despite all the differences, there are common threads when it comes to finishing projects, engaging with collaborations, and not giving up. Despite the long list I could provide you with why my clients struggle to finish their

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Uncategorized

Three Gifts for Embracing Day-to-Day Experiences

If you’ve read my blog for any amount of time, you know I’m a huge Disney fan. I recently went on my annual trip and had an opportunity to attend a special evening event. This meant fewer waiting lines so I was able to see a whole lot more in

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Love

PS: I Love You

On an early morning walk, I saw something that brought tears to my eyes. It was roughly 6:00 AM and dark outside, that cozy winter darkness. A truck I recognized pulled up to one of the houses that I walk by often. The gentleman getting out carefully took out a

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Brilliance

Exposing Brilliance

I was recently working with a client who was making a BIG decision. As we continued exploring throughout her session, it became clear that she struggled with three key things: We have three conversations (maybe more) going on all the time. The one in our head, the one with other

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Brilliance

It’s a Beautiful Day in YOUR Neighborhood

On a recent flight, I was finally able to watch the movie, It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, a movie based on the inspiring work and life of Fred Rogers.  If you haven’t seen the movie, you can decide whether to read this blog before you watch it. If

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