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Category Archives: Motivation
(Issue #642) The Gate that Separated a Community
The Donner story shows how as a community we can work for good. Rather than stand on the side and scream and holler, stand tall and act. ~ Joyce Freeman On the night of February 21, 1994, the Atlantic Beach … Continue reading
(#390) A Seven Week Challenge for Purpose and Growth
May you finish 2017 with clarity, peace, and vision for your future as well as those in your life. I am offering you the chance to engage in a seven week journey. Over the past four or five years I … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Appreciation, Appropriate Behavior, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, Choice, fitness, focus, fortitude, Grit, intentionality, Life lessons, Life's purpose, mindset, Motivation, Personal Wellbeing, resilience
Tagged accountability, action, assumptions, awareness, core values, dreams, goals, intentionality, purpose, resilience, self understanding
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(#351) Show Don’t Tell
Saying it doesn’t make it so…too much talking mutes the story. The teacher becomes the student—again. This past week, I received a full manuscript review and critique of (what will eventually become) my first novel. The reviewer—a student of mine … Continue reading
(#340) It’s Up To You
Treat your dreams like your property. If you don’t protect them from theft and damage, who will? I recently reacquainted myself with a bit of Casey Stengel wisdom. Stengel reportedly pointed across the field and said, See that fellow over … Continue reading
Posted in Appropriate Behavior, awareness, Balance, Being REMARKABLE, Choice, creating your future, Dreams, Goals, Grit, Life lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Tagged discipline, dreams, goals, growth, motivation, priorities, Priority management, resilience, responsibility
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(#339) Learning From The Low Vibrations
At times, we find ourselves caught up in the low-vibrations of negativity and defeatism. Draw on the strength within, around, and above. Nine words. As I read my editor’s comments and reread my entire manuscript, nine of my words jumped … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, authenticity, confidence, courage, Failure, Goals, hope, Life lessons, listening, mindset, Motivation, Passion
Tagged achievements, courage, failures, goals, mistakes, motivation, reflective practice, self-reflection
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(#304) Random Thoughts On Overload, Gratitude And Connectedness
But wouldn’t it be a shame if we create such unforgiving filters that the positive, the joy and the connections never make it through? Overload. We hear a lot about information overload. People bemoan social media as a culprit of … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, assumptions, authenticity, awareness, Connection-Disconnection, Gratitude, information overload, Life lessons, mindset, Motivation, resilience, Social responsibility, technology, wisdom
Tagged amygdala, authenticity, connectedness, connections, gratitude, information overload, joy, resilience, shirky, social media
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(#298) Do You Have “Hell, Yeah” Goals?
When you establish new goals, consider these four components. Give your goals a second R.E.A.D. During one of my recent podcast recordings, film producer Pepper Lindsey posed an intriguing question: “What does success look like to you?” (This podcast will air on … Continue reading
Posted in Appropriate Behavior, assumptions, awareness, Balance, Being REMARKABLE, branding, confidence, core values, courage, creating your future, Dreams, fortitude, Grit, growth, habits, life success, Life's purpose, little pleasures, Motivation, Passion, Personal growth, Relationship, relevance, tenacity
Tagged career, career coaching, courage, curiosity, fortitude, goals, joining a team, life coaching, logic, motivation, passion, personal branding, resilience, well-being
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(#290) Life Fitness and Mental Discipline
How do you walk around in something you were born with and not know anything about it or not be aware of what affects it? Charles Bailey With December invariably come thoughts of New Year’s Resolutions—and just as inevitably, the … Continue reading
Posted in assumptions, awareness, Balance, Discipline, fitness, fortitude, Goals, Grit, habits, health, information literacy, mindset, Motivation, Personal growth, Personal Wellbeing, Physcial health, resilience, self-efficacy
Tagged awareness, balance, choices, discipline, dreams, goals, integrity, life success, motivation
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