Category: The great Summer of 2012

What will we do today that makes us better at what we do?

butterfly milkweed
butterfly milkweed is a weed, and a flower

Each brand new day (like the one right now) pull some weeds in your talent garden – weeds like fear, doubt, anxiety. As a fairly experienced gardner, weeds come with the territory, like fear and doubt. Do a little everyday and you keep this stuff under control.

Ignore the weeds and, well, you know how this ends.

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Unanswered ??????

fear of changing
maybe anger can motivate you to change (maybe not)...are you afraid to decide?
  • Tired of feeling like you’re not giving yourself completely to the things that matter most?
  • Not all in? Is your energy always wavering and unstable because of this?
  • Tired of your self-abuse? Tired of feeling not worthy enough?
  • Tired of feeling like you could never live up to someone else’s standards?

Join the club.

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Holy Mary, mother of rhyme, so glad we got to teach together one last time

longevity
Mary also shared these five things that influence longevity

Holy Mary, mother of rhyme, so glad we got to teach together one last time. Mary, who just retired in May reminded me of some important life lessons:

  • Time goes by faster the closer we get to the end (life, career, etc)
  • There is no suitable substitute for courage
  • The difference between a presenter and facilitator is everything
  • The best example is to show, not tell
  • Thinking deeply is a skill and a competitive asset advantage

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Seriously, even if your life depended on it?

life is good
life is good

Seriously, even if your life depended on it? Yes, even if my life depended on it. But in true professional fashion, I’ve been focused, disciplined, and diligent – to a fault you might say. My dear friend and former colleague in yesterday’s photo reminded me a few important lessons the final time we taught in May, just before her retirement…

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