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I gotta admit the older I get, the new hires just keep looking younger and younger. I used the be one saying “that was the year I was born” when people say when they started working or graduated. The tables have finally turned & I get to see a new perspective. (Literally the other day […]

6 things teams should know & focus on: 1 Ignore your weakness We always hear that we need to improve our weaknesses. I am giving you the opposite advice. Work on your strengths to become an expert at what you are good at and usually enjoy. With one exception – if your weakness is a […]

In the world today we are in constant competition and envy of each other whether it is conscious or sub-conscious. We are so connected with social media and our phones we see what others are doing or what they just bought that we would never have known 20 years ago. We get our feelings hurt […]

Teams can easily fall apart when everyone is focused on their own goals without having a group mission. Everyone needs to know the “rules” of the game. What game is your team playing? It is dependent on how many people & the type of team you have. Track When you are on the “track” team […]

These next few blog posts are inspired from the Sticky Teams RightNow media series. If you are a leader of a team, these posts are full of great insights & takeaways to not only make your team better, but your organization also. First, you need to have a clear mission or vision. The team has […]

Are you are struggling about whether you should go for that big goal? Getting out of your comfort zone is SCARY. You are moving into the unknown, but you are also fulfilling your purpose. Living a life of purpose means that you will not have regrets at the end. You will be able to say […]

Every morning, I spend 20 minutes on my treadmill and watch a Bible study series on RightNow Media. I love taking this time to learn about God and pray. It just starts my morning out right. The past few days, I watched the “This is the Day” by Tim Tebow series. Here are my takeaways: […]

We hear it all the time – Fake it until you make it. Well my challenge to you this week is to FACE IT until you make it. Which of these do you feel when you fake it: This list can go on, but I think you get the point. We can’t be our true […]

Step 1: Visualize Take 10 minutes and allow yourself to dream no matter how big or scary. Anything that pops in your head write it down. What is something you always wanted to do? What is something that you are interested in or passionate about that you’ve never dared pursue? What would you do if […]

When you start to get out of your comfort zone, you move into the unknown. At least unknown for you. This means that it will get tough and you may fail or not go exactly as you wanted. If you are “in the tough,” first you need to remember why you started in the first […]

How you spend your time is how you live your life. This was a quote from a Bible study video session. It’s one of those things you don’t really think about, but it’s kinda deep. How do you spend the hours in your day? We all have the same 24 hours each day. Let’s say […]

This week’s challenge – Take time to think about your ambitions and rank them in three sizes: easy, kind of hard, and seemingly impossible. Then rank them according to the magnitude they would have on your life and others. Here are some great excerpts from Dream Big. I couldn’t say it better than Mr. Bob […]

Availability usually means that you are engaged and engagement gives you a greater chance for success. This availability isn’t just focused on the tasks, but it’s also focused on the people around you. It also means being available to yourself to give yourself the rest time you need. Start with these questions: The choices and […]

It is easy to get caught up in the day to day to do list. You have your routine that you don’t even have to think about it. You could be sleep walking and no one would know the difference…. Ouch….did that hurt a little bit? We wake up, do our morning routine, we do […]

We can’t become new versions of ourselves if we don’t let the old version go. The old version is probably comfortable and trying something new is well…scary. Here’s the thing though – It’s a good kind of scary. It’s the kinda scary that makes your ambitions come to life. I love this t-shirt I have […]

The final big question, “What do you want?” Hopefully you took the time to answer “Who are You?” & “Where Are You.” If not, go back to the last 2 blog posts and do those exercises. You figured out what your core values are and did some self reflection to start and continue living out […]

Now that you figured out the who you are, now it’s time to figure out where you are going. According to Bob Goff, “Instead of thinking geography, I want you to think biography. Figuring out where you really are is a big part of discovering who you really are right now.” You know what your […]

The first of the big 3 questions we will dig deeper on is “Who are You?” This is the first important question because you have to figure out who you are before you can decide where you are going. Discovering who you are will help sort out what is worth your time and sacrifice to […]

Identifying and pursuing your ambitions is tough. There will be self doubt and wondering if you should really be doing this. It takes courage to keep going and clarity with self reflection to make sure you are on the right path. Three Questions “Organizing your thoughts around these three questions will help you accomplish in […]

I absolutely totally completely hate failure. Yep…you read that right. I don’t like to fail, BUT I know failure is part of the journey of life. If you don’t fail then it means you are not trying anything new. Although I don’t like to fail (who does…) I know it means growth. Fail Forward Getting […]