We say we’re crazy; or “I’m going crazy” but what we really mean to say is… “I’m really frazzled right now, I know I’m stressed… I just don’t know what to do about it.” Crazy can be seen as a derogatory term… I have determined…
Some People Hate Labels; Lapels; and Lollygaggers… which are you?
Me? I like labels; I like lapels; and I know how to lollygag, on purpose. I call it “to mosey”. Getting to know yourself, I’m finding, is hard work. We really don’t know how to label our emotions when we start… so everything is just…
Understand? How Can I? Unless Someone Explains It To Me; Shows Me; Or Gives Me a Schematic?
When the kids were growing up we had a saying in our house. Still do. All of our kids participated in sports at some level throughout their school days. And at some point would be struggling with practice, understanding a new scheme, or struggling getting…
How’s Your Summer Starting Out?
I didn’t realize I needed a break. The last 14 days have been busy. A family reunion with cousins and uncle from Texas. Oldest daughter had a birthday. Oldest daughter got engaged. My wife, myself, and aforementioned daughter and fiance’… met with the wedding hall…
Define Failure To Achieve Success: Targets, Goals and To Do’s!
Defining success is hard. I didn’t realize defining failure was even harder. Failure Online dictionary: 1. lack of success 2. the omission of expected or required action Wikipedia: “Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective… it may be…
Glass Ceilings vs. Soap Bubbles
One… you place your hands on it and feel instant resistance to any forward movement. The other… you can look at it with a smile, and when you get a sense of wonderment and elation, washed over with a sense of hope… it bursts! I’m…
How To Navigate Towards Your Goal
I’m finding, the success books are right, when it comes to clearly defining your goal… the clearer, the better. Once ancient mariners figured out The North Star… it was game on for world exploration. At one point in my work career a motorcycle was my…
Know Yourself. Then What? The Purpose of Self Knowledge; Self Awareness, and Self Worth
In my personal journey, I’ve been traveling down the road of “Self Awareness Avenue,” but it’s not a nice, winding, two lane country road… easy to learn… it seems to resemble an eight lane super highway… very busy, very congested, a cacophony of chaos… with…
How to Handle Success when You Fail at It
The bible has a verse that mentions, “Let another praise you, and not your own lips.” I tooted my own horn a tad bit last week about having hit my writing goals these last few weeks, and then on Monday… a scheduled writing day… I…
What We See, What We Say, and What We Do… are Contrary and Incongruent
That’s a lot of words that just mean “things are not lining up.” I’ve learned some things so far this year, about physical pain, heart ache, and spiritual understanding. It’s all good… because I choose it to be. We see baseball played on a diamond;…