There are so many people who are planning, redrafting, rewriting, reworking, solidifying and any other action that sometimes feels like progress. The reality is this perceived action is often a simple way to avoid taking action. It’s time to DECIDE TO ACT! Yes, you need to plan. Yes, you need to contemplate choices. Yes, it matters. But there is…
Failing Fearlessly is an empowering mantra. It isn’t being risky. It isn’t being careless. It is knowing that significant growth comes from allowing yourself to fulfill your massive potential. – Patty Hendrickson.
College moms are definitely women of character, courage & commitment! Not only are these women working moms with jobs, families and community involvement but they are tremendous role models. Some are working on their first degree and some are working on advanced degree. What a great testament of believing in yourself. What a great testament to the value…
Margaret Jankowski definitely is a woman of character, courage and commitment! She founded The Sewing Machine Project, Inc. following the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia. A BBC article gave painful details about a woman who had lost her sewing machine in the storm, a machine she’d saved for years to buy, and, in losing it,…
Irena Sendler definitely was a woman of character, courage & commitment! She dedicated her life to one of the most risky philanthropic challenges — saving Polish Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. She was a Catholic woman who knew this was a horrific situation. She said, “I was taught that if you see a person…
Eleanor Roosevelt definitely was a woman of character, courage & commitment! She believed in the beauty of her dreams. Yes, she was born into a well-to-do family, but life was not easy. Her mother died when she was eight and her father when was ten. Such a sad thing for a child. Yet, she was…
No matter what challenge is in front of you — knowing that you are true to your purpose — to your code — to your ritual makes the challenge manageable. Those who have gone before you have left a treasure of past experience. What lessons have you learned from others? If you are looking to make…
I’m working with a special group of new leaders who are trying hard to guide others, but a little worried they are trying to do it all. Tremendous interview response from Simon Sinek, best selling author and TED Talk “rock star” shared an insightful gem — “Some good leaders are rough around the edges and some leaders…
Stay Honest and Rich to Yourself “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” –William Shakespeare There is so much to be learned from being true to yourself. That gnawing sense of what we KNOW we need to do is so strong when we’re faced with BIG decisions. Sometimes it is irritating. But it is trying…
Discipline — “It’s not so sexy.” But it makes the difference. It is executing the basics. Easy to say, often difficult to execute. “We [University of Wisconsin] do things other teams in the middle of the season don’t do: basics,” says Assistant Coach Lamont Paris. “In a society where no one wants to have any discipline…
