Two Ways to Set Goals and the Benefits of Each

As we're only two days away from a new month, what better time to plan your goals for what you want to accomplish in December. This can be the time to end the year strong or begin the new year running. The choice is up to you. To do so, there are two ways you …

New Month – Plan Big, Finish Strong

I always  month. It gives me hope and optimism that I get to plan out each day for how the month goes. The fact that I am in control makes me want to plan big - no plan is too big, I say. If we don't dream big, we play small. If you're tired of …

Goal Check-In and Your Own Olympics Competition

Happy August! Here we are at another new week and new month = plenty of time to get those goals accomplished. This is my birthday month, also - hate the numbers but am blessed to be alive another year with plenty of opportunities available for me to create. This is also a time for other …

Falling Out of a Habit (I Just Did)

So, if you've been reading my blog for some time, you know that I started a 30-day blog challenge back in June, which I successfully completed. I was so pumped that I continued sharing daily....until this weekend. For two days, I did not post. I fell out of my habit. I feel I had reason …

Winding Down and Gearing Up for the Next Challenge

Well, here we are - 4 days away from the  end of the 30-Day Challenge - how has it been for you? Further on your established goal, so that it now feels natural and easy? Progress being made? This is the time to 'pour it on,' as they say, and really finish strong. For myself, …

What High Performers Do on Sunday to Get Ready for the Week Ahead

Today is Sunday, the day which has been known as 'the day of rest.' Back in the days, this was a day of family and taking it easy and doing fun activities. Minimal stores were open, forcing the family to be together. This practice helped workers to get prepared for the work they did in …

New Week, New Month – New Future

Happy May! This is the start of a new week and a new month - how optimistic do you feel? Your outlook determines the success you will have, mainly as it is the driver in taking action to make any success happen. If you feel iffy or fearful in some way, then you will hold …

Ending the Quarter and New Beginnings

Here we are, ready to end the first quarter of the year. It's time to assess how things have been going for your career or your business, as well as your life. Remember when you set those big goals at the end of last year with every intention of making 2016 your best yet? Well, …

Savoring a Goal Reached (Day 28, #230!)

Well today my blog challenge ends.  To recall, every Olympics I do my own blog challenge to write daily for one month; I always find it so inspiring to see the dedication and commitment those athletes take to hone their craft and compete to be the best, so I do this to be my best.  …

Saying Goodbye to the Olympics and Lessons Learned (#225!)

Eighteen days ago we celebrated the opening of the Winter Olympics.  We watched as athletes from almost every nation and continent marched across our TV screens in preparation for competing in athletic sports competitions for which they had been training for over four years.  We watched both triumphs and losses but, to me, they are …