by beth | Nov 15, 2022 | Bravery, Courage, Determination, Success
As I told you yesterday, I spent Friday and Saturday in Camden, NJ. I grew up not too far from Camden so I do have respect for this city. Prior to about 1950, Camden was a prosperous industrial city mainly due to its manufacturing. But as manufacturing declined,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 28, 2022 | Choices, Determination, Friday Quote, Inspirational, Perseverance, Self Improvement, Success
“You don’t drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there. ” Edwin Louis Cole If we were to fall in the water somewhere, surely we would scramble to get out, right? Some of us would swim, some of us would doggy-paddle, and some of us would...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 24, 2022 | Determination, Motivational Monday, Persistence
As you know, I’ve been traveling a lot recently. I love traveling, but not like this. I only had a day or two in between trips, and then back out again. The last trip was to Boston to visit my daughter and instead of jumping on a plane, I drove. Driving is...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 18, 2022 | Determination, Grit, Uncategorized
Doug and I were hiking the other day in Colorado and I couldn’t help but notice the vegetation. It wasn’t particularly pretty at all. I would have described it as hardy. As a matter of fact, if you had placed me there without me knowing I was in Colorado,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 11, 2022 | Bravery, Choices, Courage, Determination, Fear, Goals, Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Uncategorized
I spent the last four days in Scottsdale, Arizona at the United States Tennis Association National Championships. Our 40 and Over Women’s team won the Middle States title and were fortunate enough to attend this event with 17 others teams from around...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 28, 2022 | Determination, Failure, Perseverance, Persistence, Success
The other day, while I was traveling in the car listening to the radio, I heard an author, John Vercher, read from his recently published book, After The Lights Go Out. There was one sentence that captured my attention: ‘Break the spirit, and the body follows...
