by beth | May 14, 2024 | Bravery, Comfort Zone, Courage, Fear
While I was in California, I had the pleasure of listening to Chef Naomi Shim of the Doubting Thomas restaurant in LA speak about her journey from 6th grade teacher to restauranteur. She is now a multi-faceted culinary maven but this wasn’t always the case. She...
by beth | Feb 27, 2024 | Awareness, Bravery, Courage, Fear, Growth, Risk-Taking
Yesterday, I helped my daughter sell cookies at her university for THON. THON is a student-run philanthropy that raises funds for local children’s hospitals. Penn State is the university that is most famous for THON, although many colleges have their own...
by beth | Feb 7, 2024 | Comfort Zone, Fear, Self Improvement, Self-Confidence
Monday night, Doug and I started dance lessons at Fred Astaire Dance Studios – Hoboken. Doug had bought a package of lessons at the Princeton studio right before Covid hit, so we unfortunately couldn’t use them then, and then we moved. We kind of wrote it...
by beth | Jan 19, 2024 | Awareness, Fear, Friday Quote, Happiness, Worry
“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.” Ernest Hemingway Doug and I were listening to Morgan Housel’s podcast yesterday and he really had some thought-provoking questions. He...
by beth | Dec 8, 2023 | Excuses, Fear, Friday Quote, Inspirational, Potential, Self Improvement, Self-Confidence
“Until you cross the bridge of your insecurities, you can’t begin to explore your possibilities.” Tim Fargo If only there was a real bridge! That would make it so much simpler, or at least more obvious. We don’t think about our own insecurities...
by beth | Dec 1, 2023 | doubt, Fear, Friday Quote, Happiness, Self-Confidence, Self-Esteem
We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.”~ Bob Goff First, I love Bob Goff! I have read both of his books, Love Does and Everybody Always and it looks like he has written two more books that I will have to get my hands...
