by beth | Aug 29, 2023 | Bravery, Courage, Fear, Inspirational, Self Improvement
Last night we were watching the very last episode of The Office with our eldest daughter. If you’ve never watched this comedy show, the premise for the show is that a film crew has been given permission to film a documentary depicting the everyday work lives of...
by beth | Jul 27, 2023 | Happiness, Inspirational, Open Mind
I would absolutely define myself as an optimist, and I used to think that was a good thing, but now, I am not so sure. Angela Duckworth made Positive Psychology a thing at UPenn. We can get a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology, if we want....
by beth | Jul 21, 2023 | Bad Day, Choices, Courage, Failure, Fear, Friday Quote, Inspirational
“No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm.”- Charles Kettering I woke up this morning to a message sent from a very dear friend and it was a quote about storms, which I am sharing with you below. As I was...
by beth | Jun 28, 2023 | Blessings, Happiness, Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Self Improvement
As I mentioned yesterday, we had back to back weddings this past weekend. What I noticed at both weddings was all of the cameras—phone cameras and real, professional-grade cameras. People were taking pictures of the bride and groom, dances with poignant people, crazy...
by beth | May 22, 2023 | doubt, Fear, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Obstacles, Self Improvement, Success
I’m currently reading The Success System That Never Fails by W. Clement Stone. I’m not sure exactly when this book was written because it has a very old feel, but Stone died in 2002 at the age of 100. This book is filled with many pearls of wisdom, but it...
by beth | Mar 7, 2023 | Beliefs, Happiness, Inspirational, Motivational Monday
I was watching a video of Julia Lee Cunningham, Associate Professor of Management and Organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. She was discussing positive blind spots. We already know we have blind spots and they are...