by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 30, 2021 | Goals, Hard Work, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Productivity, Self Improvement, Success, Uncategorized
The other day I was listening to Mary Barra tell a story about when she first became CEO of General Motors. She noticed the dress code, that was explained in great detail in the employee handbook, was 10 pages long. She spoke to Human Resources and said, “I want...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 23, 2021 | Goals, Habits, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Planning, Self Improvement, Strategy, Success
I learned a really valuable lesson this past week. The lesson isn’t something I didn’t intuitively already know, but the realization really walloped me over the head. It started with my new planner, the Monk Manual, which you all know I love, then it went...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 12, 2021 | Goals, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Uncategorized
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I never know how to answer that question because both could be true, right? Here is another one: Should you expect great things of yourself before you can do them OR do you have to do great things first and then you should...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 9, 2021 | Determination, Grit, Motivational Monday, Success, Uncategorized
A while back, in November of 2019, I went to Philly to watch my daughter run the Philadelphia Marathon & Half-Marathon (she ran the half-marathon). It was such an exciting day in Philadelphia that we made a commitment to make it a family event in 2020. Immediately...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 2, 2021 | Family, Giving, Love, Motivational Monday, Relationships
I was watching a show this past weekend, and one of the characters said, “Strong relationships boil down to one simple thing: give more than you get.” Powerful, right? This is such a simple statement that we might gloss over it because we believe we are...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 26, 2021 | Bravery, Motivational Monday, Success, Uncategorized
Over this past weekend I watched a few of the New York Yankees games. They had a 4-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Truthfully, I am a Philadelphia Phillies fan deep down, but my husband and mother-in-law had the game on, so I enjoyed watching one...