by Beth FItzgerald | Jan 11, 2021 | Celebrate, Motivational Monday, Success, Uncategorized
Do you remember being in the car with your family and saying to your parents, “Are we there yet?” I believe it is a statement that is guaranteed to come out of some child’s mouth if and when a car ride exceeds 20 minutes. Now that you’re older,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jan 4, 2021 | Goals, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Self-Care, Success
In December, we bought an exercise bike. Yesterday, when I finished my ride, I decided to check out a stat the instructors talk about a lot—the leaderboard. I wanted to know, where did I fall on this illustrious leaderboard? As I pulled up my dashboard, I got my...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 14, 2020 | Bravery, Courage, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Obstacles
Doug and I were talking about the pandemic over the weekend and how it will continue to impact the economy. I heard him say something he has said before, which is, “The Fed has essentially painted themselves into a corner.” Ah, what a visual! You...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 7, 2020 | Motivational Monday, Trust
Last week, I bought something on Facebook Marketplace. But unlike previous purchases that I picked up in person, this one had to be shipped from Dallas—which meant I had to pay a stranger and hope they were trustworthy enough and would actually send what I bought. I...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 30, 2020 | Motivational Monday, Perspective
I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday weekend in whatever way you managed to celebrate this year. We spent Thanksgiving alone because it was the safest thing we could do. There are 6 of us, so “alone” isn’t as sad as it sounds—6...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 16, 2020 | Appreciation, Leadership, Motivational Monday, Success
I was listening to a podcast over the weekend and Seth Godin was the guest. He purported that being a leader is a volunteer job and so is following. If you are a leader in ANY way, even in your family, you might want to pay attention to Seth’s cogitation. Being...
