by Beth FItzgerald | Jan 26, 2021 | Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Risk-Taking
Last night, I was reading, “Delivering Happiness,” which was written by the late CEO of Zappos.com, Tony Hsieh. He appeared to have had an amazing life, albeit sadly abbreviated. Although I haven’t finished the book yet, I was taken by an event that...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 5, 2020 | Happiness, Hope, Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Resilience, Vision
Do you like to read books? Me, too. I tend to focus a lot on chapters; I hate stopping in the middle of a chapter if I can avoid it. When I finish a chapter, although it’s a great breaking point, I can’t wait to start the next one. I definitely get a...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 23, 2020 | Obstacles, Power of the Mind, Resilience, Resourcefulness
My friend, Terry, stopped over the other day to offer me some of her books she no longer wanted. As she was putting them in a box in my garage, she gave me a quick synopsis of each one. She removed one from her crate and she started to laugh. She held the book up for...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 28, 2020 | Friday Quote, Inspirational, Power of the Mind, Success
“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” Oscar Wilde The mind loves to compartmentalize everything—especially people. It loves to put each person in a neat little one dimensional box – Tom is weird, Patty is hilarious, and Jane is...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 31, 2020 | Power of the Mind, Stress, Success
What I am worried about during this mandatory social isolation might not be what you’re worried about. Catching COVID-19 is not a big fear for me. My neurosis is more focused on what this isolation is doing to my brain. As I have said before, Isolation has many...
by Beth FItzgerald | Mar 6, 2020 | Friday Quote, Happiness, Power of the Mind
“When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick; every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once.” ~...
