by beth | May 5, 2023 | Friday Quote, Obstacles, Self Improvement, Success
“Do you want to do this thing? Sit down and do it.” ~ Ann Patchett Well one doesn’t get much more blunt than that, huh? I hear a lot of people, myself included, speak of what they want as well as what they don’t want. More often than not, the...
by beth | May 2, 2023 | Emotions, Fear, Self Improvement, Success
I was talking with a client yesterday about fear—and I’ll be having the same conversation today with myself, btw. She said she was afraid and I asked her, “Of what exactly?” Facing fear head on, as we have discussed in the past, is a really important...
by beth | May 1, 2023 | Choices, Success
Yesterday afternoon, around 4 pm, we realized we needed to walk the dogs. It had been a rather dreary weekend with lots and lots of rain, so walking the dogs wasn’t anything we were looking forward to doing. We also didn’t have a choice, so we saddled up...
by beth | Apr 12, 2023 | Action Steps, Self Improvement, Success
Someone shared with me yesterday that they had read a book about leadership. They went on to explain exactly what it was that they learned from the book, and it was good, too! It gave them a really good data point to begin the work. Applying it, though, is the hard...
by beth | Mar 29, 2023 | Action Steps, Bravery, Failure, Mistakes, Success
I shared a video with my Leadership Masterclass yesterday. It was Marie Forleo interviewing Seth Godin about failure. He shared a story about playing the game Monopoly with his children to convey this brilliant metaphor. We all know Monopoly can be fun, and I say,...
by beth | Mar 27, 2023 | doubt, Excuses, Success
March Madness has, in fact, been madness this year! It’s the first time ever in NCAA history that there is not a #1 seed in the final four! Actually, all the #1 seeds were eliminated before the Elite Eight—again, making NCAA history. I was asked if I would not...