by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 14, 2022 | Self Improvement, Self-Confidence, Success, Uncategorized
At my new apartment, I park in a parking deck. It’s three stories high with lots of barrier gates and access locations to “tap in,” as well as this scary nail tread to prevent cars from backing up. I always marvel at a sign like this—why do they not...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 13, 2022 | Goals, Success, Uncategorized
The other day my three daughters and I were rummaging through all the mementos and keepsakes in my daughter’s room to decide what to keep and what to throw out. I ran across a few journals, so I opened them up to see if they had been written in. Sure enough, in...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 11, 2022 | Goals, Persistence, Success
Yesterday, after a long walk with our daughter, we arrived home to our other two daughters staring at our stack of firewood. It seemed odd at first, but once they saw us they started yelling about something. As we got closer, it became clear that some little animal...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 8, 2022 | Determination, Friday Quote, Hard Work, Inspirational, Persistence, Procrastination, Self Improvement, Success
“As one goes through life, one learns that if you don’t paddle your own canoe, you don’t move.” Katherine Hepburn Katherine!! Well said! Most people will read this quote and think, “Of course! I already know that.” And I don’t...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 6, 2022 | Courage, Growth, Risk-Taking, Self Improvement, Success
Last night Doug and I were watching the replay of the first few days of the 109th edition of the Le Tour de France. This year’s race started in Copenhagen, Denmark and unfortunately, it had rained so the course was really wet. To add insult to injury, Stage 1...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jun 20, 2022 | Goals, Self Improvement, Success
Yesterday, at our Fitzgerald family Father’s Day party, my brother-in-law was wearing a World’s Greatest Dad T-shirt. I’m sure you’ve seen this in some form or another like a baseball cap or a coffee mug. This familiar logo always makes me...