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 21, 2020 | Determination, Ownership, Perseverance, Persistence, Procrastination, Resilience, Success
Last week, while listening to an online conference, I heard a woman say, “Look, no one’s coming to rescue you!” OK, wow, that was like a punch in the face. That sentence made me think about all the things that I want to be different. And for each...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 11, 2020 | Determination, Grit, Hard Work, Perseverance, Persistence, Success
“Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.” Will Smith We all know the quote by Tim Notke, “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard,” but Will Smith takes it one...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 8, 2020 | Action Steps, Determination, Goals, Inspirational, Ownership, Persistence, Success
What is your plan for 2021? When one full year passes by, and you are drinking your coffee on a Tuesday morning in December of 2021, what do you want to be different? What are you committed to making happen between now and then? Is it work related? Does it have to do...
by Beth FItzgerald | Dec 3, 2020 | Character, Self-Respect, Success, Values
I went to the supermarket the other day to pick up a few things. When I was finished shopping, I decided to go through the self-checkout. As I picked up my bag of lemons, I saw a barcode on a sticker on each of the lemons, so I turned that toward the scanner. The...
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...
