by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 18, 2019 | Motivational Monday, Risk-Taking, Success
Last week, I attended an Orangetheory Fitness Princeton class. One of the first things the instructor said was, “You showed up, that’s the hard part.” I certainly hadn’t looked at it that way. I thought the hour of intense training I...
by Beth FItzgerald | Nov 11, 2019 | Fear, Motivational Monday, Risk-Taking, Success
Last night, on our flight home from London, we experienced some rather jarring turbulence. The middle-aged woman who sat behind me and and my daughter was panicking as we were getting walloped at 34,000 feet. She began crying and pleading, “Please help...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 28, 2019 | Motivational Monday, Persistence, Success
I spent the last 4 days at James Madison University where I was invited to speak to the students of the College of Business. What an incredible group of motivated young adults! Each one was filled with passion, motivation, and eagerness as well as fear, trepidation,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 24, 2019 | doubt, Fear, Inner Peace, Inspirational, Risk-Taking, Success
There is a lurking force that can rob us of our happiness, confidence, and hope; it sends us spiraling from a self-assured state of mind to one of worry and uncertainty almost daily. And unfortunately, we are all fighting this secret battle against this malicious...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 21, 2019 | Motivational Monday, Ownership, Success
A few weeks ago my son was in Munich, Germany at Oktoberfest with a few college friends. At some point during the festivities, he got separated from his friends and ended up crashing at some female friends hostel and sleeping in the tub. Probably not his best...
by Beth FItzgerald | Oct 17, 2019 | Bravery, Fear, Inspirational, Success
Do you remember Newton’s Cradle? This popular toy landed on the desks of many executives back in the 80’s. It models Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion which is, ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.’ If this toy was in front of you...