by beth | Apr 2, 2024 | Choices, Growth, Hard Work, Help, Self Improvement, Success, Uncategorized
Many years ago, when we first moved into our house in Skillman, NJ, we had the two-story family room wallpapered. I remember the day when the gentlemen applying the wallpaper brought in metal parts and started to build the scaffolding. I was amazed as they built the...
by beth | Mar 29, 2024 | Character, Friday Quote, Perseverance, Persistence, Resilience, Uncategorized
“Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a...
by beth | Oct 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Sunday night we drove up to Sleepy Hollow, New York to partake in a lantern-guided nighttime tour of the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. It sounds rather morbid now that I put it into writing, but it was a Halloween thing and we thought it would be in the spirit of Halloween,...
by beth | Jul 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”~ Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor If only I read this quote every day! Marcus Aurelius, your...
by beth | May 31, 2023 | Goals, Growth, Obstacles, Success, Uncategorized
I was talking with my friend, Alan, yesterday. Alan works in my building, so we get to see him often, and he always has something fun to chat or laugh about. Last night, I asked him if he was O.K. because he didn’t seem his usual jovial self. Immediately, a...
by beth | Mar 9, 2023 | Failure, Growth, Risk-Taking, Uncategorized
On Tuesday night, I hosted my Leadership Masterclass on Failing Forward (if you haven’t signed up for the masterclass already, you’ll have another chance to do so in May.) Most people look at Failing Forward and say, “I get it. Fail and then move...
