by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 30, 2022 | Open Mind, Persistence, Uncategorized
I have shared with all of you that I am a Philadelphia sports fan—who happened to marry a New York fan. We remain happily married, despite this difference of opinion, LOL. I had hoped that some of our children would become Philadelphia fans, but no such...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 29, 2022 | Happiness, Health, Inner Peace, Kindness, Love, Motivational Monday, Peace, Self-Care, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance
On Saturday, in the oppressive sun and heat, my partner and I had a Districts tennis match. The women we were playing were very good. We won the first set by only one break in serve, 6-4. We were two games into the second set when I returned a ball to my opponent—she...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 16, 2022 | Communication, Confrontation, Uncategorized
Last night, while watching The Captain, the documentary about Derek Jeter, he shared something that I see quite often with many leaders. At one point in his career with the New York Yankees, he became one of the “worst defensive shortstops in the...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sometimes you just have to laugh! You can’t make some of this stuff up that happens to us, but we also have to be able to laugh even when it’s costing us time and money! You’ve heard me talk about The Fabulous Jimmy—our auto mechanic. He was fixing...
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...