Prioritizing People, Projects, and the Practical

Trying to balance these three essentials can cause consternation for the creative.  We want to be present for people, but not to the point where we don’t have time for our projects.  Projects are important—from home improvements to artistic endeavors. Yet, life can’t just be all about projects at the expense of people. And then …

The Steady

It’s the steady that gets things done! Not the rush nor the worry, not even the want. It’s the set your face like flint, put your shoulder into it, press forward slowly, but surely, kind of tenacity that tackles the towering tasks. READ THE ENTIRE POST... SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Create a Top Ten Vision Board

Have you ever felt stuck without vision or direction for your life? I sure have! Then when I finally started to head in a direction, too many ideas paralyzed me from moving forward in my purposes. In 2017, a friend, Cheryl Smith, told me about creating a "Top Ten Vision Board." Cheryl shared Terri Savelle …

Expectations: Motivator or Taskmaster

How do you gauge success? Do you base success on whether you achieved what you thought you could do or by the skills you learned while in pursuit of your goal? If  you chose the first, then you probably go through life quite frustrated at times because often what you set out to accomplish doesn’t …

The Pressure to be Perfect

The pressure to be perfect shoots my efforts in the foot every time. When I set my expectations far too high, then the gap between my desires and my abilities befuddles and frustrates me. READ MORE...

Baby Steps

Growth steps do not have to be big in order to count. In fact, my most prized achievements resulted from taking those "baby steps." I borrowed the concept from the hilarious movie "What about Bob," starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. This movie is a must for learning how to laugh at your eccentric tendencies as you watch the neurotic behavior of the main …