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2021

4 Ways to Take Control in 2021

I’m Lonely

What I Didn’t Know I Missed During Quarantine

2020

What Should I Do?

What is Driving You?

A Love for Lying

Smiling, Even During a Crisis

Time to Break the Silence (Keep it Simple)

When is Focusing on Your Strengths Not Enough

How Can a Mentor Change Your Life?

Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today

Gratitude: Your Superpower

9 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself as You Roll Into 2021

2019

What if I Had Done Something Sooner?

Lessons in the Labyrinth

3 Types of Journaling to Be Your Best Self

What You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

7 Things I Know Can Help You

I'm a Crack Expert

Was I Giving My Best, or Just Leftovers?

Savor 2019

2018

Becoming Unfrastratable, That's a Good Choice

Which Masks Are You Wearing

More Than a Date on the Calendar

Below the Surface of Change

Some Wounds Take a Long Time to Heal

What Bamboo Can Teach You

What is the Magic Number?

Remember, It's in There

You Have a Right to be There

It Doesn't Take Much

Breaking Trail — Who Knew?

When Hard Headed is a Good Thing

Connecting by Disconnecting

One Word for 2018

2017

Holiday Movie Lessons: It's a Wonderful Life

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Santa Clause

Holiday Movie Lessons: Jack Frost

Holiday Movie Lessons: A Christmas Story

Holiday Movie Lessons: Scrooged

Holiday Movie Lessons: Christmas in Connecticut

Holiday Movie Lessons: Santa Clause is Comin' to Town

Holiday Movie Lessons: Beyond Christmas

Holiday Movie Lessons: Elf

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Christmas Card

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Holiday Movie Lessons: White Christmas

Holiday Movie Lessons: Love Actually

Holiday Movie Lessons: Miracle on 34th Street

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Preacher's Wife

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Family Stone

Holiday Movie Lessons: Charlie Brown Christmas

Holiday Movie Lessons: Home Alone

Holiday Movie Lessons: Frosty the Snowman

Holiday Movie Lessons: Christmas Vacation

Holiday Movie Lessons: The Family Man

Holiday Movie Lessons: Polar Express

Holiday Movie Lessons: Christmas at the Kranks

Holiday Movie Lessons: Little Women

Perspective: What Kind of Window are You Looking Through?

What's Possible if I Just Say it Out Loud?

It's Time to Go to School — the School of You

It's Only Water — What’s the Big Deal?

Transition Wisdom: Where Do I Start? Where Does it End?

3 Keys to Finding Treasures in a Difficult Transition

NOTICING — People (and Things) May be Stronger Than They Appear

NOTICING — What's the Big Deal About Finishing?

NOTICING — Do You Hide Your Bossiness Behind a Question?

NOTICING — Is Casual Always a Good Thing?

NOTICING — I Am Freaking Out

NOTICING — Lack of Patience

NOTICING — My Timer is Always On

NOTICING — Inattention Can Make Things Disappear

NOTICING — 1 to 1 Connections

NOTICING — We Don't Need Much

NOTICING — Lyrics

NOTICING — My Word for 2017

2016

What is Sitting on My Shoulders?

Life and Leadership are Team Sports

The Dorito Effect

10 Life Lessons from Stretching

Monday Metaphors — Remember to Signal

”Stretch” is the Word for 2016

2015

5 Life Lessons We Can Learn from Pulling Weeds

#simplybeingwith

Feedback is Hard Work

Just Be Who I Want You to Be

One Hour With the Voice

Life Lessons from Walking the Dogs

"Quest"ion

2014

Quotes for Life — Top 10

What Strengthens You?

Be Thankful in This Moment

Choose to Be Kind

A Work in Progress

Do Something Personally Scary

Time to Elevate the 3rd Wheel

Dealing With Procrastination… Tomorrow

No… Is a Complete Sentence

Constructive Feedback — What Are You Trying to Build?

Never Suppress a Generous Thought

Be Brave — Open Your Mouth

Lessons From Lyrics

Get Off the Dance Floor

Go to the Source

Weight Provides Traction

Stressed? So What?

Leadership Shows up in Four Ways

Intentions — Best or Worst — Your Choice

Derek Jeter on Leadership

All Happiness Depends on a Leisurely Breakfast

Sometimes Wanting and Hard Work Isn't Enough

Be Absolutely Intentional About Your Intentional Language

Stay the Course (Overcompensation — Overreaction — Swing the Pendulum Too Far)

Small Changes

C'mon, See the Full Glass

Stillness Brought Me Gifts

Life Lessons from Golf Lessons

Look Up…

The Importance of Looking Back

Disappointment — The Greatest Gift of All

Looking Beyond the Problem…

Put Your Energy Where Your Control Is…

The A to Z of Me, Part II — No Really This Is the A to Z of Me

The A to Z of Me, Part I

Firsts

Sometimes You Just Can't be Smart Enough

Where Are the Yellow Lights in Your Life Right Now? (Traffic Lights Metaphor)

To Plan or Not to Plan

Overconfident — A Hard Pill to Swallow

Your Words Have More Power Than You Think

Meet the Colonel

How About You Signal Before You Turn?

Drawbacks of the Comfort Zone

I Am My Father's Daughter

Processing Out Loud

Let's Start With Doug, the Grocery Guy

One Word

Success May Be in the Plan

2013

In 2015, I Will Not Be Dealing With This Any Longer

Who Doesn't Love a Happy Ending

Where's the Wassail?

Reflect a Little Light

Giving Thanks

A Trip to the Dentist

What Would Silence Look Like?

What Did You Notice Today?

We All Wear Masks

How Do I Find Balance? Tie a Blanket

What if We Searched a Little Longer, a Little Harder?

What if You Allowed Yourself to Want What You Want?

What Am I Teaching Others?

Take One Small Step

A Change of Seasons

Why Settle for Mediocre? I Just Don’t Understand

How Long Do You Want it to Last?

The Days Are Long, but the Years Are Short

Seeing Past the Moment or Eyes on the Prize

Your Life Plan

The Power of Choice

The Hard Part is Letting Go

Take Time to Celebrate

Time to Change How You Think About Time

What is Hard for You to Do?

Take Time to Scrape Off the Barnacles

Labyrinth Learnings

Picture the Gratitude

Living an Aligned Life

Tired of Being the Person People Vent To?

You've Got to Love What You do (and Love the One You're With)

Play That Funky Music (or What Gets You in and Out of a Funk)

It's Nice to be Seen

It's Just Me

Pause

How Do I Say Hard Things?

Where Did it Go? The Missing Website

Managing Expectations is Key

I've Got Nothin', Yet I've Got Everything

Who is Packing Your Bags?

Trust — It's Tricky

Let's Take a Minute for Stations to Identify Themselves

Let's Shake Things Up a Bit

Jigsaw Puzzle Theory

Simplify Your Life — I Dare You

The Power of Small

What if it Were Easy?

Open and Honest Communication

What are People Catching from You?

Recovering Perfectionist — Not Me

What Deserves a Different View?

Reactions to Doing Things Daily

Why Aren't We as Happy as We Could Be?

January 1 — Powerful Question (and Thought)

2012

The Experiment with a Rat

Unintended Connections

Strawberry Kiwi Salsa Recipe — YUM!

Spring Cleaning

What is Random Wisdom?