It's October, yes. I know that. But in September I wrote down four things that scare me that I wanted to do in September. You see, I'm doing research for a book I'm writing about how to do hard things. It's going....about how I expected. A lot of energy in the beginning of the writing … Continue reading 4 hard things in September
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Starting Slow Is Still Starting
As a society, we have a tendency to focus on the results instead of the long journey it took to get to those results.I was reminded of that last week when my company hosted its first-ever employee summit. My company has been around for over 25 years. But it’s not a well-known name. It’s a … Continue reading Starting Slow Is Still Starting
Butt-Kicking Accountability
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. I've know for a while that I do really well when I share my goals out loud so that I can keep myself more accountable. But to be honest, most of the time those are long-term goals where I allow myself a reasonable amount of room for … Continue reading Butt-Kicking Accountability
2015: The Year of “Because, Why Not?”
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. I stated in my last post that I was not about setting goals for the new year just for the sake of setting goals for the new year. But in the back of my mind, there's a small part of me that knows I want this year … Continue reading 2015: The Year of “Because, Why Not?”
The sucky things that happen when you chase your dreams
This post previously appeared on Happy by Design. I think it's time to lay some things to rest. Mainly, when you take the time to work on your goals or your dreams, there are things that are going to suck along the way. Was that too honest? Bear with me. As you may … Continue reading The sucky things that happen when you chase your dreams