I my last post I told you I was going to share more lessons I learned from the accident and, believe me, there are plenty! When I was in the hospital for seven days, I had the chance to feel sorry for myself or to look at this as a ‘makeover story’. I chose the […]
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In an instant—everything changed. One minute I was on the way to visit my mother and the next thing I knew I was in the hospital emergency room. A distracted driver had driven into my lane and hit me head-on at 60 mph. That was not in my plans for the day. I spent 7 […]
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Life can be crazy, just crazy. But a lot of it we bring on ourselves. We may not mean to but we do. What if we took on a new attitude of simplicity? Simplicity in our conversation, simplicity in our attitude, simplicity in our tasks, simplicity in our relationships, simplicity. I feel relaxed just thinking […]
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Addilynn and Alexander were thrilled when their parents got them a fabulous swing set with a climbing wall! What could be better? I know in a matter of weeks Alexander will be doing this by himself. But, for right now, he needs a little help. Have you ever felt that way in your life or business? […]
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There are so many great people in this world. Today was PurpleStride where funds are raised to help end pancreatic cancer. Talk about a bunch of great people in one place! My gym, Kosama, had a PurpleStride team and we all donated and got 3rd place and we had the biggest team. Pretty good! We […]
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School was not all that fun for me. I did all right but was thrilled when I graduated from college and thought my learning was done. I was wrong. Maybe ‘school’ was done but my learning certainly wasn’t. Now we get to learn what we WANT to learn and how fun is that?! Never ever […]
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Today is the perfect day to make the decision to leave the past where it belongs – in the trash or recycle bin. Go to that place (you know where it is) where you have stored all of those cassette-tape courses, training on VCR’s, home study courses of topics you could care less about and […]
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Something very interesting happens when you are thankful. You cannot whine and be thankful at the same time. The thankful thought always wins! Start today by starting or ending your day by writing down 3 things you are grateful for – and the key is to write them down! I use the “Day One” App […]
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We get joy not only from our relationships but also from those activities that we love to do. What do you love to do? I mean – really love to do? Have you noticed when you are doing that activity or work that life is good? That you are happy with yourself? That you […]
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A joke here in South Dakota is that in the summer the state bird is the Crane. As in ‘construction crane’. It is so true! We need to utilize the nice summer days to get the bulk of construction completed. In particular, the roads. It seems everywhere I go in Sioux Falls or on the Interstate there are […]
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