I love the ocean! But, living in South Dakota I don't get a chance to see the ocean very often. We just got back from a business retreat in LaJolla, CA and the minute we got to the hotel and unpacked we were off to the beach. I could stare for hours at this beautiful […]
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Are you ready to be a star?
It’s time to let the media know you exist. When I suggest to my coaching clients that they should contact their local TV/paper/radio reporters their most common response is “That’s a great but I don’t know what to say.” With the plethora of holidays and celebrations each month that is a mute point. All you […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 286: Living in the U.S.A.
I am home from my Washington DC trip and ,of course, grateful to be home safe but as I was thinking about the trip I am so happy that I got to see the White House for the 1st time. I didn’t get close like I had wanted to but it was so cool to […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 160: Super useful surprises
I’m always asking Micah to fix my travel alarm clock. I didn’t know that he was tired of doing that! When I got home from my recent trip to Minneapolis he told me that he had gotten me a gift. He then gave me the coolest travel clock/flashlight. Yes, it is also a flashlight! I […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 142: The Bible in contemporary language
There probably isn’t anything I’m more grateful for in my life than the Bible! But today I’m grateful for the version of the Bible called ‘The Message’. This contemporary version makes the Bible so easy to read. My life verse is Micah 6:8 and I want to share ‘The Message’ version of this verse. It’s […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 137: We go back a long way
Beth and I have been friends for a long time and both of our youngest children, Micah and Evan, grew up together. Now they are graduating from high school. We went to Evan’s open house today and we both commented that it seems like yesterday the boys were playing together – we blinked and now […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 135: Amazing technology
When I first heard about the Kindle I thought it was the silliest thing. Why on earth would someone read a book in an electronic format? But, slowly and surely my resistance wore down and a year or so ago I purchased my Kindle. I love it! Yes, it took a bit to get used […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 121: The idea people in my life
My friend, Marc Wolfsfeld, told me about Photo Story 3 for Windows and gave me some ideas on how to use it. I was a little hesitant since it sounded like a hard concept but thought “why not?” Oh, my goodness. In about 5 minutes I put this together – Before and After Movie. Check […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 116: Good bye, winter
Years ago my family gave me a power washer for Mother’s Day. You may think that I may have not been happy with that type of gift. Absolutely not! This was my best gift ever! I love my power washer. I mentioned in a previous post that one of my favorite days of the year […]
Read More365 Days of Gratitude – Day 115: Services that make life easier
I have spent years using a flat iron to straighten my hair which was a lot of work so a year or so ago I let my hair go curly. That’s fine and I liked it ok but it was as much work as straightening my hair and I liked my hair better straight. So, […]
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