“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson I like to plan ahead. (Shocker, I know.) With a family, a business, and friends I like to see regularly, it’s important to me to know where I’m going and when and with whom. I also…
The world seems to be an increasingly scary place to live. It seems like every day there is news of another mass shooting or a suicide bombing; horrific tragedies both domestic and international. And that says nothing of the car accidents, kidnappings, and robberies you can catch on your local news. Even just writing that…
Growing up, the Christmas dinner menu at my parents’ house was very similar to the Thanksgiving dinner menu at my Gran’s house. The staples included turkey, green beans, ham, a cranberry orange salad, and of course, dressing. My aunt would bring piles of cookies, and another aunt would bring a Jell-O salad. My dad was…
If you haven’t yet read yesterday’s post, stop right now and go read it. It lays the groundwork for the exercise we’re about to do. It’s time to get down-and-dirty practical about this. Creating the Christmas season you want isn’t just going to happen. It’s going to take a whole lot of intentionality. So let’s…
Well, the holidays are here. Again. How did that happen? Even with my own focus on living (er, trying to live, ha!) a well-designed life, I tend to tumble into this season, unsure of exactly how I want to spend it or what I want to focus on. Sure, I have a basic idea: I…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my many years as a serial entrepreneur, it’s that no matter who you are or what you sell, your target market doesn’t want to be marketed to. (Even if they really need what you have to sell!) Your audience and your customers are a smart bunch, and they…
A couple of weeks ago, my husband, David, and I attended Storyline conference in Chicago. Storyline is a once a year conference, hosted by our friend Don Miller, where a bunch of like-minded folks come together to decide to do something more than navel-gazing with their lives. Don is a great teacher, and no matter…
