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3 Steps to Creating Something to Celebrate

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We’ve got just under a month before the end of 2011. What’s left on your list of 2011 goals that you can still get done before the calendar flips into 2012? Let’s get it done so we can celebrate at the end of the month! Here are your three steps: 1) Write out the action […]

What’s Your Excuse?

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We’ve all got them.  Excuses. Mine?  I’m exhausted.  I’ve got school lessons to take care of for the kids.  I’ve got a migraine again.  I don’t know where to begin and I’m overwhelmed.  I’m shy.  I’m not a good speaker.  I’m not a writer.  I didn’t go to college.  Someone else is smarter/better/prettier than I […]

Did Plan A Fail? Remember This

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  Did Plan A fail? Go to Plan B. Did that fail? Go to Plan C. For every failure, learn whatever lessons you can and just keep going. Period. Don’t worry about Plan A.  There are 25 other letters in the alphabet. “If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You […]

How Not to Waste Time on Facebook

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Facebook can be a swirling vortex in which time disappears. It can also be a great platform for connecting with everyone from friends and family to business partners and potential clients. Here are 4 simple ways you can stay out of the vortex and be productive (in no particular order). Know Your Goals Why are […]

Circling Planes Won’t Hold Me Back

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I’ve got a lot of memories of flying as a kid.  I loved to fly because it meant I was heading for the “big city” that had things like shopping malls, McDonalds, and Baskin Robbins. Living in rural Alaska meant the only (practical) way in or out of my hometown was by plane.  There were […]

Is Your Courage Hiding?

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If your courage seems to be hiding out lately, here’s some inspiration to encourage it! “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your […]

You Don’t Need to Know Your Goals

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You don’t need to know what your goals are, if you’re okay with staying where you’re at and feeling like you’re slowly drowning in vortex of spinning wheels and swirling confusion. If that vortex sounds familiar, here’s what you need to clarify where you’re at and where you’re headed so you can make PROGRESS. If […]

It’s Monday. Do You Know Where Your Focus Is?

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It’s Monday.  What did you get accomplished today?  I spent most of the day on a ferry.  But on a typical Monday I’ve not been accomplishing as much as I’d like!  So here’s where I go in search of information to help ME, and share it with YOU.  :) Do you ever get that Monday […]

Turning on the Lights

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I was cooking fried rice for dinner last night and having a heck of a time seeing what I was doing. After struggling for a few minutes and getting frustrated with my pan, the spatula I was using, and finally the eggs and ham, I realized I hadn’t noticed the sun had moved and there […]

Motivational Minutes from Brian Tracy

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Could you use some help with your goal setting and motivation to get things done? Brian Tracy offers a free series of videos to help!  Here’s the details from his page: Brian Tracy’s “Motivational Minutes” delivers a powerful and inspirational video to you once or twice a week to help you stay motivated down your […]