What would you say to your younger self? If you haven’t been asked this question, then you haven’t been in a group trying to set goals or gain perspective on your journey. It’s a standard question that only falls a little behind, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s interesting to…
Practicing the pivot offers the stability you need when the rug gets pulled out from under you. You may not be able to stand in the same place you were standing, but you will find a way to stand. Quote of the Day: Practicing the pivot will make a way for you to get through…
Choose to be focused on the good. Things will happen. People will hurt you. The storms will rumble. Where you choose to focus will determine how your journey goes. It didn’t go the way you said it would. I’m trying to stay focused on the good that will come from this next step in the…
Keep your eyes on your path, or your run into a ditch. When you turn your attention away from where you are going, you end up somewhere you don’t want to be. # # # As a swimming coach, nothing annoyed me as much as a swimmer that looked to his left or right to…
Results are in, and it’s not what you think. With every vote counted that should be counted, it turns out the results are up to me. See, told you it wasn’t what you thought. With all the hype for the last year, it’s no wonder we’ve come to expect that the results are something else….
You can reach your success when you define your success, believe in the success, and dare to take the purposeful actions to reach your success. Find your success a few choices from where you are right now. # # # I had a plan. It was a good plan. It followed all the points of…
Your focus makes the difference. If you want to move from where you are, then you have to start with a shift in focus. # # # I mentioned before how chaotic 2020 had been for my family. About the time I felt like I had my footing, someone or something jerked the rug out…
Make your way one little bit at a time. It’s up to you. The choice is yours. You can if you will. I believe all of these sayings. Meditating on these ideas has helped me make my plans. I know in my knower it’s within my grasp. But I haven’t put my belief into full…
Not normal became the normal for a year of crazy chaos. The year of 2020 will go down in many books as a year of overflowing “not normal.” About the time we settled into the “not normal” so that it became normal, something else would come along and up-end it all. Each year I set…
You have to be intentionally feeding the hope to keep the hope alive, and you need hope to shine the light on your path. When the darkness closes in, the only way out is with the light. # # # Watch today’s episode of #GrowingHOPE The tougher the week, the more I cling to hope….