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February 8, 2016
Reading encourages Learning
February 3, 2016
School is Back in Session
The new year took off at a dead run as the kids began school again the first week of January so they could be ready for co-op. We got our oldest two moved back to UNT and the following week my classes were back in session. I only had two classes left to take this semester since I am graduating in May. Let that sink in for a minute. That’s right, 27 years after graduating high school I am finally...
February 1, 2016
Focus on Direction
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January 25, 2016
Time is Equal for Everyone
So many people, myself included, often complain about not having enough time to do things. Even better, is when I hear, “_____ has more time than I do”. Correct me if I am wrong, but don’t we all have the same amount every day? The better comment is, “My time commitments are currently full so if I want to do something new I will have to give up a current activity.” Time Wasters Confession: I can binge on Netflix. This...
January 18, 2016
Inspiration is the Desire
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January 11, 2016
Start with Tools You’ve Got
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January 4, 2016
Free Your Ideas
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December 30, 2015
Before Setting New Year’s Goals, You MUST Do This
This spring I read two books, High Impact Learning & The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning, for a training and development class. One of the things that both of these books had in common is that any training goals used for an organization should be based on the vision and mission of the organization. Any goals not based on this are futile to the organization and a waste of resources. So as I consider the new year, I reflected back...
December 23, 2015
Juggling Life: All that Miscellaneous Paperwork
Ok, Juggling Life is difficult and all that miscellaneous paperwork everywhere doesn’t help. Everyone I talk to tells me about these stacks of papers they always set aside; I have had them too. This is all the papers, magazine articles, business cards, and notes on scratch papers. I have to say, this can be the most overwhelming stack as there isn’t just a neat little category in which they fit. While I no longer have my misc stack to show...
December 16, 2015
Juggling Life: Minimizing Email Stress
Can you relate? I know I can’t possibly be the only person in a constant state of juggling life. Sometimes I feel like a juggler that is juggling so many plates that I can’t stop to actually complete anything, lest I stop and everything else falls. Email, paperwork, schedules, three things that seem to be never-ending. How do We Handle Juggling Life? There is a famous saying, “how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!” So how do...