Posts Tagged ‘life spark’

Posted at March 26, 2012 by 16 Comments

You Can Take the Girl Out of the Midwest, but You Can’t Take the Midwest Out of the Girl

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. – Oliver Wendell Holmes You’re moving, again? What? So the cat’s out of the bag. I can’t keep ...

Dump the Fools, Chase the Lovers

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.  - Author Unknown Sometimes we don’t realize we are that fool until we find ourselves arguing with the fool. That is if we have enough self-awareness to even acknowledge this when it happens.

Posted at February 26, 2012 by 5 Comments

6, Not 7, Lessons Learned in 2011 and My Theme for 2012

In recent years, I’ve stopped making new year’s resolutions. Why? Because they are meant to be broken and to set ourselves up for failure. You’re thinking to yourself, “What kind of person who coaches people would say something like that?” And I would say, that is the ...

Posted at December 31, 2011 by 2 Comments

“That’s All I Need…the Ashtray, the Remote Control, the Paddle Game, this Magazine, and the Chair.”

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about life as a solopreneur. The topic of self-employment has come up a lot in conversation with friends, family, and people in my network and there’s a central theme I’ve noticed that I want to share because ...

Posted at November 19, 2011 by 1 Comment

“Get a Life…Spark!” Episode 37: I Know in My Head and Believe in My Heart That My Name is…

The authentic self is the soul made visible. - Sarah Ban Breathnach This week’s topic of discussion was inspired by the series of events that I’ve endured over the past week and, in fact, the past several months since I’ve been on hiatus. ...

Posted at September 26, 2011 by 3 Comments