Making things happen…...

There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group. Mary Kay Ash Good morning! I have always loved the wisdom of entrepreneur and visionary Mary Kay Ash. Today I thought I would give you a little quiz in conjunction with her quote. Mary Kay lists 3 types of people. • Those who make things happen • Those who watch things happen • Those who wonder...

Standing Tall...

Expect trouble as an inevitable part of life, and when it comes, hold your head high. Look it squarely in the eye, and say, “I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me.” Ann Landers Good morning! When Ann Landers was asked to give advice about successful living, she shared the above quote. I hadn’t heard this quote until this past week, when I read it in a book I had received for Christmas. Interestingly, that same day, Judy sent the quote through to me. I figured that was a sign to put it at the top of the list for Good Mornings! When I read Ann’s words, I...

Weekly Challenge Facing Fear...

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Don Miguel When I was in my late teens I read Susan Jeffers book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. The book changed my life and the title became one of my personal guidelines for living. I knew that to get from point A to point B, I would have to learn to love fear. Fear would have to be my friend and something that would propel me forward and encourage me to challenge myself, instead of something that would make me cower in...

Creating A Goal Map...

>Identifying goals and priorities is vital to a successfully balanced life. Once when presenting a keynote in Washington at the state mental health conference, I asked a room of professionals the following question and gave them 30 seconds to respond. >What are the three driving motivators (priorities) for this season of your life? Amazingly, only several of the 300 hundred attendees were able to complete the task. Most people have been asked to set goals at one point or another. In a newly released survey of 1012 Americans, only 45% of Americans now say they...

TV Clip: The Morning Blend - Milwaukee...

Here is an interview clip from the Morning Blend in Milwaukee, from 1/26/09 The Morning Blend - Interview with Brook Noel ...