Taking Time to Pause

When was the last time that you took 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour to to stop, reflect and take stock of where you are in your life? As 2012 comes to a close, perhaps it is time to pause and take a look at where you were one year ago today and...

The Only Thing Constant about Change is Change

I have heard the title of my post several times throughout my life and I really do believe that to be true. Change can be planned or come when we least expect it. Either way, things get shook up and we can find ourselves feeling off kilter like something just isn’t...

You Can Choose to be Happy

Have you ever thought about what it takes to be really, truely happy? According to Rick Foster and Greg Hicks, authors of the book, “How We Choose to be Happy”, there are nine distinct internally driven choices that determine your level of happiness. Beginning with...

Moments of Impact

Last night I went to see the movie the Vow and my greatest takeaway was related to a phrase that Leo (one of the main characters used) throughout the film. “My theory is about moments, moments of impact. My theory is that these … flashes of high impact actually end up...

Appreciate, Appreciate, Appreciate

Have you ever known anyone that complains because they receive too much appreciation? Me neither! In a recent management survey of over 200 employees, when asked what their number one thing was that motivated them, the answer was appreciation. When the managers and...