Transformation

Authenticity- Closing the Gap

“Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.” ~Adam Grant In today’s fast-paced and complex world it can be challenging to stay true to ourselves at times. With so many competing priorities, it is easy to lose sight of our passions and forget what […]

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Deck Stacking

“Be as you wish to seem.” — Socrates  Trying something new? Setting new goals? Approaching new and exciting endeavors? Would you like to play a much bigger game and guarantee your own success? Stack the deck in your favor! Set yourself up for success. Following are a few tips to keep in mind while you’re stepping

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Don’t Follow Your Dreams

“Follow your dreams.” “Chase your dreams.” “Go after your dreams.” Though well-intended, I think this is terrible advice. If you want to live your dreams- STOP CHASING THEM! That’s right- STOP CHASING YOUR DREAMS! Rather, get out there in front of them and allow them to chase you. Become the person that such dreams would

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A Thousand Lives

The following is a piece written by my late grandmother, Dorothy “Dott” Adair (08/13/1931 – 11/14/2012). A woman of compassion, creativity, talent, intelligence, class, beauty, and entrepreneurship. One of my life’s greatest and grandest teachers.  My grandmother and my daughter A Thousand Lives I know I’ve lived a thousand lives And I will live again

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Without

To all those who’ve lost direction and hope along the way- You are not alone. He forever saw the beauty in the outside world around him, But never saw the beauty that he carried deep within.  He begged for peace that never seemed to come, For he’d long forgotten that peace comes only from within.

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Begin

Ever have an inspired thought or idea? I’m guessing so, I mean who hasn’t! We allow most of our inspired ideas to come and go, never following up on them. Never taking action. Oftentimes it’s because we don’t know the “how’s,” or we think it simply wouldn’t be possible. The voices in our head throw

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Glistening Web

I dashed out the front door early in the morning prepared for another day’s work. A step or two down my front walkway I couldn’t help but notice the web that’d been built overnight in the butterfly bush that I hadn’t trimmed back at the end of last season.  I stopped and checked it out.

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