Year: 2020

Some people plan as a natural extension of who they are. They wouldn’t think of taking on any project, small or large, without putting a plan in place first. Others, think planning is a waste of time and pride themselves on their ability to handle any situation as it comes on the way to their goals. And then there is the middle group who start out planning in their heads how they will tackle a particular goal and then partway in when they think they have a pretty good idea of how to proceed, forget the rest of the planning…

“A vision is not just a picture of what could be; it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more”. Rosabeth Moss Kanter.  This is so true. Since there are so many quotes and analogies for what a VISION is and what it is for, I would like to focus on three important aspects of this critical skill.  First, think of a time when you had a future event you looked forward to. A vacation, important business trip or event, an important presentation you had to make, a happy event like a wedding or special…

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.”  How do you know what the right thing is? What guides your decisions and choices? Gut? Logic? Facts? Majority Opinion? Whatever seems right at the time?   Did you know you already make many of your decisions and choices based on something inherently a part of you that you probably don’t consciously consider near enough?  I’m talking about your Value System-Your VALUES. VALUES are “important…

Once you are more intentional about the day to day decisions and choices you make, you can turn your eyes and thoughts to the grander questions, choices, and decisions you might want to face.  Like why am I here and what is my purpose--if you haven’t already? We call this pursuit, the PURPOSE-EMPOWERED LIFE. When we truly know our purpose and calling, we are empowered to live life to the fullest every day in the purpose, power, and peace of knowing we know.  This ‘knowing’ is like putting a rudder in the water of our sailboat, or yacht :), and…