Letting Go of “Stuff”
I read author Daniel Pink’s comment in an Oprah interview and it really struck me– “An entire industry revolves around storing our excess stuff”. Wow! Every other corner in South Florida has some sort of storage facility on it, where many of us who traded larger homes for a piece of paradise have put all that excess stuff. And some of us have kept it there for years! Particularly now, I just started to imagine how many families there are who have nothing who could use all of that perfectly good “stuff”… The next day I picked... [Read more]
Can Creativity and Discipline Co-Exist?
For the past few years, my personal mission has been to present my most authentic self to world each and every day. My authentic self is my most creative self, and yet, seemingly in contradiction to my mission, I am a successful operations manager now committed to the life of an entrepreneur as a business consultant. As I counted my blessings in 2008 and set goals for 2009 I kept hearing the question – how do I honor and integrate my creative side with the discipline I know it takes to grow a small business and to lead a fulfilled and happy life?... [Read more]
How Will I Know I’ve Had a Great Year?
It’s December 14th, and painfully close to the end of 2008. For most purposes, business will come to a close for the year by the end of next week, leaving us 10 days of reflection before the New Year… And if you’re like me, you’ve already started, and hopefully, nearly finished, planning for 2009. But have you stopped to take inventory of the past 12 months of your life? When you sit to reflect, what measurements are you using to answer the question: How will I know I’ve had a great year? This week I heard Nell Merlino,... [Read more]
