Dream It. Plan It. Do It.

Have you ever been around someone who constantly talks about how busy they are? There’s so much work to be done yet not much ever gets accomplished. The conversations revolve around all the things on the list instead of actually working on them. This thought process becomes a repetitive cycle of perceived busyness versus beingContinue reading “Dream It. Plan It. Do It.”

A Look Back: Top Ten Reflection and Gratitude Blogs

It’s that time of year when everyone is rushing through the season. We survived Thanksgiving and now the crazed Christmas rush is well underway. It’s also the last month of the year and the last days of the decade. 2020 will be the start of new beginnings and the passing of old experiences. How willContinue reading “A Look Back: Top Ten Reflection and Gratitude Blogs”

Book Review: The Energy Bus

We all face challenges and adversity in our lives. Negativity can take hold and sabotage your thoughts, health, and happiness. We have a plethora of research at our fingertips that describes how positive energy and positive interactions can improve our lives, make us more productive and increase our happiness. To create success at home orContinue reading “Book Review: The Energy Bus”

Designed with Heart: Inclusive Playgrounds

We spent all day at a playground when I was a kid. We would run, climb, jump and chase one another at the playground close to my childhood home. I never gave the tanbark, metal equipment, or two-step entrance a second thought. Looking back, I can remember now the kids who never played with usContinue reading “Designed with Heart: Inclusive Playgrounds”

Tips for Going Back to School

I’ve been in corporate marketing for many years. I enjoy working for small companies where I feel I can make a difference and collaborate with cross-functional teams. I earned my bachelor’s degree at a time in my life when my complete focus was on school. That wasn’t the case when I decided to study forContinue reading “Tips for Going Back to School”

Book Review: The Happiness Equation

The Happiness Equation is a practical guide to developing the happiness muscles in your brain. It gives the reader a framework with real, practical ways to train your mind for the positive. The book outlines nine secrets for achieving happiness. And while these “secrets” are really nothing new, the approach and framework provide the toolsContinue reading “Book Review: The Happiness Equation”

How Do You Define Success?

It’s the million-dollar question that you have to look from within to define. Success is subjective. It’s an intangible that to some are only defined by the tangible. To others, it comes from a feeling of accomplishment. However you define it, Success Magazine is a good place to find the cornerstones of self-fulfillment that definesContinue reading “How Do You Define Success?”

Benefits of Practicing Daily Gratitude

We’re already a month into the new year. Hard to believe how fast time flew by this month. Resolutions were made and broken within the first few weeks of the year. One poll suggested that 80% of the people who set a resolution failed by February. Yikes! Don’t despair if the resolution didn’t work outContinue reading “Benefits of Practicing Daily Gratitude”

A Mom’s Journey into Inclusive Play, Advocacy and Partnership

Advocacy has many meanings. When I think of that word, I imagine protests in the streets to build awareness or a fight to right a wrong with a certain issue. It’s a way we rise up to support people who are underserved. It’s how we support a cause to achieve a common goal for theContinue reading “A Mom’s Journey into Inclusive Play, Advocacy and Partnership”

Book Review: Strengths Finder 2.0

Do you know your strengths? It’s likely you’re not able to use them every day while at the office or home. So many of us move through life without truly tapping into our talents and strengths. Strengths Finder has been around for many years. The first version came out in 2001 and my husband introducedContinue reading “Book Review: Strengths Finder 2.0”