Monday Motivation

Only One Space Between Sentences Please

Published on June 10, 2013 by

Call me blonder than I pay to be. I've been writing for awhile and I had no idea there is only supposed to be one space between sentences.

Diane Krause, an editor pointed this out to me last week. Back in the day when everyone used typewriters, two spaces between ...

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11 Ways to Start the Week Well

Published on April 22, 2013 by

It’s a new week.  How can I start the week well?

I woke up and thought about that as I reflected on the past two weeks which made my heart sink and my stomach turn.  The beauty of a new week is just that:  it’s new.  We may have the ...

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A 5 Step Guide to Organizing Clutter in 60 Minutes

Published on March 25, 2013 by

I'm such a free spirit.

This is code for....I tend to work in a big circle and not clean up after myself until I can't see the floor.

Anyone?  Anyone?

Yesterday, I took a little bit of time to go through the mess of clutter and paraphernalia.  Within sixty minutes, the ...

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Changing Directions (or Pivoting Back to the Original Goal)

Published on March 18, 2013 by

Sometimes you need a re-do.

Or maybe just a pivot.  Getting back to the where you meant to head.

8 months ago (almost to the day) I started this website and blog as I began a new chapter in my life:  leaving my former vocation and life behind to make ...

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Monday Motivation, Mice and Getting Mad

Published on February 25, 2013 by

I stifled a scream as mouse shot right between my slippered feet.

One minute I was staring at  Miss Marple  as she was sitting with her cardigan buttoned, teacup raised halfway to her mouth, listening to the woman sharing a bit of telling information.

(As a former Nancy-Drew-girl-sleuth, I still like to ...

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What Would You Say to Your 16 Year Old Self?

Published on February 18, 2013 by

When I walked into Mercy Hospital of Sacramento and began my clinical rotation as a nursing student I knew I was in for a shock.

Being the rather mousy early 20’s girl that I was, I thought I would be safe by helping my assigned patient, a sweet lady in her ...

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Today Could Be Your Day

Published on February 11, 2013 by

Are you surprised at how long it takes to become really good at something? 

I am.  For some reason, I forget that every craft, every relationship, every new skill learned takes effort, and as entrepreneur Brittany Lynch puts it, “trial and failure.”

Yes, there is the occasional Mozart (but even ...

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Monday Motivation: Pinkify Something!

Published on February 5, 2013 by

It’s your day Launch Girl!

The week is starting.  There is so much promise and potential.

All is waiting upon you

To show up

To bring yourself fully

To do the hard things

To get to where you want to go.

Its 2013….your calling is calling! (To borrow the phrase ...

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Celebrate

Published on January 22, 2013 by

I’ve never been really keen on the whole word-for-the-year thing.

Don’t get me wrong: it’s a neat idea.  I read the fun novel, Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber about a group of women who pick a word to live by for a year. The theme of focusing on  a ...

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Stretch, Reach & Grow!

Published on January 14, 2013 by

All the hard work of training and mentoring her assistant paid off for Mary.  At least she thought it had.

After spending more than twenty years in the direct sales business, leading and training others, traveling every week and seeing the growth of the Stanley Home Products in nearly every state, ...

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