Our lives are like a movie. Some of us don’t realize it, but we all are living a story. But like most great stories, the real adventure and excitement happen after the main character (in your life it’s you) sets out on the “Hero’s Journey” right after experiencing an inciting incident. An Inciting Incident The...
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You Have A Story Within You
The woman I was talking with told me how she helped raise more than 200 kids. NO! They were not all biologically hers. Nor were they foster kids. These were more than 200 kids and their friends that for the past 20 years have called her “Mom”. It started out like most stories, small and...
Why We Need To Do Things When We’re Scared
We all have fears. Some are truly deserved. Walking in the woods and stumbling across the path of a wild animal can get our hearts pumping faster as we fear what might happen. Driving a car and hitting a patch of ice can immediately bring up the fear of crashing. These are situations that fear...
New Year. New You? Why Resolutions Don’t Work
The only New Year’s resolution I make is not to make resolutions. Why? Because I am like the vast majority of people. I don’t keep New Year’s resolutions. January 19. What is special about that date? Research conducted by Strava using over 800 million user-logged activities in 2019 predicts the day most people are likely...
The Power of Words To Give Life Or Bring Death To Your Side Hustle
The words we speak and the words we use to promote our side hustle or what we do in our full-time self-employment can bring life or death to what we do. A friend of mine sent me the following story that powerfully illustrates the importance of the words we use. A blind boy sat on...