Start Now
If you start now, you might get there. Accomplish your goal. Achieve the win. Lose the weight. Learn the language. Read the book. Bake the pie. Write the book (or article). Sew the quilt. Build a fire. Ride the bike. Read More …
Make Me Laugh
Whatever you have to do…just make me laugh. A tall order sometimes. But, some people just have the knack. It comes easy, natural…it is just the way they are. Smiles, jokes, puns and funny stories – all real. (For reals.) Read More …
As Normal
Be as normal and consistent as possible. Pick the usual. Go to the same spot. Stay on plan. Be the regular. Nothing unexpected. Flying under the radar. Nothing to suspect as being out of the ordinary. Yes, business as usual Read More …
Stick With It
Sometimes, even if you don’t want to do it, you have to stick with it. See it through. Get to the end. Fulfill your commitment. Finish the book. Eat the rest of it (you put it on your plate…) Do Read More …
Politely Decline
It is okay (and probably better) to politely decline. Invitations to dinner with people you really don’t like. Invitations to participate in something you can’t support (with your time, energy or money.) Invitations to a survey – regardless of whether Read More …
Love Is In The Air
When it is February, the whole month should be singing, “love is in the air“…. Because it is. It is cold out, we stay in and cuddle. We hang out together, watching movies, football, sending notes to each other. This Read More …
Ask the Questions
Do you have anything else? People often say no and then they ask the questions… Why do they say no when: They need to know. They have a question. Or, a comment. Maybe… They don’t want the meeting to drag Read More …
Make Your Plans
It’s getting late. Make your plans and make them good ones. You have known the date was coming. You thought about it and whole month ago, maybe longer. And then again two weeks ago. And…yesterday. Research the options, check out Read More …
Still There
You are still there, sitting there. Thinking. Write it out. Talk about it. Share what you believe. Ask questions. Find out what they think. Come together…discuss and debate. If you’re still there, hours later or even days and then years Read More …
Wrong Answer
No, that’s the wrong answer. Ever hear that? What if it was the wrong question? Misheard, misinterpreted, or mistakenly alluding to something else entirely. The right answer may be right for others, not just you or the current situation. The Read More …