Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year 2017!

Best wishes for your health, happiness, and success. May all your dreams take flight!
Fist Bump: Rate your Happiness

Fist Bump: Rate your Happiness

I recently had a fist bump kind of week. In this age where everything is being rated, a fist bump is a much better marker in my book, than the standard scale of 1 to 10.  So…how happy or frustrated are you? Sometimes, in the middle of all of life’s storms,...
News and Tips for Marriott and SPG Members

News and Tips for Marriott and SPG Members

Are you in either the Marriott Rewards or Starwood Preferred Guest Program? Don’t make a decision about what to do with your points until you read this. Your Bottom Line To get straight to the point, I recommend keeping your points where they are. If you were a...
Productivity Tools: A New Find

Productivity Tools: A New Find

I love productivity tools, and you will love this one! There are few things that make me happier, work-wise than to find a nifty tool that is useful, free/low cost. In many companies, regardless of the job you have, you constantly deal with a lot of information....
Your outstanding Loan: How are you Handling it?

Your outstanding Loan: How are you Handling it?

You have an outstanding loan. It’s usually called, “the gift of life,” but really it’s a loan, and I was reminded of that almost every day this month. Triumph and Tragedy This has been a week when people near and dear to me have faced both...
Gratefulness: Never too Soon

Gratefulness: Never too Soon

Gratefulness is something that we should practice on a regular basis. Sometimes we seek for something more than what we have to be happy. Instead, let’s look all all that we have now, both people and resources, and express our gratitude for them.   Count your...
Trump Won: Tolerance is a Two-Way Street

Trump Won: Tolerance is a Two-Way Street

Trump’s win has set many people’s teeth on edge, and not simply because of superficial reasons. I was encouraged by one of the more level-headed journalists I’ve heard in recent days said. @Milbank said: If he has a #failed #presidency, we have a...
Birthday Reflections: Past, Present, Future

Birthday Reflections: Past, Present, Future

It’s my birthday! With that comes a few reflections about my past, where I am in life now, and where I envision myself in the future. Gratefulness If you live for any significant amount of time on this earth, you realize how much you are blessed, regardless of...
Don’t Catastrophize: You Got This

Don’t Catastrophize: You Got This

To catastrophize: letting your imagination run wild, and letting your fears stop you. There are reasonable fears, but you can get past them and get on with life. As a consultant who travels as part of my work, I encounter plenty of situations that defy my...
In Writer Mode: Overflowing with Inspiration

In Writer Mode: Overflowing with Inspiration

I’m in writer mode today, overflowing with inspiration, and making significant progress on some of my writing projects. Some of those projects are personal, and some are professional in nature.   Sign up! You will want This One of the personal projects is...