One of the influential books in my life was The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey.  Though published in 1989, it’s still in print and judged to be one of the best 10 leadership books ever written.  It’s still in publication over 30 years later. While I highly recommend that you get […]

How are you feeling today? Excited – Bored – Hopeful – Hopeless – Dreadful – Engaged – Grateful –Resentful – Joyful? You can feel all sorts of ways. I had a friend who started dreading Monday on Sunday. It became her habit. I hope that’s not your reality. I read a quote today: “Changing what […]

“The team that plays the hardest, longest wins! The team that plays the hardest, longest wins!” – Tom Izzo, Michigan State basketball coach In 2015, I was doing horribly in the March Madness contest at PalletOne. I have a college degree from Michigan State, but I anticipated they would get knocked out early because it […]

“I’ve never seen any life transformation occur without a person getting sick of their own bullshit.” – Elizabeth Gilbert When it comes to getting better, my messages usually are encouraging.  Start each day with a plan to get better.  Get a little better every day.  Establish habits that make you better.  Steady improvement will compound over […]