I travel for work and I often post the pictures to Facebook, as I am leaving. People always comment things like, “must be nice”, “look at you”, or “wish I had your job”. I laugh and say sure. I am very blessed and am so grateful for every opportunity that comes to me. I work… Read More
One of my favorite things to do when I am on a plane, as we are landing, is look at my photos on my phone. Whenever I travel, I try to capture all the moments of fun and hard work. Taking a few moments to browse the photos of the trip I just had or… Read More
The last post I wrote was in July of 2022. At the time, I felt like I was converting the blog into a book, which might happen someday, however, the process is ongoing and I am nowhere close. There is this space between pursuing your dreams and attending to your career goals where my head… Read More
Here is my recipe for the holiday, I hope you have one that ensures fun is had by ALL….. Recipe for a Successful Holiday Weekend: 1 scoop of Red 1 scoop of White 1 scoop of Blue 4 cups of Pool Time 2 BBQ’s 2 Preteens 2 Babies 2 Extra House Guests Bake for 4… Read More
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” ~John Dryden Ever wake up one day, look in the mirror and say, “Oh, hell no!” It has happened to me a few times on this life train. Once in my career when I could see the stress taking all the joy out of… Read More
If you have children I am sure you know what I am about to say. We can give them all the guidance in the world but there will be times when they just won’t listen because they know better. This past week I took the girls and two of their friends to the beach for… Read More
Another year in the books. Deanna is headed to fifth grade. The desire to want a yearbook at a young age has always felt a little silly to me, until this year. Deanna’s school is being ripped down as they have built a new improved school behind the old. She is the last class to… Read More
I was recently at a work conference in San Antonio. The last night there was a party with dancing. At one moment, I found myself getting down to the beat, while my brain was processing in slow motion. You know that scene at the end of many movies, where someone is seeing reality in slow… Read More
Let’s close out the Spring with another quote. We are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good. ~Vince Lombardi
“Excellence is never an accident, it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution, and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.” ~The first half of that quote is from Aristotle, the other half is unknown. Either way, I have been in this place of working with my team on perfection… Read More