Posts by Nicole Mangina

Ass in the sand / Not a worry in the world / A cold beer in my hand / Life is good today. This is the theme song that has been on an endless loop for the last 10 days, courtesy of the Zac Brown band.  I leave for Hawaii today for a week without…

A little while ago I wrote a post about the book ‘Eat that Frog’ and taking those tasks that you typically procrastinate on and doing them first thing each day.  This way you are free to focus on everything else during the day rather than always dodging the cloud hanging over your head.  Here is…

Lots of books and successful people talk about staying focused on what is important to them.  The usual comment is something to the effect of: God comes first (or whatever spiritual focus works for you), family, taking care of themselves and then their work.  I would like to submit to the world that is just…

It happens to all of us.  Someone has a suggestion, or maybe a passing comment in a conversation that is really great advice but for whatever reason we don’t do anything with it.  It’s too much work, it might not work, it’s too weird, we just can’t be bothered ….  For me it’s meditating.  I…

In this day and age I know that it might not be politically correct to actually wish people Merry Christmas, we have become more of a Happy Holiday’s nation, but it just doesn’t feel quite the same.  So weather you celebrate Christmas or not, I wish you all the best for a wonderful day tomorrow…

As you are on the home stretch for Christmas this week and likely trying to do it with the kids home from school, chances are things are getting a bit nutty for you.  Or at least they are for me and I am hoping that I am not alone in this.  It has been a…

According to Neilsen research, on average people watch 31 hours of TV a week.  What the hell people?!  And then people wonder why there isn’t enough time in the day and they can’t get ahead in life.  9 more hours and it would be like having a second full time job. Speaking of jobs and the…