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Alex is now in his third week of 1st grade. It is a new school for him so he is adjusting to there being so many kids around and being one of the smaller kids. (Wow! There really is a big difference between a 6th grader and a 1st grader!) Each morning when we drop…
Today was the first day of school for Alex. Even with working full time I still have the fantasy of being able to walk him to and from school every day. I view it as our time together and an important opportunity for Alex to open up and share how things are going in school. Of course this…
Last week while I was in Hawaii with my family I had the great opportunity to teach a class to some amazing Realtors in the area. The official topic for the day was: Easy ways to leverage what you are already doing to get better results and have clients that love you. As we went through…
Alex came home the other day from summer camp really teary and upset because two of his buddies had informed him that he is not very smart so of course he was starting to get worried about whether or not he could hack it in 1st grade this fall. I promptly told him that the…
I heard someone say this while I was camping last weekend. Now a campsite, complete with tents, water sports, campfires and enough beer to refill the lake should it ever run dry is not exactly where you hear something that strikes you as profound. But that is exactly what happened. Proof yet again, that there…
This is how I usually end up doing introductions. I can remember everything about people, except their names. Or at least that is the story that I have been telling myself up until now. The reality is that saying that is a complete cop out. If I can remember everything about someone, then why can’t…
I love Mondays, or at least I want to love them. It is the start of the fresh week with all sorts of possibilities. New adventures, things to accomplish and goals to achieve. Each Monday I start my week by writing out my plan for the week both personally and professionally. Being the over achiever…
Gary and I both have vision boards in our bathroom that we look at each day. They have all sorts of inspirational phrases, pictures or our goals and other things that make us smile. Every now and then Gary will add something to my board and one of them is the phrase above. It makes…
Usually when we talk about circles it refers to your sphere or the number of people that you are connected to. Today, I am referring to the circle that you drive. We all have a circle of places that we go on a regular basis: school, work, the grocery store, dry cleaner, shopping, etc. How far…
How do you wake up each morning? Do you fly out of bed stressed and late and madly dash around the house trying to get yourself and the kids out of the door? Or, do you get up just a bit earlier and take a few minutes for yourself before starting your day? Your morning…