August is tomorrow
Today will be a bit “history” if you will. Can you believe that tomorrow is August? Which in my ever hopeful mind means…..that Autumn is surely almost here. Although living in the Deep South, we most...
View ArticleA little bit of kindness & a little bit of rock and roll
Merriam-Webster has as one of its descriptions of the word kind saying “of a kind to give pleasure or relief.” I resonate with that description, should we not give pleasure (delight or joy) as well as...
View ArticleWell-being, Capabilities and Motivations
Self-awareness – self insight has been written about again and agin, but the reason is that it is so important, yet so lacking. A couple of reasons is that it is hard work and it also requires us to be...
View ArticleWords, Windows and Disturbed
Have you ever experienced Altschmerz? Altschmerz is a German word that describes a weariness with the same old issues you’ve always had – the same boring flaws and anxieties that you’ve been gnawing...
View ArticleHave you outsourced your thinking?
Are you truly thinking for yourself or have you "outsourced" your thinking to others? Read More
View ArticlePlanners, music and the telegraph
Welcome to Friday! Here are a few things/links I’ve been enjoying lately. I have been using Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus planner for the last several years, not well I might add. I am definitely a fan of...
View ArticleFinding your vocation – three questions to ask
What should I be doing? That is a question that many young people are asking. Interestingly enough, it is also a question often asked by middle-aged, and older, people. What should we be doing with our...
View ArticleSaharan dust, dentists, 1215 and birthdays.
Here are some links to a few things that I have found interesting this week. Massive Saharan Dust Plume Completes 5,000-Mile Journey From Africa to the U.S.I am sure that most people have seen this in...
View ArticleFriday photos and a few ramblings
Here are a few stories/links for you to check out and enjoy. Standing far below a roof of green pine needles, wisps of light wafting through said needles, the air warm and muggy around you, and the...
View ArticleFriday photos and bread?
“Be the one: it's a choice. Live for others, not yourself. Allow the gifts you carry, whether abundant or scarce or seemingly absent, to flow from you to others who are in greater need." - Marilyn...
View ArticleLeadership at the intersection of three authors
“In total, workplace environments in the United States may be responsible for 120 thousand excess deaths per year – which would make workplaces the fifth leading cause of death – and account for about...
View ArticleWelcome June
We send out a bi-monthly newsletter titled The Chattahoochee Driftwood newsletter where we share some helpful links, quotes and then I input several things that I have recently found interesting. One...
View ArticleLast Friday in May Round-Up
Here we are, at the last Friday of May. Next month Summer begins, here in MS we’ve had the longest Spring in years. Here are some links to articles and stories that I have enjoyed and have been...
View ArticleWork/Life Balance – what does that mean anyway?
I hear this so often from the executives that I coach, and the myriad of articles written on the subject. So, what does this mean and why do we talk about it so much? Read More
View ArticleMemorial Day Weekend
If you don’t look at any of the links below, I do hope that you will follow this link here : Memorial Day 2020. Here’s another well done video. The photos that I am including in this post are from my...
View ArticleOrganizational Network Analysis – what is it?
I thoroughly enjoyed Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall's book, Nine Lies About Work. Goodall has continued to produce some good videos about work that will make you think! In this video (3:30), he...
View ArticleThere is always hope
Happy May 15th, the 136th day of 2020! Today I am sharing a few things that I have enjoyed recently and found useful. Also, at the end of the post I have included some of my collection of flowers. May...
View ArticleFriday picture round-up
Happy Friday morning to you all. For 11 to 12 years of my life I lived in the very southwest corner of Michigan which is, in my opinion, one of the prettiest states. To be fair, in my travels of the...
View ArticleA drive along the Trace
Happy May 1st! This past Sunday the weather was glorious, so of course a drive was in order. As a good Sunday drive in the South, we ventured along the Natchez Trace. If you’ve never traveled any of...
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