The BOLD (Nurture Happiness) Your feeds are full of New Year’s energy, I’m sure. “Jump on this one moment, the only one in which new starts are possible, and make massive plans to conquer space and time itself.” No pressure. My feed is bubbling with the stuff. I love this time of the year. I […]
The Mulligan Shot: 2021’s Sticky First Week
The BOLD (Take a Mulligan) At first, I thought it was just me. Then I had some conversations—with clients, with colleagues, with friends—and apparently many of us have had a very sticky first 12 days of 2021. The good news is that new start can have a new start. We can still rock 2021. Even if […]
The Energy Account: What Are You Saving It For?
The BOLD (The Most Personal Account) Yesterday, I found myself walking two and a half miles in Rockwood Park with my husband, doing intervals, and getting my heart rate elevated. He has offered to train me for endurance so that we can undertake longer and more challenging hikes in the future. Exercise exacts a high fee. The […]
The Aspirational Contact: Next Level Networking
The BOLD (Why Not Ask?) There was a movie reviewer whose reviews I disliked. I disagreed with almost all of his conclusions and took issue with many of his opinions. Being young and foolish, I was vocal about my objections. This was foolish because it said more about me than it was ever going to say about him. It […]
The Orchard Sabbatical: Leveraging This Season to Serve the Next
The BOLD (I Wish You Growth Here) Sitting on a rock that jutted out into the air at the highest elevation on the Skyline Drive, I watched three ravens fly in joyous formation, flipping over each other, wing tips rippling in the wind. The sky was startlingly blue and clear all the way down to the […]
The Novelty Method: Ensure Happy Memories by Embracing Firsts
The BOLD (Worth the Memory) I’m reading an excellent book right now entitled The Art of Making Memories: How to Create and Remember Happy Moments. The author, Meik Wiking, is a researcher who studies happiness. In this book, he explores the ways in which happy memories are formed and the benefits of retaining them. Great memories result from […]
The Full-Bodied Life: Living All The Way To Your Toes
The BOLD (Living All In) For much of my life, I lived in my head. I relied on thoughts and words and ideas. The rest of me was this annoying place that didn’t move fast enough, that harbored aches and that needed stuff. Geez. All that began to change a few years ago. On my journey to introduce my […]
The Livable 4: Our Bold Life Foundation
The BOLD (Firm Foundation) Entrepreneurs are told to work both in and on their businesses. When we work in our business, we are doing the tasks and accomplishing the projects that generate our income and create the output that we are in business to create. When we work on our business, we are accomplishing the […]
The Spillway’s Overflow: A Story of Depletion and Abundance
The BOLD (Livable Success) My fondest wish for you is that you attain livable success. If you design and live into a success that allows you to thrive—body, soul and bank account—we all win. Your contribution will be larger, your impact deeper and your example more potent if you can sustain your success. That means that we all […]