Resolutions

December 29, 2008ResolutionsI am fascinated with the term “resolute.” One of my first associations with the word was focused on the British warship, the HMS Resolute. In the 1850’s, this ship was locked in the Arctic ice, abandoned by Great Britain but later found and...

A Gift That Costs You Something

December 22, 2008A Gift That Costs You SomethingBelieve it or not, Christmas is a stressful season. The Franklin Covey Company does an annual survey regarding the stressors associated with the holiday season. For several years in a row, the number one stressor is the...

One Another

Dec. 15, 2008One AnotherI saw an interesting article this morning entitled “Obama’s friends form strategy for staying a tight-knit group.” It was discussing how his three closest long time friends from Chicago plan on staying close once he is installed as “the most...

Change

ChangeDecember 8, 2008We have been hearing quite a bit about change lately. As I am sure you know by now, the winning presidential candidate declared that “Change can happen” and he energized an entire campaign around that thought. While his intentions are rather...

Exercise

December 1, 2008ExerciseFor the last few weeks I have been focused on exercise. I quickly have to share that unfortunately this exercise has not been targeting my weight, or my stamina, or even my cardiovascular health. No, all the “sets of ten” have been focused on...

Promises

November 17, 2008PromisesOne of the political pundits that I enjoy reading had an interesting column this week. It seems that since the election, he has painstakingly reviewed all of Mr. Obama’s speeches and made a detailed list of all the promises he made throughout...