When I think about who I am, my brand always comes into play. So, I thought we could spend a few weeks talking and thinking about our brand. Let’s start with the personality of your brand. Can you honestly say that your brand has a personality? If your brand were a person, what 3 [...]
I don’t know about you, but I have a closet FULL of clothes…some of which I never wear. When I was recently at a conference, a group of us were having this conversation about how we have clothes that we should get rid of but just can’t. Why?? Why do we hold onto things [...]
I was recently attending an industry conference and was talking to a friend. Not someone I know really well, but someone that I see a few times every year. As we were talking, we realized how much we not only had in common but how some of our thoughts about things were the same. [...]
I like making comparisons to flowers and their blooms along with butterflies as it relates to our lives and careers (see my prior posts). But what about a seahorse…how does that relate to who we are and who we want to be? The seahorse carries deep spiritual wisdom. Seahorses move very slowly through the [...]
Continuing my thoughts about spring, we visited the Butterfly Pavilion at Disney World that is part of the flower and garden show. The Butterfly is so symbolic and has a powerful lesson that we can learn – “before growth can occur, the old must be undone.” The caterpillar is completely lost when a butterfly [...]
So now that flower bud that we talked about last week turns into that beautiful bloom. The bud opens its petals to the world and just like in people by opening, we learn and connect with others. We don’t shy away from others or opportunities that may have opened to us. As part of [...]
It is spring in the desert, and I just love the blooms on the cacti at this time of year. It also seems that these blooms happen overnight and may only last for a day. It made me think about how these beautiful blooms that are about to flower are like many who are [...]
For my final post about Hawaii, if you have never been there, I can assure you that it is a beautiful place. There are beautiful flowers, waterfalls, the ocean and sea life (I especially love the green sea turtles). No matter where we are, we should always take the time to enjoy the nature [...]
When flying between the Big Island and Oahu when we were visiting Hawaii a few weeks ago, I got this incredible picture of Kaho‘olawe - an uninhabited and protected island. Hawaii is made up of 137 islands and we only hear about 8 of them. This beautiful island got me thinking…why do we sometimes feel [...]
Did you ever feel like a volcano? About to erupt at any moment? On our recent trip to Hawaii, we actually got to see Kilauea erupting…we also got to see it on our very first trip to Hawaii in 1989! When we have an “extreme condition” that mirrors a volcano erupting in us, it [...]
