Always Starting

Category: Human Potential

  • Stephen King on Addiction

    I am reading “Stephen King On Writing,” a part memoir and lessons for writers. While I cherish the lessons on writing, his definition of addiction is too good to pass up. His addictions were many; however, regardless of the addiction, you will find the core of the pull is the same. About his alcohol addiction:“How…

  • Born for Independent Resilience

    How do you build resilience? In my case, I was born with it. It was a trait woven within my DNA to be strengthened like a muscle throughout my life. This is a tale of a girl that started her life in a single-wide roach-infested trailer and is telling her story from the c-suite of…

  • Is College Worth it?

    Here we are; the question has made it to the Sunday Evening News. During the broadcast of NBC Nightly News, the topic of college requirements in the workplace was featured. The segment highlighted governments and companies that are waiving degree requirements to apply for jobs. Here are some of the additional points worth sharing: I,…

  • March Forth!

    It is March Fourth, and I ask you, how are you Marching Forth? What a great message to kick us back into gear as we have likely abandoned New Year’s Resolutions. I have found myself amid several conversations in the last week, including the statement, “I know what to do, but I just don’t do…

  • Resolutions – Why now? Now what? How now?

    Resolutions abound as we all wake up on this New Year’s Day morning. People around the world have resolved to make changes that start today. But where did it all begin? According to “How Stuff Works”: The origin of making New Year’s resolutions rests with the Babylonians, who reportedly made promises to the gods in…

  • Tell Me What To Do

    Let’s face it, we all want to know what to do. What is the expectation? We spend the first 18 years of our lives begrudging bossy parents telling us what to do at every turn. Brush your teeth, make your bed, and eat your vegetables. It is maddening. I hear my kids remind their Dad…

  • It’s All in the Balance

    We hear more about balance than ever before. Balancing work, the hours, the demands, and the stress. Balancing life, our health, our families, and checkbooks. Most of the advice you find on balance is in advice on the things you can “do” to get it. These lists are helpful to get our balance back; however, how far have we…

  • Eat, Pray, and hope to Love

    Like a page out of a book or, at the very least, a very finely crafted itinerary, I was off to the annual girl’s trip with great expectations. I was ready for a break. I was “crispy” in all aspects of my life. I thought maybe some time away would solve my quest for perspective.…

  • Use Your Voice

    You have a voice; how you use it decides if you will lose it. Do you speak up…too much, or not enough? Our decisions in every moment of when we use our voice, how we use our voice, or if we use our voice ultimately decide if we will be heard.  It is essential to…

  • Passion Project…”Life” or why live it?

    I am on Medium today and in the midst of a 24-minute read when this quote appears before me… “Crave the result so intensely that the work is irrelevant.” Michael Jordan’s performance coach, Tim Grover …and in that moment I have a visceral response. YES!!! This is exactly what is it all about, everything in…