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The Last Clear Chance: What complex problems could we solve with a simple rule?
“Late again!” I glug down the last of my coffee and dash to my car. I have five minutes to get to my appointment and if traffic doesn’t play nice, I’ll be late. I turn onto the main thoroughfare from my neighborhood and pick up speed, determined to be on time. My foot is to the floor, but I’m not even at the speed limit yet, when another driver oozes out of a street right in front of me. I clearly have the right of way. I clearly am not...
Forgive, Repair, Transition or End Friendships: Learning to love yourself more than the people who drain you
In the 5 Ps to navigate season change, your person is probably the most important! Friendships are so comfortable and fun when they work! But sometimes they don't - and then what do we do? Transitions and Tangles When a friend is always late. When a friend's needs...
Your Place: When You Become a Mentor to Your Kids, They Gain the Runway They Need to Launch
As we learn to navigate our season changes, we need a "Place" or cause to spend our time, energy and perhaps our donation dollars. I chose MOPS (Mothers of Pre-Schoolers) as my place and mentoring young moms as my cause. After nearly two decades of mentoring, I see my...
What does Happiness Expert Gretchen Rubin say about friendship? 6 doable tips to be a good friend, make good friends and be happy!
To navigate our season change with purpose and panache, we need a Person, or people to pop into our journey. The best friendships we all want only happen when we become a good friend. What does Happiness Expert Gretchen Rubin say about friendship? It turns out, all of...
Choose a “place” or cause that aligns with your values to spend your time, energy and maybe even money
When you are navigating a season of change, you need a Place (or a cause), somewhere you can help.This gives you a place to put some of your leftover love and turn it into love on purpose. It takes your mind off of the people in your life who need to flourish on their...
Place: Choose the place or the cause you will serve
Place is one of the 5 Ps of navigating your season change with purpose and panache because it represents the place or cause you will serve when you have "time." Remember The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren? Pictured here is the actual copy I read in 2002 as my...
Does Your Current Home Reflect Your Heart? De-Clutter both!
Does Your Current Home Reflect Your Heart? No, this is not a real estate promotion! In season changes, our home reflects our hearts and sometimes we just need a solution to free up more time and space for new passions. Sometimes our stuff overwhelms us! Enter Clutter...
What does your body say about you?
Physical Activity is a critical part of the 5 Ps! Without movement, we age faster. So here is my zany and amazing friend Lala Robbins, aka BossyPants. We met walking in the park years ago and she was so passionate about movement that she lit a fire under me! She...
Project: Designate time to an immediate project to navigate your next season with purpose and panache
As we navigate our season change with purpose and panache, we need an immediate project. Not too big, not too small. One with a little prep and a few supplies. Here is an idea from my generation to yours! Earth Day. It begins in 1970 with Boomers. Or so Boomers would...
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