A couple of weeks ago, we received 40 baby chicks in the mail. This is the third year we’ve raised them. I’m amazed at how much I enjoy seeing them grow from little fuzz balls to big [...]
Life can be hard!! Losing a job or failing in business can be downright scary and discouraging. Getting rejected from our dream college can feel devastating. Then there’s the frustration of [...]
Have you ever felt like you couldn’t do your best work because you didn’t have enough time or the right skills? Have these types of situations ever made you doubt your abilities or shaken your [...]
I’m at the store and notice a mom with a small child. I quickly catch on that the child is holding a toy they want their mom to buy for them, but the mom is telling them to put it back. The [...]
I couldn’t help but overhear as my friend edited the video they had just recorded for their business. I laughed out loud as I heard them redoing their introduction on the recording for the [...]
You may not have noticed, but I didn’t send out a weekly tip on December 19th. Here in Wisconsin, we had a thick layer of heavy snowfall a few days before. The landscape was beautiful with [...]
Think of a time when you felt good, happy, content, or enthusiastic. How did feeling this way impact your attitude, your interactions with others, and your mood? Compare that to a time you felt [...]
I used to have a nightly habit of reflecting on things in my life I was grateful for before falling asleep. I’ve realized that somehow I’ve let that practice slip. How about you? Do [...]
Do you ever get mad at yourself for making a mistake? Here’s a mistake that I’m reminded of every time I look at my Sienna minivan… A few years so, I was backing out of a [...]
My daughter was upset. A friend had said she was too busy with homework to get together, but then she posted a picture of her shopping with other friends. Why didn’t she just tell her the [...]