The Blog - Faith & Happiness

July 21st, 2015Faith & Happiness.I can remind you to have faith in your goals, your plans, your process, and your progress, but what are some of the keys to developing faith?You could reflect on the most rewarding moments of your life, write down as much details about those experiences: the senses and feelings, the thoughts, the details. You could examine where, at that moment in your life, you think you were in your mind and heart, in your learning, your career, your relationship, etc. You

The Blog - Changing my Mindset P.6

July 20th, 2015Setting a new Goal and getting amazed as the universe conspires to make it happen.A few weeks ago I started a soft evaluation of what I loved the most in all the jobs I've ever had. I have always loved when I could teach, train, or coach others. I have always offered it as an extra service I could bring an employer. It is without a doubt, the task that challenges and enriches me the most. I get to contribute to the team with what I love and what I am very, very good at... teaching

The Blog - Changing my Mindset P.5

July 18th, 2015 part twoDistraction is what I thought I'd focus on today, but I learned something new and more resonating for myself... about Failure.I've often contemplated the affirmation: "There is no such thing as failure; there are only results". I've used it as a mantra, but I don't think I ever truly understood it, until now... maybe. We can only truly fail at something if we don't learn from it. Life can be looked at as a series of mistakes and lessons learned, that we use to do better i

The Blog - Changing my Mindset P.4

July 18th, 2015Got up, wrote out my ToDo list for today, then.... life started to happen. Distractions:"A Day in the Life" by The BeatlesWoke up, fell out of bedDragged a comb across my headFound my way downstairs and drank a cupAnd looking up I noticed I was lateFound my coat and grabbed my hatMade the bus in seconds flatFound my way upstairs and had a smokeAnd somebody spoke and I went into a dreamHow do I get back on track????"Fundamentals are the basic building blocks of anything in life. Th

Do it now, apologize later.

Happy Friday Art Lovers!I hope you don't mind a little shameless self-promotion mixed in with sharing info on amazing resource for artists and collectors!I get a real kick out of this sort of news and I have to share it.pixels.com is an amazing website for artists and collectors alike. The gang at Pixels works hard at offering quality products that help artists promote their work. In addition to being able to purchase original works there you can also purchase prints in a multitude of customizab

The Blog - Changing my Mindset P.3

July 17th, 2015Conflict and choices. Today I have paired it down to two ideas competing for attention: Fear & Commitment.First, have you written down your plan of action for today? Have you included time for self-reflexion and or being social?Sample Plan: Wake up, get out of bed, drag a comb across my head... I couldn't resist the Beatles lyric... that song (A Day in the Life) plays often in my head. A topic to think on another day.Today: Write down plan of action; Write blog; Answer emails;

Changing my mindset to "Consider. It. Done." P.2

July 16th, 2015Yoda was right! Yesterday, right after I posted my blog, I dove into my To Do (goals) list. Part of that was "trying" to find a new job.I came across this great article that summed up something that I have been missing in accomplishing my goals: http://www.careerealism.com/tips-unemployed-yoda/Yoda says: "Do or do not; there is no try!"While I was trying to find a job, or trying to accomplish some goals, I was also "not do"-ing them.There is no try! I can and will continue to set

Changing my Mindset to "Consider. It. Done." P.1

July 15th, 2015 Lately, I've been reading lots of books on confidence, motivation, success, achievement, accomplishment, accountability, etc, etc, etc... Now it's time to start implementing what I've learned. Why? Believe it or not, I have given myself several different answers. None have felt true. More accurately, none have addressed the core of my dissatisfactions with my current circumstances. The challenge has become to define what satisfaction is and what it means. This will develop, chang

Omg, i'm a procastinator!

Happy Friday Everyone!My day didn't go quite as planned and I allowed myself to get quite distracted! So I decided to read one of the many eBooks I have cued up on my Kindle. Since I felt I was not being very productive, I decided to read this booklet on procrastination. Book: Change Your Bad Habits: Build productive habits to overcome procrastinationAuthor: Lynn HallHere's my initial review (seen on Amazon): How to identify procrastinationAt this point on my journey, I am in need of greater det

Decisions, Choices, and Focus: Re-choosing my niche

Over the last few weeks I've been struggling with where to put my focus. Intending to spend time on several different projects at once, even devoting specific amounts of time to each. I'm starting to hear loud and clear some valuable advice I've been given before... "Do one thing very well, instead of many things halfheartedly."So, how am I going to decide on where to put greater focus? I made some pro vs. con lists.I've asked some questions to mentors and partners.I've done some more research o