Stay Weird!

Stay Weird!

“You are weird.” “No, you are weird!” “No, you are weird!” Who hasn’t heard kids saying this? In my house, it is usually my boys and I. After this interaction, I look at them and say, “When you are my age you are considered eccentric.” Usually, they just giggle and...
Learning to take the path of least resistance

Learning to take the path of least resistance

In the past, I have not taken the path of least resistance. I tend to be stubborn (ok, a major control freak!) and I don’t like to be told what to do. When an idea, system, process or even a decision was put before me, sometimes my contrary nature would come up and I...
Are you waiting for a sign?

Are you waiting for a sign?

A bolt of lightning strikes you! OMG, it’s a sign! I wish life worked this way. I wish I could tell you that you will receive a sign that will spur you on to whatever it is that you have been waiting to do. So many of us have an idea or a mission. It may be a...
Being grateful when things suck

Being grateful when things suck

With Thanksgiving here, it’s a good time to talk about gratitude. It’s easy to be grateful when life is going your way. But what happens when it seems like everything is going to shit, life is throwing everything it has at you, and you don’t know...
What are you an expert in?

What are you an expert in?

Does having letters after your name make you an expert in something? In theory, yes. It means you have some sort of certification that allows you to be an expert. Take my nephew as an example. He has an M.Eng – a masters in engineering – and, if you ask him if he is...