Subject: You still with me, Friend?
You still with me, Friend?
December 30th, 2020 at 3:26 pm CDTI'm checking in with you because it’s been a while since you've opened any of my emails. I know life happens and it can be (really) hard to keep up with email. So....I just wanted to give you a friendly poke to check in. Are you still intereste ...
An important question, Friend
December 29th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTRaise your hand if 2020 looked anything like the plans you made for it at the beginning of the year. Me neither. But you know what? Given this year's tough circumstances, I never would have guessed that I'd exceed my top 2 goals. And although I de ...
Looking back (to move forward)
December 22nd, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTSince this week is Christmas, we're keeping things quick + simple. Here's what I want you to do, Friend. . . Set aside 10 minutes to reflect upon the past year and ask yourself some tough questions, such as:What were your successes?What did you 'fail ...
Your ultimate goal planning guide
December 15th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTLast week I reminded you that, no matter what's going on in the world, life doesn't pause. But that doesn't mean that this year hasn't been a challenge (or that plans haven't been upended). One of my goals at the beginning of the year was to increase ...
The long pause (that wasn't)
December 8th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTDoes it feel like you've hit the pause button for most of this year because. . . 2020? If that's you then you're in good company. I've had several recent conversations about this with friends (and see similar sentiments in my Facebook and Instagram ...
Too happy (is there such a thing)?
November 24th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTWhen I was in college I once got a date because of how 'happy' I was every morning (I think the exact word was "spunky", but I've never loved being called that). Little did he know that I turn into a pumpkin at 9pm. ;-) For a long time, I've heard ho ...
Good or bad, Friend? It's your choice.
November 17th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTCan you believe that we're close to the END of November already? Here in the United States, we're about to celebrate Thanksgiving. Before you know it, Christmas (and then New Year's Eve) will be upon us too. If you're like most people, the magic you ...
unsurprising
November 10th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTThe last week has been rough for most of us. . .The US Presidential election has been fueled by drama,Some states still aren't finished counting ballots, andBoth sides have something to be unhappy about.And to make things worse, much of Europe is loc ...
Progress isn't linear
November 3rd, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTLast week's newsletter about what needed to be said brought lots of interesting feedback (thank you to all who responded with thoughts of your own). And so I wanted to continue on last week's theme, but on a brighter note (so stick with me, Friend). ...
needs to be said
October 27th, 2020 at 8:00 am CDTThere’s a jogging and bike trail (that crosses a six-lane, busy street) on my way to/from my kids’ school. The city recently added a mid-block crosswalk with a button for pedestrians to push if they want to cross (that activates traffic lights fo ...