As the final days of the year unfold, there’s a quiet invitation in the air—an invitation to pause, breathe, and consider where we are. Not just geographically, but emotionally, spiritually, creatively. We often spend our lives searching for the right place and the right time as though they are coordinates on a map we just…
When a company sees a decline, or even just a static year in business, they look for a strategy to improve. Strategic planning is the first step to take you from where you are to where you want to be. Use these 5 steps from The Book of Five Rings to improve any part of your life….
I was a WAC. Not wackadoodle, just WAC — Women’s Army Corps. Then we merged with the regular U.S. Army and I was simply a grunt. That’s what they called us low-ranking people in green. A million miles from home, I was the Battalion Commander’s personal secretary, of the 71st Maintenance Battalion in Nuremberg, Germany….
The new year is right around the corner. Are you ready? Do you have goals for the next 12 months? I’m not a big fan of resolutions, but there are times when we need to edit, make changes, update and evaluate our writing. What can you do in the next year? Here are some key…
Next up on the calendar of events for the local Treasure Valley area are a few things I’d like to share. September 14, WRITER CEO ONE-DAY WORKSHOP with Donna Cook And Colleen Story. This is an all-day workshop at the Hampton Inn & Suites, downtown Boise. You can see more about it at https://writerceo.com/workshops. I…
Since Lady Luck doesn’t knock on my door as much as I’d like her to, I learned a long time ago that I needed to create my own opportunities that I want in my life. Sounds easy, right? And it really should be, though it often isn’t. I remember one time when I got a…
We can ask ourselves that question a dozen different times in our life, and come up with a dozen different answers. When I write a story or a novel, the character arc is the journey that the character goes on from start to finish. We start out a certain way, believing certain things, working toward…
I have a shopping list on the side of my fridge. It helps me remember what to buy when I go to the grocery store. I have a list of errands to run. I use it to create my route, saving as much gas and time as I can, and still get everything done. When…
Don’t live your life according to someone else’s reality. Their goals, expectations, and judgments are not the same as yours. Don’t make decisions based on misinformed perceptions. What did you want to be when you grew up? I’m not talking about career, I’m talking about life in general. What did you think your future would…