3 Clues That It’s Time to Move On

3 Clues That It’s Time to Move On

It was becoming more and more apparent. Things were just not as smooth and easy and they’d once been. One by one, others were leaving the group I’d leaned on. And I was finding a new group much more productive, stimulating, and aligned with who I am and my Masterpiece...
The Importance of Deciding

The Importance of Deciding

“You don’t need more time in your day. You need to decide.” Seth Godin If you’re like me, there are things in your life you’d like to accomplish, but you never seem to get to them. For me, the reasons range from other responsibilities, firefighting of the urgent,...
The Fallacy of “I Can Sleep When I’m Dead”

The Fallacy of “I Can Sleep When I’m Dead”

Early in our son’s career, he looked up to a business owner who regularly shared his mantra, “I can sleep when I’m dead.” This man was hard driving and focused. He drove a fast car and took exciting trips. Our son watched him and wanted the fast car and exciting...
To Everything There is a Season

To Everything There is a Season

For everything there is a season, A time for every activity under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 As a farm girl from Northwest Ohio, I’m deeply attuned to the seasons of planting and harvest. I understand the time needed for a plant to develop the fruit of the harvest. The...
The Rx To Get Your Creative Mojo Back

The Rx To Get Your Creative Mojo Back

In a former life, my job was creating and testing recipes in the Borden Test Kitchen. I got paid to play with food! It was an awesome job in many ways! One day, I was testing recipe variations for the Magic Cookie Bar recipe made with Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed...
The Day I Hit The Wall

The Day I Hit The Wall

Bandwidth: In computing, the amount of data that can be transmitted in a fixed amount of time. The first time I saw the red flags was during a conversation with a vendor, who is also a friend. We were discussing the next steps of an integration he was doing on my...