Push Up the Sun

Three feet from gold. Three feet away from reaching your dreams and desires.  So many people stop just three feet, or even three inches away from hitting their stride, making an impact, and achieving their dreams. Sometimes you need that one person to steer you to the right path. That may be all you need to accelerate.

When was the last time you had a good old fashioned belly laugh?

Laughter is such great therapy. Find the humor in the absurd, the mundane, the silliness of those things around you.

Three Dogs Snoring may be your first step after the long last year.

During these times as we search for normalcy, be open to the simple things that bring joy to your heart, as mile to your face, and maybe even a tear to your eye. Commit each day to finding aspect of your life for which are grateful.

Parents, as leaders of your family, you are missing a huge opportunity if you are not talking to your children about prison. Kids, especially teens, are bored, frustrated, and not having fun like they are used to having! Remind them that the next time they want to do something stupid because a friend says it is fun - just say no. Let's talk about prison.

The stories of goodwill, love, and care for one another are so heartwarming. I do not want it to end. It took a pandemic to start it. Will the end of the pandemic end it?  I hope not. It is up to you.

The goodness in humanity has emerged in a massive wave of love and care. Perhaps it has taken the pandemic to get us back to our center, to greater compassion, connectedness, to love one another. My heart is full of joy as I hear what people are doing to support others during this challenging time.

This week I saved a turtle. Yes, I did. Big Deal, you say! It was to that one turtle. Compassion for living things that try so hard to exist in their habitat as we build our environment around them and essential for their survival. Don't look the other way and hope someone does something. Be the hero.

This week's podcast is all about learning agility! Learning agility has five components: people, change, results, self-awareness, and critical thinking. 

What are all those very simple, uncomplicated, joy-filled things we have gratitude for, but perhaps overlook?  Don't forget the simple joys. 

There was one item that each person interviewed, identified as the number one challenge facing leaders today. Change. Not just plain old change. The unprecedented number of changes and the accelerated speed of change, especially in technology.

Today I share a reading from Chapter Three where I look back at Y2K and why that technology challenge was so different from what we face today.

What is the one thing that you value so much, that you would lose everything to keep? Today's gratitude message is pinpointing that one thing, and honoring it today, and every day. My one thing? Listen in to hear the story. If you like it, let me know!

Sitting across the table from the person whom I was assisting with interviewing questions, it became clear that this individual was experiencing the same affliction as so many others when it comes to resume writing and interviewing for a job. The affliction is content not representing intent.

Another day out to run errands means another day to get concerned about human relationships. One more time, I am watching people place the importance of their phone over human interaction. We hear a lot about society and how, although we are technology connected, we are becoming more disconnected as humans. Today's podcast has one request, and it might be a big one for you.