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Coffee Talk: My Journey – “Is it REALLY necessary?”

“I thought you were a professional personal trainer … “ I am. “But I thought you had been doing this for over 25 years … “ I have. “Wait, don’t you own a successful business that you started by yourself from the ground up … ?” Yes. Yes I do. “Soooo — connect the dots…

Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The 3 Pronged Triad”

REDUNDANCY. “3-Pronged” & “Triad”. Yes. I know. And using redundancy in naming this entry is quite intentional. Why? Because, truly, it takes being redundant moment by moment, day after day, week after week, to establish habits and to eventually see results in WHATEVER IT IS I choose and you choose to tackle. WARNING: …

Coffee Talk: My Journey – “The Decision”

I’VE HESITATED, hemmed, hawed, backpedaled and have had inner debates with Joe, (my cuppa), as to whether or not to discuss this with you. Joe says, “Go for it, girrrlll — I GOTCHU!” And though most days I trust Joe with all my inner musings, his hopped-up-on-caffeine, eager beaver mentality has me doubting. Why do…

I Use to Fall …

I use to fall … down FACE-FIRST And I stayed there–feeling sorry for myself, contemplating quitting, wondering if I was fooling myself to think I have what it takes, coming up with every excuse to stay there – face-down -, convincing myself I was in over my head and had no business attempting this doomed-from-the-start…

You’ve Schooled Me!

Who ME? You ask. Yes. Yes – YOU! Over the last 25 years I have sat at my proverbial desk, holding my mental notebook in hand and jotting down notes in my mind. And you, my friend, have totally SCHOOLED ME! ———- REWIND First let me back up a bit. I am an educator by…

“Chameleon-ing”

It was the 1970’s. Everyone was doing it. All my friends had that Dorothy Hammill look — even the guys. It was a bowl haircut and it was COOL! Of course, it was only cool and it only looked good on certain people with a certain kind of hair. The kind of hair that was…

Which “I” do I ?

Overwhelmed. Yep. That’s me right now. So many changes – happening all at once. Some good, some not so good, some neutral. Let’s see, perhaps I should list them. Oh, not for your benefit, but for mine so that I can see a little snapshot of what I am attempting to navigate: I am now…

Bypassing -vs- Passing By

Ever wonder how some people seem to have off-the-charts discipline in their lives — while others just can’t seem to pull it together if it killed them? Maybe you are one of the Discipline Kings or Queens out there … leading the way, onward and upward! Or, maybe you sit in a totally different camp. …

The Power of SHE!

I’ve never truly considered myself a “toughy” … having that “bad to the bone”, “you can’t touch this” kinda attitude that makes itself known by walking in front of me into a room. Seems to me that true toughies, or rather, the aura of true toughies, makes grand entrances and exits in life. I can…