You wish you had a different place in life. You can get there. It's really just a few steps. Step One: Replace NEGATIVITY with POSITIVITY Step Two: Take action. Any action that moves you closer to your goal. Big action or little action. Just take action. Step Three: Learn from the experience. Failures and successes.
I was at a seminar when I first heard, “ancora imparo.” It is Italian and means, “I am still learning.” You may have heard it explained as life is a learning curve or, “and still I learn.” The presenter at the seminar shared the quote, “Ancora imparo,” by Michelangelo (the artist, not the Ninja Turtle).
A close family member graduated at the end of 2017 from Drug Court. Drug Court is a program that treats the addiction instead of incarcerating it. The Drug Court program isn’t for every situation. Thankfully, it was right for our family and we will be forever grateful as it played a significant role in saving
Most years, a few days before Christmas, I wrap a really ugly gift. The item inside isn’t ugly but the box is ugly because I use all of my leftover wrapping paper. A recent ugly gift had shiny red and silver paper that said, “ho, ho, ho,” some birthday paper with a Finding Nemo theme, and
I want to make people cry. Sounds harsh, but sometimes I really do. If I am doing a presentation that includes my personal story about my struggle with an eating disorder and depression, then I want to hit people in the feels. I think that is the most powerful way to, 1) bring attention to
Aristotle is credited with the following quote, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Someone who knows I am a quote person read this to me recently. A side note – when she first read it to me, I thought she said a quote by, “Eric Stottle”.
When I first got involved in the Michigan College Access Network I was given a book. I don’t remember the title but one concept really stands out to me from the book. Regarding running a school system like a business, the author said it is a good idea in theory but used the following