Ever since I first heard the concept, I’ve been fascinated with Kaizen. What It Means Kaizen is a Japanese principle for creating change. Kai in Japanese means “change” or “to correct” and Zen means “good”. So Kaizen is a way of creating continuous good change, in personal life and in organizations. How Kaizen Has Been Applied It’s been used [ Read More ]
Today, I was having a conversation with someone who remarked to me that she had seen my work and expressed to me that I was an extraordinary woman. While my mouth said “thank you”, her words landed on me in such a way that I had to mentally pause, take a breath, and consider if [ Read More ]
If you’ve read Part One in this series, you now know 3 critical mind shifts that are necessary to create High Success. (Click here if you haven’t read it.) And if you’ve read Part Two, you know how important it is to commit to celebrating the smaller successes along the way to the fulfillment of [ Read More ]
Malcolm Forbes said: “Success follows doing what you want to do. There is no other way to be successful.” And Maya Angelou stated, “Pursue the things you love doing and do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you. All other tangible rewards will come as a result.” And I say, “Don’t [ Read More ]
Now that you’ve taken the steps in Part 1 of this Success series (if you haven’t, click here to read Part 1), it’s time to move on to another consideration in the process of creating High Success. A component of High Success is recognizing the multiple levels and layers of success that can be achieved [ Read More ]
I’ve been thinking of this idea of High Success for awhile, especially as I’m undertaking an expansion in my business, so it’s really been on my mind these days. It came to me to write a nine-part series about it, so that we could explore High Success in bite-sized chunks, and have opportunity to apply [ Read More ]
Today while I was riding in my car, the idea came to me about creating Masterpieces, and where we do it. Each of us is gifted in a unique way, and most of us have several gifts that we’re aware of. Your gifts are the key to answering the question: Where are your Masterpieces created? [ Read More ]
Hi God, I love You. I just have a few simple requests today. They’re about Your son, Barack Obama. ∞ Lord, when he wonders what to do, and doesn’t know if he should turn right or left, make it plain. Make it clear. Make it unmistakable. ∞ When he fears moving forward, but dreads standing [ Read More ]
Come have fun this weekend hanging out at Border’s Books & Music. I’ll be there for a book signing, and I’ll be giving away free gifts to book purchasers (while supplies last). Stock up on the book for holiday gifts. Here’s the info: Saturday, December 20, 2008 4:00 PM to 6:00PM Border’s Books & Music [ Read More ]
This morning, while journaling, a new process came to me that I knew I had to post here. It was originally called the Turn-Around, but the more I thought about it, I realized that this process is really a step-up, so I’ve re-dubbed it to The STEP-UP. It’s a 15-20 second process that consists of [ Read More ]
When I was pregnant with my daughter Sarai, who was born in 1990, I’d frequently go to McDonalds (more often than I’d like to admit) and order my favorite: 2 Double Cheesburgers. Back then, McDonald’s used to often run a special: 2 Double Cheeseburgers for $1 (I’m dating myself). Back then, I loved their double [ Read More ]
Part 2 Yesterday I spoke of the first 5 Faces of Fear in the post titled The 9 Faces of Fear: Part 1, and how I was able to overcome my fear of public speaking to do what I do now, which is being an inspirational speaker. Today, we’ll talk about the next 4 Faces [ Read More ]
Part 1 If you’re anything like me and every other human on the planet, you’ve had your fair share of encounters with fear. I used to be deathly afraid of speaking, even to individuals, much less to an audience full of people. It’s a huge fear I had to overcome to do what I do [ Read More ]
It seems almost everyone wants to be successful, but so few actually are, somewhere between 5-20%. The other 80-95% will never reach the levels of success they say they want. I’m intrigued by humans and what we do, so I’ve been exploring this question for years from different angles. What creates success? I’ve talked to [ Read More ]
First off, I haven’t written in a few days here, please forgive me. I’m back at it again. Awareness, acknowledgment and acceptance are the triplets that make life infinitely easier. This post will be a little shorter than my usual 1,500+ words, and it’s my intention to make it power packed with stuff you can [ Read More ]
According to the way I see it, there are 2 criteria for being Happily Wealthy: First, it’s achieving and maintaining an ever increasing level of balance in the 8 Aspects of Well Rounded Living: Faith (religion & spirituality) Fulfillment (of your unique purpose) Family/Intimate Partner Friends/Associates Finances Fitness (and health) Fun Feathering the nest (home/dwelling) [ Read More ]
I traveled to Kenya in February 2008 on a missions trip with a group from New Life Church headed by Pastor Noland Henson. It was an experience of a lifetime. I learned some Swahili, visited the somewhat chaotic but definitely fun Masai Market, went on safari at Masai Mara and attended the Pastor’s & Women’s [ Read More ]
How are you influencing the people around you? Each of us influences the people around us. Likewise, each of the people around us influences us. Understanding how we affect the people around us is vital to success and destiny living, just as it’s key to understand how the people you consistently associate with affect you. [ Read More ]
I promised last week that I would post my intentions, so here they are: My Guiding Intentions: there are 9 guiding intentions for my life: 1. It is my heartfelt intention to be love. 2. It is my heartfelt intention to experience and demonstrate my Oneness with Mother/Father God in all aspects of life. 3. [ Read More ]
Today was the home going service for Alphonso, a dear friend’s husband. It was a beautiful service. What struck me most were the words used to describe Alphonso. I didn’t know him well, yet, by the time the service was concluded, I felt so much closer to this compassionate human being. Here’s what was said [ Read More ]
Today I was talking with a coaching client when the subject of process came up. Something came to me that I thought I’d write about here: Life is 90% process and 10% payoff. I’ll be climbing Mount Kilamanjaro in February of 2009. It would be wise for me to prepare in advance for the climb. [ Read More ]
“Persistence overrides ineptitude,” I said to a good friend of mine tonight who was disenchanted with an error his publishing company had made with his most recent book. Thankfully, the book hasn’t been printed yet and he can get the error corrected before the book goes to print. We laughed at the statement when I [ Read More ]
Right now, there are several opportunities before me that I can take advantage of. I could do this, or that, or that. Then again, I could do that… The problem with this predicament is that I’m a Libra and don’t make decisions quickly or easily. Even choosing one pair of shoes over the other takes [ Read More ]
My head is spinning. And it’s because of my obsessive nature. When I decide I want to get something done, it’s got to be done yesterday, in its entirety, regardless of the enormity of the project. This little proclivity of mine has been hanging around for years. I become fixated on a project and forget [ Read More ]
Clarity is a good thing. I figured out something this morning. I can be a little slow in getting my lessons, and this is no exception. I’ve been reading it in success books for years, yet I just got the concept on a whole new level this morning: My every day habits create my character. [ Read More ]
