You know what often happens when you make a plan? Nothing goes according to it! Isn’t that frustrating? Yes, it is. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make a plan. It means we need to have a healthy attitude towards our plan, and know how to make adjustments as we go. In our imperfect progress … Read more
We are moving right along with our Elephant Eating! I hope you are starting to see that big elephant as a bunch of little pieces. Are you beginning to have some hope that you actually CAN eat this thing? Last week, we talked about Mind Mapping to get all the elephant-y ideas out of your … Read more
ALL the thoughts! Really. ALL the thoughts swirling around in my head. It’s like the tornado from Wizard of Oz in there. Oh look! There goes that phone call I need to make! Wow! That cool new social media tool I’m supposed learn just whizzed by! If I could just …. reach it …. and … Read more
There is a natural cycle in elephant eating. First, you are terrified of the hugemongous gray thing staring at you. The flapping ears and flailing trunk are threatening to knock you flat on the floor. But then, you start looking at the bite-sized pieces. You start getting a plan and you get inspired .. … Read more
Well, Elephant Eaters … we are well into to our 31 Days of Eating Elephants series. How are you doing? Are you starting to wrap your head around how you will attack your elephant? I sure hope so! One really great way to get started is to look at other people who have done or … Read more
Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could lose 50 pounds in a week? Or write a 40,000 word book in a day? I’m still waiting for The Cat in the Hat to barge in with the Thinga-ma-jigger and declutter my house in an hour. How about you? We all know time doesn’t work that way. … Read more
Big. Impossible. Life changing. Do any of those words describe your “elephant” – the dream, project or goal you just can’t wrap your head around? I know they describe the elephant I have been facing. A while back, God unsettled me. I was at the Proverbs 31 Online Bible Studies OBS Dreams retreat in the beautiful … Read more
Is it really October already?? Oh goodness … the year is almost gone and do you feel like you haven’t really accomplished anything? Or maybe you got a few things done, but that one big goal, dream or project is still sitting on the shelf, waiting for you to pay it some attention? While you … Read more