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Category: Motivation

What’s the hurry?

June 19, 2013 by Steve Laswell

 

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No alarm clock was needed. I woke up realizing, “We’re in Kansas.”  Father’s Day weekend pulled my heart and then my feet home.

We spent Saturday night at Rita’s parents on “the farm.” With my journal and briefcase deposited on the deck, I grabbed my coffee mug fully anticipating time to write. Yep, I might even review some work I brought along, just in case….

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More powerful than the storm

May 21, 2013 by Steve Laswell

The people of Moore, Oklahoma took another beating by a tornado with winds over 200 mph on Monday afternoon.

Tina :0) via Compfight

Watching news reports and listening to the heart-wrenching (and heart-warming) stories creates a sober gratitude for the safety of our daughters and their families. Even as I woke…

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Climb out of the dumpster

April 29, 2013 by Steve Laswell

Before opening his menu to order breakfast, Scott reeled off updates on his life. His concern? “It’s turning into a season.” (An extended life experience instead of a speed bump.)

Chris Devers via Compfight

Last week a key player on his team suffered a stroke….

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Which Half Do You See?

April 1, 2013 by Steve Laswell

“Is the glass half empty or half full?”

Google the phrase and you’ll see Wikipedia places “half empty” in front of “half full.”

Rishi S via Compfight

 Interesting. Why is the wording not, “Is the glass half full or half empty?”

This idiom promotes a way to explore differing worldviews and illustrates…

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Demolition Friend

March 5, 2013 by Steve Laswell

It’s not unfamiliar territory.

Another home improvement project is started. We purchased our 30-year-old home seven years ago. Yes, we’ve been Here before, we found another “fix-err-upper.”

Renovation of the upstairs was postponed for several years. Wisdom insisted that our home improvement plans for this real estate wait while I launched Next Level Executive Coaching, LLC in January 2008.

In 2012 we employed a General Contractor and updated…

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Clothes on Fire Planning – Part 2

January 28, 2013 by Steve Laswell

If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try, try again.

LASZLO ILYES via Compfight

William Edward Hickson was a British educational writer. Wikipedia credits him with writing the proverb (to be read with full British accent…)

‘Tis a lesson you should heed;

Try,…

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Time, Life, and 12-12-12

December 12, 2012 by Steve Laswell

You may delay, but time will not. – Benjamin Franklin

 

darwin Bell via Compfight

Did you know yesterday was historic on our calendar? I spotted it as I wrote in my Journal … 12-12-12 — yes, it looks impressive.

When you throw in the time stamp, there was a moment in history recorded as “12:12:12…

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