In his book, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World, Michael Hyatt uses an interesting expression: “Don’t feed the trolls.” This phrase has come to my mind often since reading it. Though the author was using it with regard to allowing…
All Dressed Up & Nowhere To Go!
When I lost my job eight months ago, I woke up the next morning at 4:50 a.m., like always, and I was out the door by 6 a.m.—headed to Panera for coffee and a muffin. I had my computer in…
Time to Declutter!
“Decluttering” is such a popular buzz word that there are entire television episodes dedicated to the topic. After observing this in others, I realized it’s time to confess something—after all, that’s the first step to the cure, right? I’m sentimental.…
Half-Year’s Resolutions
This Sunday is the first day of the week, the first day of the month, and the first day of the second half of 2012. Some of you will read that and say, “Cool.” (Notice the absence of the exclamation…
Imitating the Ants
Proverbs 6: 6-8 “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.” “My name is Brenda,…