Get What You Want…Don’t Leave Claw Marks

Get What You Want…Don’t Leave Claw Marks

I love this quote from David Foster Wallace, “Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it.” It could easily apply to me for most of my life.  But here’s the thing, when it’s time to let go, it’s time to let go. And clinging? It just makes things harder on...
Get What You Want…What do you want for 2022?

Get What You Want…What do you want for 2022?

As we near the end of the year and we start taking stock, your year may again look nothing like what you’d planned. And that’s ok. Didn’t get it all done? No worries. I bet you got more done than you think. And managing uncertainty takes energy. I know lots of people...
Get What You Want…If You Ever Believed in Santa

Get What You Want…If You Ever Believed in Santa

I did at least until I was five. Then I saw my mom’s friend before he finished dressing the part. They tried to convince me “he was just helping.”  But for five years, I believed in a magical thing. And life seemed to live up to it.  Here’s the thing. Believing in...
Get What You Want…Boundaries

Get What You Want…Boundaries

Boundaries. An easy word to throw around. A hard one to honor. Boundaries for where you focus your time. Boundaries on who you let into your space. But if you don’t have them, you will focus on whoever is around and where they want you to look. I get it. It’s hard. We...
Get What You Want…Don’t climb it all at once

Get What You Want…Don’t climb it all at once

Dreaming is fast. Doing is slow consistency. Much as we’d like it to be different, you don’t dream a dream, snap your fingers and its done. The people who make their dreams come true do it over time with consistent progress. When you climb a mountain, you don’t take a...
Get What You Want…No Resolutions

Get What You Want…No Resolutions

That’s right. I don’t believe in them. I do believe in goals and plans. Multiple action plans. So as we close 2020 and ready for 2021, what do you want? What will it feel like when you get it? What are three to five ways to get there? If one doesn’t...