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April 24, 2018

Books Currently Inspiring My Bucket List

Filed Under: Books, Culture, Parenting Tagged With: Books, bucket lists, Planning, priorities, purpose, words

Have you ever felt like you’re out of words, that you don’t have anything to say or anything new to add to the conversation? Have you ever felt emptied out and ready to just rest from going after your dreams and goals? Like you want to sit on the sidelines and watch for a little…

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May 18, 2015

Life Dreams, Work & Discovering Your Calling: An Interview with Jeff Goins

Filed Under: Books, Life Hacks, Relationships, Self-improvement Tagged With: Books, bucket lists, family, goals, priorities, purpose

Last week I had the privilege of interviewing Jeff Goins, author of the new book The Art of Work, about work, calling and bucket lists. I have followed Jeff since his first e-book The Writer’s Manifesto in which he sets forth the mindset for embracing the calling of being a writer. His other (awesome) books…

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March 17, 2015

From Bucket List Wish to Legacy: A Review of the new book The Art of Work

Filed Under: Books, Bucket List Living For Moms, Bucket Lists, Self-improvement Tagged With: Books, bucket lists, future, goals, purpose

Recently I had the opportunity to read an early copy of a new book by Jeff Goins called The Art of Work (coming out next week, March 24th). I have followed Goins’s writing for the past few years, but what impressed me about this book was how well it dovetails with the concepts in my book, Bucket…

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August 8, 2013

Back to School Book Review: A Textbook for Moms & Dads

Filed Under: Books, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: Books, character, Children, family

Almost every new parent wishes their baby came with a manual. Thankfully, as steep as the learning curve feels at the time, those early days and weeks of parenthood are relatively simple. It’s mostly a matter of learning what your baby’s cries mean, how to get him to sleep, when to feed, and how to…

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June 20, 2013

What if You Could Succeed More By Changing Your Attitude?

Filed Under: Bucket Lists, Parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Books, bucket lists, expectations, family bucket lists, goals

As a child I admired those with talent. Nadia Comaneci was my hero for her amazing abilities as a gymnast. Marie Curie’s story stuck with me for her example of what one woman could do for science. Young violin and piano prodigies captivated me with their skill. At first these gifted people inspired me. I…

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October 5, 2012

Celebrating a New Book

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: Books, love, treasure, words

I’m so excited for my friend, Sharla Fritz. I’ve had the privilege of seeing her new book, Bless These Lips, come together chapter by chapter in our local writer’s group. This week she’s been celebrating the launch of the book (with a fun giveaway – check out the details below) and today is my turn…

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