According to Wikipedia, the term laying the keel has “entered the language as a phrase meaning the beginning of any significant undertaking.”  In traditional shipbuilding, the keel is the structural beam around which the hull is built.  The keel acts as the spine of the ship, keeping it upright by providing ballast to counteract the [...]

I’ve been on a journey and it’s about to take a new tack. For the last couple months, Lori Hoeck, of Think Like a Black Belt, and I have collaborated on a project.  The result, The Narcissist: A User’s Guide, will be unveiled next week. You might have already seen some Tweets or a post [...]

Approximately one-third of us who made New Year’s resolutions are on track to break them before the end of the month.  Franklin Covey’s survey found that “35 percent of respondents break their New Year’s resolutions by the end of January.” Additionally, 77% are abandoned at some point or another altogether, leaving only a 23 percent [...]

Traveling by car for more than ten hours gives you plenty of time to think, even when the weather is dicey.  When Pete and I set out to visit family in Michigan for the holidays, I welcomed the drive time. It seemed as though the entire blogging world was filled with end of the year [...]