Sending a thank-you note is so classy, so professional, so right, especially if you’re a leader. After all, someone on your team has gone above and beyond, or they have done an exemplary job on something you expressly asked them to do. That deserves a thank-you note, don’t you think?

As the trees let go of their leaves, what can you let go of? A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” Unknown

I rent a portable toilet for the horse facility I own. Every month I pay for the rental, and things like EOW Service(assuming this is the actual cleaning out of the unit), Two Environment/Energy/Compliance items (they are identical in the description but have two separate fees) plus since Covid an

Back to school for the kiddos, what about you? What are you learning lately? This quote says it all! A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “The excitement of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you’re learning you’re not old.” Dr. Rosalyn Yalow

Imagine for a moment that you are walking towards a barn. It’s a big barn and as you step from sunny outside into the deeply shaded wide aisle you stop to let your eyes adjust and get your bearings. Suddenly you realize that all of your senses are engaged. For

Is it just me or are zoom-type meetings getting on your nerves too? To admit that my ego is engaged is perilous however I find that I can not be on a zoom-type call and not spend worrisome moments checking out how I look. I am focused on what’s in

Friends and smiles – such good things to count. How can you connect to both of these this week? A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.“ John Lennon

The weather has been on many people’s minds in the last few weeks. Snowstorms, ice, power outages, etc. When you are dealing with the weather, you are in it. Feeling it, experiencing it physically and emotionally. And, we can’t seem to see anything else but what is being expressed in

Dear Leader Seeker, A new month, the first day of the week, with 31 empty boxes to fill on your calendar…  What will you create this week? A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.“ George Bernard Shaw

The last week of February, it feels like I just wrote the line, it’s the last week of January! We are two months into 2021 – Time to think, one month left in this first quarter, time to know if your new habits really turned into habits or are now

I believe we are born with creativity embedded in us. Our call, our duty, is to use what we have been given and realize it’s on display daily in multiple ways and in multiple moments. A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own

The definition of reactive is showing a response to a stimulus. We react when something happens. Especially something unexpected. When things aren’t going our way, or when things startle or challenge us. Most of us REACT. If you’ve heard someone say something like, “Why do you have to react like

One of the reasons I love riding horses is that I must be present. This massive animal can kill me, after all. What are you doing that takes all your concentration? Driving in the snow maybe? Why not ask yourself what you’re doing in your life that scares you and

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday so I’m assuming you have got all the goodies for romance lined up for your special someone. What about for your clients? Here’s the definition of romance: a feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love. Do you love your clients? I know that word

Love is on my mind this week. The definition  of love I found was: an intense feeling of deep affection. I feel deep affection for you reading this. Thank you for being in my world. A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be

A new compassionate documentary STRAY will be released on March 5th. It’s been my good fortune to view an advanced copy and it was both a study in how other cultures live and how strays everywhere adapt and forgive. This film is directed by a new filmmaker named, Elizabeth Lu and is

Relationships may be on your mind as we start this month of February. Today’s quote is an excellent reminder that consistency can benefit all relationships. Even the one you have with yourself. A Favorite Mind-Setting Quote: “Trust is built with consistency.” Lincoln Chafee

This morning two things helped to shift my perspective. First – I watched an interview and then the recording of the poem Amanda Gorman performed at the inauguration.   Second – I read an article about a man named Donny Marchuk who created a special “Chariot” for his aging Golden Retriever