There is only one admirable form of imagination: the imagination that is so intense that it creates a new reality, that it makes things happen, whether it be a political thing, or a social thing or a work of art. –Sean O’Faolain

“I’m sorry about your dad,” the football coach said to one of his players whose father had died the previous week. “Coach, please let me start Saturday,” the players asked. Now the player was strictly back-up and only saw playing time when the game was either won or hopelessly lost. But the coach read the [...]

I am speaking to the Bainbridge Island Rotary Club (a big shout out and thank you for the invitation by the way)… I’m presenting on purpose and service. As I prepare for my presentation I’m present to how much better life works, how much better I work, when I’m aligned with my purpose.  Kids’ books [...]

The African Impala can jump to a height of over ten feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the [...]

I LOVE Mama Gena…. and she happily sends out a regular newsletter…. check out this gem below fora new twist on how you present yourself… Mama says “It was a love letter to myself, composed with heart and haste, in service to all that lay before me on this most mundane, yet sacred, day in [...]

A quote by Denis Waitley.. Since the mind is a specific biocomputer, it needs specific instructions and directions. The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along [...]

Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. – A quote by Theodore Roosevelt Gray twilight… not a place where [...]

ONE day, a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t [...]

A thought provoking quote by Marilyn Ferguson: “It’s not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear… It’s like being between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to.” What’s your [...]

Are you creating your life or simply taking whatever shows up? Are you experiencing life as joyful, engaging, adventurous and full of possibility?  Is your work an expression of your highest self? We spend many hours at work.  For some of us, we invest more time and energy at work that any other single endeavor.  [...]