The phrase overnight success cracks me up. I am sure someone out there has been an overnight success at some point in life, but for most of us the road to success if littered with failure and defeat. I know it has been for me. My friend Lela Barker has a business called Lucky Break Consulting. She came up with the name because people thought … [Read more...]
Reach for Unseeable, Seemingly Unreachable Goals
When I was 8 years old we moved to Munich, Germany from Dallas, Texas, where if there was even a light dusting of snow on the ground, school was cancelled. That year I remember that I stood 4 feet, 4 inches tall and overnight it snowed 4 foot 6 inches. I woke up delighted at the thought of a mega snow day. Much to my surprise this was only the … [Read more...]