Your Path to Breakthroughs: Insights from Jan McDonald
From hopeless drunk to 30 yearsĀ sober and helpingĀ hundreds ofĀ individuals and organizations unlock their 'and then some', I distill all the lessons gained from those transformational life experiences and share them with you in this space.
I invite you to explore these insights as way to help you breakthrough the challenges that are stopping you from becoming who you want to be.
“Self-care is how you take your power back."
--Lalah Delia
The topic of personal wellness (the unfluffy way of saying self-care) has come up again recently...and often. It was a requested topic for my latest keynote. My recent...
“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."
--Michael Altshuler
If we want to design our life and live it according to our calling and our own personal dreams and desires, we need strategies....
"Everything that you want is on the other side of fear."
"Make sure your worst enemy is not living between your own two ears."
“Your thinking, more than anything else, shapes the way you live. It’s really true that if you change your thinking, you can change your life.” ...
The Law of Addition--Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
"Without love there can be no connection, no future and no success together."
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Are Dennis and I the only couple that speaks--okay--yells at each other from
different parts of our home?
Do we all genuinely have the interest to want to know the answer to this question when we see someone, "How are you...
“You don't have to do everything, even Batman had Robin.”
When I work with executives, delegating can be a tough concept for them to grasp. I've been there. I didn't enjoy giving up control, especially when I...
"Some stories in our heads were told to us by others. Some we created ourselves."
--Me (from Self Image Mastery Class)
A woman was waiting at an airport for her hours-long flight. Since her flight was delayed, she had several hours on...
The meaning of the word problem in the original Latin language means "to put forward." It precedes, or comes before, a solution. I believe if we are gifted with the sight to see a problem, we will have a solution. We...
"Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.”
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"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will rule your life and you will call it fate.”
ā€• Carl Jung
That has to be my favorite quote. Our beliefs have so much power and most of them live underneath the radar screen of our conscious...
“If I had asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses.”
--Henry Ford
When I was the CEO of a non-profit, I wanted to be on the cutting edge and serve with excellence. I was always looking for...
“When we first embark upon a growth goal, it's intangible. It takes patience to see results. "
—Jan McDonald
I had a flat forehead moment the other morning. I realized that I have a hard time being joyful when I'm not moving in...
“Please think about your legacy because you are writing it every day."
—Gary Vaynerchuk
Dennis and I live far away from our adult kids and grandkids. One of the questions we asked ourselves on Christmas was, "How can we leave a legacy...