Badger Mountain is not Mount Everest,  but I get some of my best ideas and hardest workouts hiking there.  When the gym closed during the COVID quarantine, I worked out at home for awhile. But Walmart resistance bands and 10 pound weights just didn't cut...

"Nothing will cause more anxiety than trying to control that which we can't."

--John Maxwell

When we sold our home in Grandview mid-July of 2019, we had the hardest time finding a home in Tri-Cities that we liked, in the price range that we desired. We had looked at 46 homes by the first week...

"Surround yourself with people who are only going to lift you higher and urge you forward."

--Me

There's something about walking through a forest that is so peaceful, calming and serene. I get energized, yet calmed to be outside of the noise and distractions of life. I'll bet you...

I love spending time with my adult kids. Both my son and my daughter have this "nothing is impossible attitude." If I am wondering if I can do a thing, they are the first to give me that "are you kidding me?" look followed with, "Of course, you can!"  AND, I believe them. They continually...

"You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along."

--Cass Elliott

Niccolò Paganini was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time,...

"I'd rather hide under the bed, in the closet, or better yet, take me to Eva's."  --Truffle

 

My dog, Truffle, is at Eva's. It's her favorite place besides home. I took her there because of the Water Follies in Tri-Cities this weekend. As I write this, I can hear the hydroplane boats in...

I was teaching a workshop Friday morning on Leadership, which included the topics of priorities, self-discipline and creative problem solving. 

In the problem solving section, I mentioned that we usually look at problems as negative and anxiety producing.

What if we changed our...

"If you want something in life that you've never had, you're going to have to do something you've never done."

--JD Houston

How many times have you been asked to do something you've never done before?  I know that stepping out of our comfort zone can be...well...terrifying. Okay,...