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.
"So now the case is closed."There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life union with Jesus..."
—Romans 8:1
Technology can bring out the worst in me. On Friday morning, I had a couple of challenges that...
You have to know yourself to grow yourself."
"If I would have listened to the naysayers, I would probably still be in the Austrian Alps yodeling."
--Arnold Schwarzenegger
I was watching the wild card game the other night—the Arizona Cardinals against the Los Angeles Rams....
“When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit of what he can do."
--Charles Schwab
As we grow, life experiences, mistakes, failures, kids on the playground and well-meaning adults download beliefs systems in...
“Life is either an adventure or nothing at all."
--Helen Keller
Reading through last years journal, I realized that I spent a huge amount of time struggling with control issues. In fact, it wasn't just last...
“Attachment is the source of all suffering."
--Buddha
“It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves."
-- Sir Edmund Hillary
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...
“Families are like fudge, mostly sweet, with lots of nuts.”
--Anonymous
I know the holidays can be stressful. When you put different people together from different backgrounds, with different expectations--well...sometimes it's hard to...
“Comparison is the thief of joy."
“The most valuable lessons aren't learned they are experienced."
"Your life is controlled by what you focus on. "
---Tony Robbins
This last year turned out way better than I thought. December is the month that I go through my journal and planner and look at what I have learned. AND what lessons I may have...
"Hope is the positive expectation of something great happening... and soon. "
---Jan McDonald
It has been said, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for...
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. "
--Winston Churchill
Magnanimity is a fancy word for generosity. I thought that might get your attention:) Generosity is the selfless act of giving with no expectation...
"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."
--Albert Schweitzer
Over 200 years ago, a man in civilian clothes rode past a small group...
“Self-care is how you take your power back."
--Lalah Delia
Eighty-three percent of workers are experiencing symptoms of burnout. Nearly 1 in 4 employees experienced the more severe signs, including reduced professional efficacy and...
"Self respect is produced by inner triumphs, not external ones."
--David Brooks
The first time I quit drinking was when my ex-husband and I split up. It was his fault, after all (yeah, right.) I totally quit cold turkey and began a fitness...