Your Path to Breakthroughs: Insights from Jan McDonald
From hopeless drunk to 30 years sober and helping hundreds of 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.
"The first step toward success is taken when you refuse to be a captive of the environment you first find yourself in."
-Mark Caine
We know there are some things that we cannot change. I used to be frustrated with the fact that I was short. I couldn’...
"Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself."
-Denis Waitley
Dr. Ben Carson's story is so inspiring. His mom, Sonya, didn’t have any more than a 3rd grade education. She married his ...
"I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them."
--The Office
While on vacation, I was riding with my son in his pickup truck and a song came on the radio by a group named Leftover Salmon (I know, I didn...
"Never let your limiting beliefs, your stuff or people define you. Only you are given the gift to do that."
--Me
In my travels this week, I have learned that many of us are not totally experiencing the freedom that we desire. We're walking around...
"Live on the other side of 'yes'."
--Melvin Maxwell
That has to be one of my favorite quotes these last 18 months--along with the one that says we can make lemonade out of the lemons that we are given. 2020 was definitely the year of the lemon. L...
"Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now."
--Regina Brett
In college, we can audit a course. We pay less money for the advantage to sit in on the course, and we aren't required to do the homework. We get to listen and learn what we d...
"The value of an idea lies in the using of it." Thomas Edison
We can't take an action without thinking about it or having the idea first. That's a great thing when we are tempted to do something that will negatively impact others or ourselves. W...
" Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome."
--Arthur Ashe
I remember when I was younger and I only had my brother's bike to ride when he wasn't using it. It was ugly, too. It was old and scratched...
"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
About 3 months ago, I was wondering in my quiet time, "Should I facilitate a retreat based on my book, 'Fruitful Leadership:...
"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing."
"Without love there can be no connection, no future and no success together."
--John Maxwell
I'm writing this on the Friday before Easter and I thought of what a grand emotion love is. I know, this seems kinda mushy, but imagine a life without love...
"Don't be afraid to start over. It's a brand new opportunity to rebuild what you really want."
I love springtime. The bulbs and perennials are starting to break through the dirt. I planted my vegetable garden and the kale, lettuce,
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"Leaders Add Value by Serving Others"
--John Maxwell
Many leaders view leadership the same way that they view success. They hope to go as far as they can to achieve the highest position that they can. Many times people do whatever it takes in th...
"At any given moment, we have two options: step forward into growth or step back into safety."
Abraham Maslow
“To be intentional means working with purpose to make every action count.”
--John C. Maxwell
