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.
"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. ...
"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...
"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...
"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...
" 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...
"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...
"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...
"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,...
"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...
"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 ...
“The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man.”
“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.”
--C.S. Lewis
"Outstanding people have one thing in common: An absolute sense of mission.”
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