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Do you get excited when you hear that stirring Olympic theme song? Do you get teary-eyed when you hear your national anthem being played as athletes stand proudly on the podium? Do you watch every event, just a few of your favorite events, or none at all? I would love to hear your thoughts about the Olympic…

Tomorrow is Groundhog Day, Candlemas, and the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. You can read more about Groundhog Day's origins here. Did you know that, originally, a hedgehog predicted the length of winter? I think it's generally assumed that people hope the groundhog will fail to see its shadow and usher in an early…

January is National Soup Month. Did you know that? I didn’t, but it makes sense. Soup always makes you feel warm and cozy inside. I’m sure there have been many pots of soup boiling on stoves across the country as people try to stay warm during these recent extreme winter temperatures and storms. This article details…

The year is still young, and I want you to take advantage of the opportunity to start a five-year journey with me and receive free flat-rate shipping through the end of the month, to boot. A five-year journal is a tool you can use to record and easily compare five years of your life at a…

I just heard a relevant and thought-provoking Gloria Steinem quote that I wanted to share with you: "Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." I want you to ruminate on that quote for a bit, then write about what it means to you. How…

Around 40% of Americans make a New Year’s resolution. Do you? As I mentioned above, I have just returned from a fabulous goal-setting workshop this week with Michael Hyatt. He posted an article on his website, "From Babylon to Self-Betterment: A Quick History of the New Year's Resolution," which talks about the history of resolutions I thought you may…

Floyd and Lucille Just before we crossed over into 2018, my husband Bob and I celebrated Lucille Ellson’s one-hundredth birthday. Five years ago, I met Lucille and her husband Floyd—he was 104 at the time—because Floyd wanted to write his life story with Lucille’s help. He already had the title, My First Hundred Years, and a book…

It’s that time of year—time to write goals, make resolutions, and create intentions for 2018. As I write this, I’m sitting in the Nashville airport, listening to the live music that defines this city and relishing the fact that I’ve already accomplished my first goal of the new year—attending Michael Hyatt’s workshop, Best Year Ever Live…

Come with an idea. Leave with a story. Spend the day working on a story you'd like to write. Learn the elements of crafting a story from your life that's interesting and well-written. Practice a proven, step-by-step method of composing a story that conveys an experience or situation you want to commit to paper. Walk out at the end…