Starting the Journey Over

Perspective.  It's not what is in the cup.  It's not how full the cup is.  It is about how you see that cup.  Take a journey in my brain this morning.  I am hard at work training clients, answering emails, working on marketing, and I took a gander at the cup I am using today.  In artistic lettering is reads, "You're the best."  It's simple and to the point.  No pretty pictures.  No bright colors.  Simple and artistic.  My cup got me thinking about perspective. Life, love, careers are a lot about how we see them.  We don't always get to to know the other side of things.  We can tell ourselves stories about what is going on and why, but they are just that, stories.  It is how we look at it.  I decided this morning to put my healthy beverage of choice into my mug instead of a shaker cup per usual.  I did it without thinking which caused a lot of thought.  Every time I look at my cup, I smile.  Eve...

"You're highlight reel on Facebook looks great.  How is life really going for you?"  Those words being said to me last week were actually a huge compliment and allowed me to give a person some insight into my life.  It is a conversation that had me feeling pretty good about where I'm at. We live in a world right now where we see a lot of highlight reels on social media.  For many, it is just that, highlights, and behind the scenes it is messy and broken.  We feel as though we have to be perfect and have it all together in front of everyone and only show the good parts.  The individual I was talking thought that is what I was doing because people aren't as happy as I "appear" to be.  I welcome you to look at my pictures and what some may think is a facade. Here's the truth.  It's not my highlight reel; it's my life.  This doesn't mean that I don't have negative things happen in life or have tough moments.  The difference is that ...

You know who you want to be and what you want to accomplish.  Here's the real task - How do you get there?  It's not enough to know what your destination is.  Yes, it is necessary to know where you are going, but you will never arrive without a map, your backpack, and good traveling companions.  And your map is your own.  This is not a one size fits all kind of thing.  Your destination looks different than mine, so you map should also look different.  We may have some things that match, but the should not be identical. One of the hardest parts is that we have to make our own map to success, and sometimes other people get to add the detours.  The most important piece is that you create your map.  You may find that you need to add some new roadways as you go and change the path a little.  It is ok to have to redirect to reach your goals.  How do you create your map?  And what goes in the backpack?  Who are these travel c...