Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Exercising Your Psyche To Overcome Mental Hurdles


"If you hold back in hurdles, you are going to fall over." 
-Sally Pearson, Olympic athlete

Mental hurdles. Our journeys are full of hurdles. They stand there, taunting us, getting in the way, blocking us from achieving our goals. We shout at them to go away but there they are. Mental hurdles staring straight into our eyes and challenging us. 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Saudade: A Feeling Beyond Longing



Saudade. It is what I feel when the plane rises above the clouds and the destination below fades away from view. 
Saudade. It is what I feel at airports, watching people coming and going, into and out of loving embraces that remind me of those special people in my own heart from the past, present, and future to come. 

What, exactly does Saudade mean?

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Dear Self: A Letter From The Future


"It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." -William Shakespeare

Have you ever felt like you're at the crossroads? On the cusp of adventure...as if there were multiple pathways before your feet, and you wanted to run forward but were strangely planted to the ground, not knowing which way to go? 

Monday, April 20, 2015

Live The Questions



"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."
- William S. Burroughs
 
How does one achieve peace of mind? How does one quell constant inner chatter?

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Your Story: In Only Six Words



What's your story in six words?

That's a story shorter than the 140-character Twitter limit!

In the spirit of conciseness, I'll keep this post short and sweet.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Do Easy: Easy Does It


"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."- Confucius

As a Project Manager by profession, I am passionate about simplification, and streamlining manufacturing and business processes. In Lean Six Sigma training, we learned methodologies to eliminate waste and inefficiencies. Cutting hold times, getting rid of defects, reducing costs...SIMPLIFY. One could say that I am thus trained in keeping things simple--an Expert of Easy.