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Building a Happiness Habit

May 19, 2011 - Posted by PattiAnn

I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.

— Brian Tracy

Ellie and I face a common problem. We both have to come up with topics to write about. While neither of us could probably tell you exactly how we do it, it seems to be true, at least for me, that it has something to do with showing up.

I’m sure you’ve heard that 80% of success in life is showing up. And so it is with writing.

When Ellie and I are asked to present at business and community meetings, whether we’re conducting training or simply providing inspirational encouragement, we always include some Continue reading » Building a Happiness Habit

Home for the Holidays

November 18, 2010 - Posted by PattiAnn

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Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

— Anonymous

The holidays are here. Already.

I’m not ready. Tonight we made plans for our annual Book Club Christmas dinner. When we left the meeting, one of our members wished us all a Merry Christmas because she wouldn’t be with us until next year.

I repeat… I’m not ready.

This will probably be the last Christmas that Dad is with us… and he’s not really here, just his body. I’m really not ready!

Alone in the Middle of the Group

We all experience it sometimes, feeling isolated. There we are in the middle of a group of people that we know and somehow we feel Continue reading » Home for the Holidays

I Want to Choose Easy

June 9, 2010 - Posted by Ellie

Photo credit: Jason Gulledge

How do you choose to think about your projects? Will they be difficult or easy?

It’s easy to come up with new ideas; the hard part is letting go of what worked for you two years ago, but will soon be out-of-date.

— Roger Von Oech

In her post, What Are You Thinking?, PattiAnn asked several questions. Among them were these:

What do you think that these people are thinking that allows them to continue to fight the good fight?
How do you feel today?
What are you thinking?
What is your choice?

Well, her questions resonated with me because I had just watched Wayne Dyer’s special on PBS, No Excuses! and I was still reeling from my reaction to his question: