The Journey to Me

S o you think it is time?  Time to “Just Do It”, Time to “Just Jump”!  Time for full-time ENTREPRENEURSHIP!  Recently, I read an impassioned writing by a young woman giving her thoughts regarding “4 Reasons To Quit Your Job To Be An Entrepreneur”.  Oh, how I wish I could sit down with her over coffee, my treat of course, to discuss her four points:     1. Recognition and R-E-S-P-E-C-T “ Yes, you want respect. You want to feel validated in a way thus far robbed by the corporate world or regular day-to-day job you live in.”   Well, my dear, the first person that needs to recognize, respect and acknowledge your accomplishments is YOU!  If you are needing validation now, you will find yourself chasing it for a long time.  Focus on walking out your destiny, then the recognition will come.  There is no greater respect than self-respect!  2. Control “Most entrepreneurs finally take the plunge when they become sick and tired ...

Hey there. Have you ever found yourself in this place?  Wondering…Questioning ….Yearning for the time and opportunity when your unique gifting (talent) will be utilized in a capacity that not only impacts the lives of others, but also leaves an enduring imprint in the earth?    Yet, generally it is not your gifting that is being used. It's you. Now, before you clam up and shut down, let me explain. Many have yet to recognize the difference between the gift that you ARE and the gift that you HAVE. The gift that you ARE works non-stop.  Its availability is predicated upon your intentional willingness to simply be available.  God has set within you an eternal "switch" (for a lack of a better word), that can be triggered at any given moment, and in any given circumstance.    The gifting (talent) that you HAVE works a little different. Its availability and use oftentimes comes through training, reading, studying, mentoring and life experienc...

Is it hot in here?    You don’t feel that? Oh it's just me?  Another one, ugh! Stop tripping, it is only the  Change . What exactly is a hot flash?  The exact cause may not be known, but science says that it happens when our reproductive hormones and our body's thermostat (hypothalamus), become more sensitive to slight changes in body temperature. Wow…It seems my body is declaring the changes we see in this world today--And it is uncomfortable and it's HOT! The Boomers, Busters Gen-X and Millennials: We all fit on the corporate body of America and the world, and wherever we sit on the timeline of life, one thing is certain… Change!   It is the Change we like, and the Change we don’t! As a buster myself, I often fought with my Gen-X daughter to get a good “corporate” job.  Build that pension...maintain life insurance…GROW UP!!!! What took me a while to see is she had grown up, but things had changed.  Gen-X was the gene...

I love the beginning of the New Year! It is a fresh start, a do-over. Give yourself this gift: the privilege of embracing your fresh start with a fresh outlook and fresh ideas. While thinking about this fresh start, I am reminded of certain super heroes and their superpowers: Captain America, the Flash, Ironman. It always seems that right at the 12th hour, the main character in the story gets a do-over. Just when everyone counted them out they rise to the occasion! So in this story of your life, you may not know what the next chapter may bring, but one thing you do know--YOU ARE THE MAIN CHARACTER of this production. 2016 was relentless. There were so many we had to say goodbye to, and there are quite a few new people and situations that we have to embrace. If you had known or if you had the opportunity to pre-read the plot of 2016, I am sure you would have… held them closer, removed it or them earlier, and/or committed to your purpose with greater passion. Most importantly, yo...