Accountability is key.
Recently, someone commented to me on how helpful it had been to have someone holding them accountable to their goals, their actions, and even their thinking and overall attitudes. Not that he was weak, quite the contrary. This person knew his strengths, which were numerous. He also was fully aware of his areas for improvement and potential coaching.
It is hump day in the first week of 2011 and we are back at the grindstone. Stress is near. Challenges are ever-present. Pressures are building. Some of us may have already broken the resolutions we made just 5 days ago. We may be lamenting – why did I bother? We may be thinking – some […]
Happy 2011 everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start. Many of you have asked me to recap the most popular posts from 2010 – so my first posting of 2010 is just that: The Top Ten Between The Lines for 2010! The best advice I ever got Do I have to be liked […]
As Henry David Thoreau said:
“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself than this incessant business. ”
Wise words. A resolution I make every year is to read more. I work very hard at keeping current and exploring books to expand my world, my views, and my dreams. Books can indeed take us to places we have never been. They can expose us to different perspectives, challenge our ingrained beliefs, and stretch our mental capacities. They teach us.
A dear friend and colleague of mine, sent me this article last week as we prepare for 2011. Bull and Bear Essentials offers inventive food for thought!
My top four from their list of ‘Top 10 Things To Do” as we embark on this new year are denoted below. All are worthy – and easy to do!
As we depart to be with family, or prepare for loved ones to join us, this will be my last ‘Fine Line” for several days. I wish you joy, peace, happiness, and love this holiday season; and leave you with a quotation from one of my favorite storytellers when I was a child: Our hearts […]
What is it about this time of year? Hearts are mostly happy. Spirits are mostly full. Love is overflowing. As we begin this week leading to Christmas, let us be fully aware of this incredible energy which is everywhere – from the Salvation Army bell ringers at the grocery to the waiters at your local spirit-serving […]
A person isn’t who they are during the last conversation you had with them – they’re who they’ve been throughout your whole relationship. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke What kind of person are we? What kind of person do we want to be? What changes can we make to better enable that person to emerge? Who […]
Many scholars have studied the power and impact words have on individuals, societies, cultures, and the evolution of the human condition. Most of you know the love affair I have with words. Whether they be in the form of poetry, screenplays, novels, biographies, or simple exchanges between two people, languages speak volumes (no pun intended) […]
The holidays are a fabulous time of year, and as mentioned in yesterday’s post, can also be a time of great stress and incredible demands. Stress can bring on weight gain, heart issues, and even dementia-like symptoms. The Center of Brain Health, an incredible institution in Dallas, Texas, offers 12 wonderful tips to keep your brain in […]