NO BANG REQUIRED

The beginning of year is filled with fireworks and fast starts. It’s how we get things done. We all feel the pressure to start the year off with a bang–which is not the same as...

A GOOD STOPPING POINT

A good stopping point is a place where you can pause a project that is not yet complete. You can come to a “good stopping point” when cleaning your room or working in the yard. You...

A Better Way

Our natural approach to change is to simply promise to be different. So we make lists of the things we want to change and we make corresponding promises. The promise approach does the opposite of...

It Isn’t All or Nothing

  You’ve likely heard the stats – or like me, lived them. Millions of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions, but less than 10% succeed with the changes they are trying to...

A Journaling Example

We love hearing how people are practicing journaling in their My One Word journey.  We received the photo and note below from Martha Myers. Perhaps her method will give you some ideas for writing...

What to fixate on

    What do you believe about your ability to change, with regards to your one word?   Can you really do it?   What do you believe about your ability to change with regards to GOD...

Adjectives and Goals

Is there a goal you have set in conjunction with your one word? Setting goals is good practice. Goals help keep us moving forward – trying to walk out what we believe we’re meant to...

How Well Do You Multi-task?

Have you noticed there’s a popular fascination with whether women or men are better at multitasking? One of the reasons the who-mutitasks-better question keeps popping up is our culture...

TRACIE MILES and SELFLESS

Today I’ve asked my friend Tracie Miles to share her one word for 2013 with us, because she chose such a challenging word! Tracie is a women’s speaker and the author of Stressed-less...

The SHAPE of love

  According to the calendar (not to mention Hallmark), February is the month of love. It’s a time to focus on relationships – and buy candy and cards. So when Valentine’s...