"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." --Phil Jackson So we did it! We got the job! Hard part is over right? Well no. Not even a little. Anyone who has ever started a job knows that there is no easy slide into position. There is … Continue reading The Power of Us
Good leaders know that their people will only truly thrive not when they are pushed to be perfect but when they are encouraged to be their natural best.This is my new obsession for leadership. A complete must read. In my newest journey of learning a new position and world I am reading anything I can … Continue reading A Must Read!
All Mantras come from Anxiety-gone.com This week I am barely sleeping and barely eating. This is normal right? So naturally, unlike when I was too young to know better, I sought out mantras to help me pass through this week of being brave. “Release all worry and celebrate what could go right.” When September started, I … Continue reading The Growing Monster of ‘What If’
“Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.” ~ Lao Tzu When I'm up all night full of doubt, I have a choice. I can get up and try again. … Continue reading Up All Night
This character is one of my favorite ones to push and discover. Enjoy the confrontation he needed. Layah was looking over the shots and wondered where that paparazzi was even tucked away that no one noticed them at all. He tutted falsely, “You are making the wrong reputation for yourself.” he said snidely. She looked … Continue reading Fictional Friday 9.14.18: A Man Named Haunt
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. – Benjamin Franklin 'How many times have I heard this?' I think to myself as I am walking around a brand new unit with a brand new nurse. He was soft-spoken and gentle natured. He was walking me around the back of the unit to a … Continue reading Eating Our Young
Starting a new job is like the next great adventure. The mind of the beginner is empty, free of the habits of the expert, ready to accept, to doubt, and open to all the possibilities. - Shunryu Suzuki (Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind)
"My idea of a perfect world really can't be designed by one person or even by a million experts. It's going to be 7 billion pairs of hands, each following their own passions." --Jay Silver
Do you know how you feel about single mothers? Or are you one? Have you heard these before?: She is lazy, her kids are out of control, she's selfish and ignores her kids, she's a slut. I've heard every single one. Said right to me by family, strangers, neighbors, and some not so awesome friends. … Continue reading Confessions of a Single Mom
A Girl Named Bee 