My Brother
I am thankful for all of my siblings, however, I want to pay special tribute to my brother, John.   John is a year older and he is my ‘partner’.  What does that mean?   I am one of six and as I said, my brother and I are a year apart, then there’s a five year gap and my sisters, Jill and Kory are about a year and a half apart.  Again, there’s another five year gap, with my sisters Jane and Kate being just short of two years apart.  So you see, we each have a partner, and John is my partner.

My Sisters
Since Thanksgiving is just around the corner I wanted to spend a few blogs focusing on what I am thankful for.  First and foremost is my family but I want to dedicate this first tribute of thanks to my sisters.  We have a brother too, he is the oldest and is only a year older than me.  Although there is 15 years from oldest to youngest, we are very close. I'm not sure where this picture was taken...

Fear vs. Regret
It seems we stop our lives short of happiness because of our fears.  Especially now, with the economy being the way it is, a lot of people are now living what they have feared. Often I am asked “what is worse to live with: fear or regret?“

Even Football Players Cry.
Immediately upon receiving my coaching certification I began volunteering at CTC (The Career Transition Center) downtown Chicago.  Here I did one-on-one coaching with people in job search or “in transition” as it is referred to these days. One day, a new client walked into my office, he was a large man with a large presence.  His life had consisted of football and more football as a player, a coach and a fan… and you could tell. He sat in my office and discussed life and the struggles of being “in transition”.  He dove into a

My secret…
I stand in front of a room full of people, over and over and I tell my story.  I talk about all the good, the bad and the ugly things in my life that have together brought me to where I’m at in my life right now.  I tell it all, and I honor the mistakes and the miss-steps I have taken along the way.  I talk about what I learned from them and how I am grateful for all of it because I like where my life is right now.  I like the adventures that both challenge and joy brings. I talk about how they brought me to write my book about my Five Guiding Principles: 1. Be 100% present in everything you do; nothing e