Category: Planning

  • Debating Debate

    Debating Debate

    This is not a debate on anything political. It’s a debate on debate. Is it even possible to have a rational discussion about abortion, or immigration? Or anything for that matter? Each side, pulling further and further apart, throw words of bigotry and hate that seem to stop all conversation before it even starts. So…

  • Fear Not

    Fear Not

    Fear: (verb) To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. Having several children with anxiety, talk of fear and trying new things can cause any number of emotions and reactions. But teaching our children and ourselves to overcome fear is…

  • What Boston Taught Me About Indy

    What Boston Taught Me About Indy

    The idea of moving again is one that fills my heart with trepidation. How many high schools will we have to attend before all five of our kids get through? But recently, my husband and I found ourselves on a flight to Boston, ready to check out about 15 different schools to see if there…

  • To My College Freshmen Self

    To My College Freshmen Self

    Right now, it may feel like life can’t get any more challenging. I know it seems scary, overwhelming, desperately lonely and incredibly expensive. Going grocery shopping by yourself for your own kitchen in your first apartment seems like a monumental task. I know, I’ve been there (and I still called my mom so she could…

  • The Snatcher

    The Snatcher

    Have you ever really wanted something, worked hard to get it, then spent precious brain cells worrying it would be snatched away from you? That’s me. Right now. My wish list is as long as the average human. I don’t need too many things to make me happy. (Yes, I know. Nothing can make us…

  • 5 Tips to Succeeding With Your First Rental Property

    5 Tips to Succeeding With Your First Rental Property

    When we moved to Utah in 2004, my wife and I bought a nice little townhouse in Draper. 1300 square feet, 2 small bedrooms and a loft, 1 car garage. It fit us nicely, and was located just off of the I-15 freeway about halfway between Salt Lake City and Provo, in a growing community.…

  • 3 Interpersonal Skills You Need to Grow Your Career

    3 Interpersonal Skills You Need to Grow Your Career

    About seven years ago, my boss asked to speak with me after a meeting. I thought the meeting went well. Our marketing and sales teams had gathered to discuss what our focus should be in the next quarter and I energetically spoke up. I guess I was too frank and filled with emotion. She asked…

  • Learning How to Take Feedback

    Learning How to Take Feedback

    “If you could learn to not always take the credit, you could be an amazing leader.” “You sometimes expect too much out of people without training them enough or telling them what you want them to do. People can’t read your mind!” Ouch. That was real feedback I received three years ago from a 360…