Courage
Guest Blogger shares her motivation for weight loss and controlling her destiny!
Guest Blogger Dominique…check out her blog here. And, check out her Before/After pictures below. She has a motivational story we all can learn from.
A few months ago Maryann requested me to write a guest blog entry on my recent weight loss and what keeps me motivated. My initial thought was, well it has to […]
Olympians Inspire
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” -John Quincy Adams
Ok, now that the 08 Bejing Olympics are over, I can get back to my normal life. After years of anticipation and hours of watching I can now sit back and share a few […]
Honoring Opportunity
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“America is another word for opportunity.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have been on vacation for the past few days in NY. First on the list was visiting the family and then down to the city to do some sightseeing and shopping.
I took Jon to Ellis Island for […]
Open the door!
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“When the door of happiness closes, another one opens: but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.” - Helen Keller
Don’t stare, don’t knock…walk through. It takes courage but walking through the first […]
Getting hit and moving forward!
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“It ain’t about how you hard you hit, it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. That’s what winning is about.” Rocky Balboa
My married last name is Balbo…in the seven years I have been married I have […]
Got insurance?
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“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. […]
Dig It!
“Life’s a garden. Dig it.” -Joe Dirt
Ok, I am embarrassed to admit it but I like the movie! The other night I watched the movie Joe Dirt for about the 20th time. It’s one of those movies you leave on in the background while you work or surf the net. It truly has a cult […]
Wise vs Ignorant
_uacct = “UA-3096652-1″; urchinTracker();”A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows public opinion.” Chinese Proverb
I wrote about making decisions recently…when I came across this quote and Claudia’s explanation I thought it really summed up my thoughts more eloquently.
From […]
Starbucks CEO Broke?
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I receive numerous daily emails with quotes. This one is from the Brian Kim Newsletter. It really spoke to me-probably since I can relate to his story and Starbucks is a […]
Google Idea
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This is from C. Blanton-great story about how important having ideas-regardless if they seem realistic at the time.
The whole idea of Google started when one of its co-founders had a
crazy, impossible idea. He wanted to download the entire Web onto his computer.Needless to say, he […]