When I first heard that everything was getting cancelled and we would all be asked to stay in our homes for several weeks my first thought was about how our entire lives were going to be put on hold. I started stressing about all the things I couldn’t do until the lockdown ended. Then it […]
With all the craziness of the news updates, the rush on the grocery stores, the closures going on, and the updates on the Coronavirus spreading it felt almost impossible to feel a sense of peace…and then Sunday came… Our church had put out a notification last week that our regular Sunday services were not being […]
Tonight I spoke to a group of Young Women between age 11 and 17 about “The Power of the Goal Poster”. The Power of the Goal Poster is actually the title of a chapter from my book “What AWESOME Looks Like: How To Excel In Business & Life” that’s available for purchase on Amazon.com. Below […]
“Do what is right, let the consequence follow.” That quote is a quote that was on my office every day while I ran my company MediConnect Global. That quote means a great deal to me because it is by living by that quote that I attribute the successes that have happened in my life. Tonight […]
Tomorrow evening (March 10th) I am being honored as the 2020 Wheatley Distinguished Ethics Speaker for Brigham Young University where I’ve been invited to give a lecture on the importance of Integrity and Ethics to a group of prominent business leaders, faculty, and students. In my lecture I am going to be sharing some experiences […]
My week last week was completely insane. I started the week off down in Cabo San Lucas at the invite of some dear friends who’d asked my husband and I to join them for a few days at the beautiful Montage Resort in Cabo. You are probably thinking “oh , boo hoo…really rough life going […]
Figure it out for yourself, my lad, You’ve all that the greatest of men have had, Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes And a brain to use if you would be wise. With this equipment they all began, So start for the top and say, “I can.” Look them over, the wise and […]
“When I look back at my life I am so grateful for all the things my parents DIDN’T DO for me.” As a parent our first instinct is often to want to jump in and make life easier for our kids. The problem with that is the more we do for our kids, especially as they grow […]
Last week the 10th Annual Rootstech Conference took place in Salt Lake City. Rootstech is largest Family History Conference in the world! And it is INCREDIBLE!!! Nearly 30,000 people from more than 37 countries, 45 of the 50 states, along with several hundred thousand watching online were a part of this conference. The theme of […]
How do I define a successful day? For me, a successful day is one I can come home from knowing that I did my very best, I gave it my all, I made good choices that upheld my integrity and that I treated others with kindness and respect. That is a successful day. Every other […]
If you happen to like Polar Bears, Pokemon, Chili, or Protein then February 27th is definitely your day to celebrate! That’s right – its National Polar Bear Day, National Pokemon Day, National Chili Day, and National Protein Day! YEEEE-HAWWWW!!! I can’t help but wonder who comes up with all these random national holidays? But whoever […]
(The following blog is a guest post written by my son Dalton Anderson who is covering for me tonight as I’ve been swamped planning an upcoming University board conference I’m in charge of that takes place next week – thanks D!) I’m a product fanatic. Plain and simple. When I have a need (usually a […]
Have you ever tried chasing after a two year old who is running as fast as he can down a long hallway while wearing four inch high heels? Well, that’s exactly what I was doing Sunday. We had been sitting in the chapel of our church listening to the speaker when my grandson started acting […]
“You are the fellow that has to decide Whether you’ll do it or toss it aside. You are the fellow who makes up your mind Whether you’ll lead or will linger behind Whether you’ll try for the goal that’s afar Or just be contented to stay where you are. Take it or leave it. Here’s […]
I spoke today in Atlanta Georgia at the National Ethics Directors Summit being held for University Ethics Directors from across the country as part of the APPE (Association for Practical & Professional Ethics) International Conference. I was also able to spend the entire day with these Directors both before and after my talk and that […]
Today I flew to Atlanta in order to speak tomorrow at a conference for the National Ethics Directors Summit being held for University Ethics Directors from across the country. When I was asked to come and speak at this Summit I went to great lengths to move my schedule around so I could make it […]
“Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect.” – Alan Cohen Today I went and spoke at Brigham Young University to a class of around 350 students. After my presentation I spent time doing open Q&A with them and I have to admit that the Q&A portion is […]
Welcome back from your holiday weekend! I hope everyone was able to make time for a little romance over Valentines. I know I personally have to credit my husband for knocking it out of the park with my favorite roses, cooking me breakfast, drawing hearts with crayon on my shower walls with cute sayings in […]
One thing I learned many years ago is that you do a dis-service to an individual by leaving them in a role where they are not succeeding. Some people don’t succeed due to their own faults, and others don’t succeed simply because they are not the right match for the position they have been placed […]
“Be the kind of person who dares to face life’s challenges and overcome them rather than dodging them.” – Roy T. Bennett On the surface it may seem easy to dodge problems, to ignore them and hope they will go away, or sweep them under the rug and hope no one notices they are there…and […]
Today as I was leaving a restaurant where I’d had a meeting with someone and as she and I were walking out to our cars in the parking lot a car driving past us slowed down and stopped right next to us. The back window rolled down to reveal two little boys, around four or […]
“There’s no kill switch on AWESOME.” – Dilbert A woman who worked with terminally ill patients often asked them what their biggest regrets were from their life. One of the regrets shared was that they wish they had let themselves be happier. Note the phrase “let themselves be happier”, which was them acknowledging that they […]
I have so many things to tell all of you about and yet each time I’ve tried to sit down to write a blog about them I get interrupted – From my husband being hospitalized unexpectedly last week, to me needing to fly to Washington DC this week for some really important meetings and to […]
I learned many lessons through my years of leading companies, but without question, the most surprising thing I learned was this: The thing you can do that will make you the strongest, is the thing that is most counter-intuitive to do: Be openly vulnerable. Being vulnerable was not my strong suit growing up. In my […]
“You were born with the ability to change someone’s life. Don’t ever waste it.” We often hear that we must help ourselves before we can help someone else, and to some extent I believe that to be true. But I also find it to be true that one of the best ways to help ourselves […]
Clayton M. Christensen, renowned Harvard Business Professor, strategy consultant, best-selling author, mentor, church leader, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away just over a week ago at the age of 67. He was an amazing man who taught a powerful lesson on how we ought to measure our lives – both through his words and through […]
While fans everywhere were excited to watch the Super Bowl game, I was excited because one of the Super Bowl commercials announced that Little Caesars Pizza is now offering home delivery! YEEEEE HAWWWWWW!!!!! Touchdowns are nothing in excitement compared to how I feel about that news! Just think about it – we now have the […]
(The following is a guest post written by Dalton Anderson who is covering for his mother, Amy Rees Anderson, who just returned from a five day philanthropy trip and was in need of sleep) Winning has consequences. Be ready to accept them. It was third grade. I was a cute, well-groomed third-grader, with great hair […]
I was sitting at a corner booth that butted up against the back window at a restaurant today for a business meeting over lunch. The rest of the group was seated on the bench seat with their backs to the window and I was seated at a chair facing the window. As I was in […]
I was working at my office late tonight when a text came through from a friend with a video clip. I was super busy today and wouldn’t normally have stopped to listen to a video clip but for some reason I found myself hitting play. A young man in his graduation cap and gown stands […]
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