For those who do not have teenagers at home, the word Vacay means Vacation (according to my teen daughter anyway). I am still trying to learn the revised English language used by teens today – Deets means details, Deec means decent, Cray-cray means crazy, Tots means totally, and vacay means vacation. Spending last week at […]
In the brilliant words of Dr. Seuss: “Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” As we head into a fabulous summer weekend I wanted to remind everyone to not let a single moment get away from you. Life is short and there is so much to do and enjoy! Make this weekend […]
Breathtaking – what a great word! It’s the best word I can think of when I drive up the road toward my home, set into the side of a beautiful mountain in Utah. The weather is amazing, the trees are green, the flowers are blooming and all I can think is…breathtaking! We don’t take enough […]
There are people in all of our lives that lift us up when we are down or help us through when times are tough. There are people in our lives who make us laugh and smile and make us feel better about ourselves. There are people in our lives that tell us we can do […]
“People who say that life is not worthwhile are really saying that they themselves have no personal goals which are worthwhile. Get yourself a goal worth working for. Better still, get yourself a project. Always have something ahead of you to “look forward to“, to work for and hope for.” (Maxwell Malz). I don’t know […]
Ah yes, the famous words of Hannibal on the A-Team. There is little in life that is better than when a plan comes together, especially when the plan itself turns out to be far larger and expansive then any plan you had pictured in your own mind 🙂 Throughout the years of my life I […]
Tonight I took a group of teenage girls on a service project to go to an assisted living center to visit with a group of adorable, lovely Grandmas. We sat the group of our 16 and 17 year old girls in a circle with group of Grandmas, all of which were widows. We asked the […]
A while back I was able to attend a seminar by Dr. John Lund on communication where he gave some amazing advice on how to better communicate with others. His input was simple and easy to follow, yet powerful. The best quote of the entire event was this: “Don`t communicate to be understood; rather, communicate […]
This weekend we celebrate Memorial Day in the U.S. It’s the day we remember those men and women who died serving in the military. It’s also become a day to honor all of those who were near and dear to our hearts that have passed on. People place flowers on graves and flags on graves […]
“I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.” -Martha Washington I very much believe that statement to be true. Our attitude about things is such a major determination of our happiness level in life. And we control our attitude by controlling […]
So it is not very often that I would write about a quote from a sitcom as being a great life lesson, but this particular quote was so good that I haven’t been able to get it off my mind, so I figured I had better write about it today. It was a quote from […]
Yesterday I wrote my Forbes article on moving past your mistakes in life and I used a quote from the movie the Lion King. There is another quote from that movie that I can’t help but share today because I think it is so powerful. There is a part of the movie where we hear […]
This Sunday will be Mother’s Day, so I wanted to give everyone a reminder a few days early so you can start now picking out a special gift for the Mothers in your life. This is especially a friendly hint to all the husbands out there whose wives are raising your children :). Everyone has […]
Isn`t it funny how in life we have that room in the house we keep everyone out of in order to save it for that “special occasion”, or the china plates that we only eat from on a “special occasion”, or the towels in the bathroom that can only be used on a “special occasion”. […]
As those of you who follow my blog know, I try to write each day about the lessons I am learning in my life. Those who know me well know that I also don’t believe in coincidences in life. Rather, I firmly believe that things happen for a reason. So the events of today led […]
Have you ever had the experience of meeting someone for the first time, but having that feeling that you already know them? There is an instant connection and an immediate comfort as if you have known them all your life. You feel totally at ease sharing things with them because there is that sense of […]
I don’t know who came up with these 7 Lovely Logics, but whoever did is an absolute genius! I happened upon these today and I have to say that I love it when you come across something like this and it totally hits you in the very moment you need it to and brings your […]
“Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren’t any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn’t be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life’s challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make […]
There is little that I enjoy more than spending quality time with a group of great friends. Today I went to the BYU Founders Board Meeting (Brigham Young University board I serve on). It was a great meeting and I truly joy serving with such amazing board members. All are highly successful people who place integrity and […]
As many of you know, my husband and I are building a new home. Our architect is a man named Lyle Beecher of the firm Beecher Walker. Lyle is a phenomenal architect and he and I had worked together in the past when he designed the office space for my former company, so I knew […]
Have you ever been flipping through a magazine and come to the picture perfect person staring back at you and thought to yourself, “I wish I looked like her/him”. Or have you watched a famous people on the television being interviewed about their fame and fortune and thought to yourself “I wish I had their […]
I can hardly believe that it was exactly one year ago, last Saturday, that we signed the closing documents to sell MediConnect (MCG). Since that day it has been a sheer whirlwind of activity so when I realized that it was the one year anniversary over the weekend all I could think of is how it […]
Gratitude is an amazing thing. Gratitude can turn any negative into a positive. The fastest way to FEEL happy is to BE thankful. Taking a moment to consider all the blessings that are in your life can help tremendously to put everything into proper perspective; and it is proper perspective that will help you through […]
Last night my daughter came in to tell me about her day. She was clearly in a really good mood despite the fact she wasn’t feeling well still. As she started to tell me about her day she was really excited to share her experience with a substitute teacher that taught one of her classes. […]
Behind every company, whether it’s a multinational corporation or the smallest startup, is an intersection of talent. Each person is uniquely capable of performing their job: the company spokesperson is a gifted public speaker; the administrative assistant is a master multi-tasker; and the CEO is excellent at setting the vision and leading the team. Every […]
After working incredibly hard for the last few months to get REES Capital launched, our building construction and renovation completed, and setting up our new offices with furniture and decorations and all the hoopla in order to be ready for our big Grand Opening tomorrow, I definitely needed to hear that quote you just read. […]
I remember well those words spoken in a Pantene shampoo commercial back in the 1980’s. The attractive woman with the fabulous hair looked right into the camera and made the plea “Don’t hate me because I am beautiful.” That phrase became front and center once again earlier this year when UK columnist Samantha Brick wrote […]
For Christmas today my daughter Ashley made a home video to send to her brother Dalton who is serving a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Mississippi and therefore he couldn’t be home with us this year. She started making this video prior to her ACL surgery and she […]
Snow mixed with wet wind = I’m FREEZING! I have to say that I am not much of a snow girl only because I just can’t stand to be cold. My husband and I have a constant battle over the temperature in our house – I want the temperature turned WAY up and my husband wants it turned way down…brrrrr… Heat […]
How true is that quote?!? Now I can’t speak for every single woman out there, but I will go out on a limb and say that it is definitely true that a good majority of we women want our significant others to be able to read our minds. We want them to pick up on […]
