by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 31, 2021 | Growth, Happiness, Health, Inner Peace, Love, Peace, Priorities, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress, Uncategorized
On my way to my tennis match this weekend, I saw this sadly neglected building as I waited at a stop light. Clearly, it hasn’t been cared for in a while and that is readily apparent to everyone who drives past this unkept property. I tried to imagine, in my...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 30, 2021 | Goals, Hard Work, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Productivity, Self Improvement, Success, Uncategorized
The other day I was listening to Mary Barra tell a story about when she first became CEO of General Motors. She noticed the dress code, that was explained in great detail in the employee handbook, was 10 pages long. She spoke to Human Resources and said, “I want...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 27, 2021 | Friday Quote, Mistakes, Self Improvement
“Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” ~ James Joyce Mistakes may ultimately be the portals of discovery, but when they first happen, I believe they feel a little bit more like the trapdoor to embarrassment and humiliation. They’re rough at first,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 26, 2021 | Leadership, Power, Success
I was listening to a great audiobook yesterday, Power Moves, by Adam Grant. He was interviewing Stewart Butterfield, the CEO of Slack and they were talking about power as it pertains to leaders. Butterfield said money doesn’t make you an a$$hole, it simply makes...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 25, 2021 | Bad Day, Grumpy, Happiness, Inner Peace, Peace, Self-Care, Sleep, Stress, Success
Do you know what makes you grumpy? I know 4 things that are guaranteed to put me in a foul mood: if I am hungry, if I haven’t gone outside for fresh air and (hopefully) sunshine, if I haven’t been productive, and if I’ve had a bad night’s...
