Funny motivational speaker Every day you make a multitude of choices that have the potential to create happiness. Push snooze or workout? Lend a hand or move on your way? Greasy burger or a healthy salad? Retaliate or listen? In between impulse and action, there is a space called choice. Your happiness horsepower lies…
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Funny motivational speaker Your calling is born with you. It is your mission. Your calling is created for you. Therefore, it demands your attention. Once recognized, its cry will be relentless. For awhile, your calling will make you feel awkward. It will whisper in your ear just before you sleep. It will be the first…
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Funny motivational speaker At a recent speaking engagement, I found myself in need of a five copies of a one sided handout. In a rush, I ran from the event room to the hotel desk where I saw several employees standing around a copying machine in the back office, laughing and chatting with each other.…
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Funny motivational speaker Sometimes I feel crabby and impatient with my life. In these moments, I want to fix or improve stuff quickly, so I reach out, grasping to repair or change something, anything. I snatch up magazines with covers that scream “Lose ten pounds THIS WEEK!” and “Get organized TODAY!” or “Get more clients…
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Funny Motivational Speaker Isla went blind this week. After being diagnosed with diabetes last October, she’s been on daily insulin and a high protein diet. Other than missing the pet pad nightly, we noticed no other significant changes until this week. This week, Isla couldn’t find food in front of her, and she tripped going up…
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Funny motivational speaker Life is awesome! This morning I let Isla, my diabetic dog outside. She missed the pee pad (again), so I filled the bucket with water from the sink (just like that, easy peasy) and washed the floor with a lemon-scented soap. Isla’s insulin shots are ready to give. Lucky me, my precious little…
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Funny motivational speaker I was sixteen when my family vacationed in Cartageña, Columbia. The first evening, we strolled along the pristine beach, enjoying the brilliant sunset and roar of the ocean when we suddenly heard cries of help. A man and two women frantically screamed as waves crashed over them, and the tide dragged them…
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Funny motivational speaker This morning I was thinking about the power of pausing. My teenager is particularly prickly at times. Small comments can easily lead to a blow up. So I am learning to pause before I speak to consider how my words (and my intonation and expression) might be interpreted. Pausing is a powerful…
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Funny motivational speaker [fusion_text]Some time ago, I was eating at the Twin Dragon in Mitchell with my daughter Sofi. We were laughing and talking about school, friends, and teachers when a young boy and his mother sat down at a table close to us. As soon as they sat down, they each took out their…
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Funny motivational speaker Last Saturday I had the privilege of sharing a platform with Dr. Henry Emmons at the Ridgeview Women’s Event in Waconia, Minnesota. Dr. Emmons is a man committed to improving lives through his practice of general and holistic psychiatry. He spoke about the increase of depression and chronic stress in our culture…
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