November 25, 2011 at 2:53 am | Your Life
- Posted by rogeric |
Harmony vs Balance: What’s the difference? Do you want harmony in your life or balance? We hear a great deal about the need to create balance in your life. Trying to achieve balance can cause even more stress. And who needs more stress! Read the rest of this entry »
March 11, 2010 at 1:34 pm | Featured Resource, Your Family, Your Life, Your Work
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
To all of you that have left the encouraging supportive comments,
“Thank You.” Read the rest of this entry »
December 14, 2009 at 4:11 am | Your Family, Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
The holidays are almost upon us. Many of us will be spending time with family. Some of us look forward to that and others of us dread it.
Think about your family life for a moment. If you are like most people, there are a variety of dynamics that surround your family. You get along, you don’t get along. You laugh and have fun and you storm and yell. You talk to each other and you don’t talk to each other. You love your siblings, but you can’t wait to go home and get away from them. You love your parents, but they drive you nuts. You love your own kids, but you can’t stand them at times and you can’t wait for them to grow up and leave home. (OK, I can hear some of you chuckling and nodding your heads, especially if you have teenagers.) Read the rest of this entry »
November 28, 2009 at 3:48 am | Featured Resource, Your Family, Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
As I listen to the multitude of news stories about one of the world’s best golfers crashing his vehicle in the early morning hours and as the details unfold about his private life, I am saddened for him, his wife and family and for us. This is just one more high profile celebrity who has momentarily self-destructed. It is one more high profile person who in moments of indiscretion has jeopardized his career and his family life.
Then I step back and try to gain perspective and realize we all have similar vulnerabilities. We all can stray from our paths, our families and our beliefs.
So what is it that enables us to stay true to our core values? What is it that enable us once we falter to get back on track? Read the rest of this entry »
November 26, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Your Family, Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
Today is Thanksgiving. A day for giving thanks, enjoying family, friends, good food and football.
So what are you truly thankful for? Do you really recognize the blessings in your life even when your life seems to be out-of-control? Or is it out-of-control because you are not recognizing the blessings in your life? Read the rest of this entry »
November 5, 2009 at 1:33 pm | Your Life, Your Work
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
If you are an employee, do you know the core values of the business or organization that you work for? Do you know the core values of your supervisor? Of your colleagues?
If you are a business owner, have you clearly identified the core values of your business? Have you articulated them to your employees? And do you insist that the company culture and code of behavior reflect those values? Read the rest of this entry »
October 31, 2009 at 3:57 pm | Featured Resource, Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
Core values… we all have them, whether we acknowledge them or not. So what are yours? Can you easily tell someone what your core values are? Do you design your life around your core values? Do you live your core values? Read the rest of this entry »
October 25, 2009 at 3:58 pm | Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
Friends. What more can I say. Friends can be a strong support system to help you strengthen the harmony in your life, your family and your work. Who else will listen to you as you vent, as you try to work your way through what you are dealing with, as your shed your tears or help you celebrate when you overcome your obstacles. Read the rest of this entry »
October 21, 2009 at 9:30 pm | Uncategorized, Your Life
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
As I think about strengthening the harmony in my life (and in helping others) one of the first things that comes to mind is the multiple “hats” we all wear.
In my life, I wear the hat of spouse, mother, grandmother (of eight and it is the absolute blast), daughter, sister, business owner, friend, gardener, Great Dane and cat caregiver, bird feeder, volunteer and perpetual learner. Trying to fill the role of each of these can be a daunting task. Maintaining balance across all of them is difficult if not impossible. Read the rest of this entry »
October 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm | Your Life, Your Work
- Posted by Judy Whalen |
Well, the cat is out of the bag. I know I should be projecting this air of pure confidence, but I think it is important for the integrity of this blog to reflect what I am actually feeling. Trepidation. Excitement. Amazement that I’ve gotten this far. Read the rest of this entry »