“You can’t plow a field simply by turning it over in your mind.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley Compose And Update A Life Plan In 2016 I embarked on composing a Life Plan. I wrote about the process in a series of posts at that time. I followed the concepts in: Living Forward, A Proven Plan to Stop […]
The Full Focus Planner: A Logbook-A Calendar-A Journal- A Goal Tracker
I began using a new tool to support my multi-faceted life a year ago. That tool is the Full Focus Planner. It has become my daily guide to remain focused on where I am going and to record where I have been. It is my swiss army knife from which to plan and steer […]
Fresh Starts Can Happen Whenever!
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” -T.S. Eliot “And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…” – Joel 2:25 KJVA Last year closed out with a sense of satisfaction. Of eleven goals, I managed to reach nine of them with progress made on the remaining two . Eleven was a big number, […]
Goals: Write Them Down And Gain A Powerful Advantage. It Works!
“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.” – Paulo Coelho Each year since the early 1980s I have set goals. I always had goals, lists, “to-dos” in my head, but written goals came later. When I first started, it was primarily in the context of my job/career. In fact, […]
Old Windows – New Imagination
“Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox The five week Living Forward class at our church is coming to a close. We have explored the value and reasons for this process. It involves, using one’s imagination, exercising the discipline of […]
Leftovers – The Loaves and Fishes of Life
Using leftovers. I enjoy re-doing and re-making things. I always have. Taking what I have on hand and making something useful again: Whatever I might have in the pantry or frig becomes a one-time kind of meal. Pieces of cloth become a comforter, pillow or something for the wall. Scraps of wood become art, wooden […]
A Plan for Your STONEBRIDGE – Part III – The Drift
I have been discussing the book Living Forward, A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and get the Life you Want. The authors Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy begin the book by introducing the villain: The Drift. They give their own personal examples of how The Drift led them into this whole life planning thing. I will leave […]