“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, […]
How Old Windows Open New Imagination
“Let there be many windows to your soul, that all the glory of the world may beautify it.” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox I have been using the Living Forward process since 2016. The value and reasons for this process have, for me, stood the test of time, personal trials, and daily life. It involves periodic […]
How To Compose And Update A Life Plan
“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, […]
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 […]