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  • Growth is optional, change is inevitable

    “I change myself, I change the world.”- Gloria Anzuldua Realizing this allows me to continue to vision change in a more optimistic way. Where the past is learned experiences and the future hold new opportunity. Although not all change is ideal, its the metaphor of the book: “who moved my cheese.” Where there are options…

  • Weekly Update: Be Calm and Ride on

    Adventures I look forward to: I just recently signed up for the Zoo-De-Mack This is a 51 mile bike ride that takes you to two different bucket list places: Tunnel of the trees in upper Michigan (lower peninsula) and Makinac island. It is emphasized that this is not a race as much as a start…

  • Weekly Upgrade- Mask and Essentialism

    Welcome, I continue to think and work on developing content that provides thoughts, experiences, and incites. Hopefully along the way I am helping some readers out there in any way possible. My mission is to make a difference the lives of others. The content I share consists of information related to the books I read,…

  • Weekly Upgrade- Bucket Filling

    “Regardless of how you feel about your job right now, adopting the craftsman mindset will be the foundation on which you’ll build a compelling career.”  Each week I make the conscious effort to improve myself through reading books and articles, listening to podcasts and audio books. I also have the opportunity to have good conversations…

  • Weekly Upgrade Persistence

    Apple Store: I recently went to an apple store, with no idea that it was the weekend of the I phone 13 release. Three months back, I purchased a laptop which came with “free” air pods. Since receiving the air pods, they unfortunately never synced and never worked. Initially the employees asked if I had…

  • Weekly Upgrade #16

    Book(s) I’m Reading: Tribe of Mentors by Time Ferris( In the morning) and Grit by Angela Duckworth (in the evening) The Tribe of Mentors is a good book for anyone starting out and looking to find some personal answers out of their own life expectations. It is more of a daily read opposed to a…

  • Weekly Upgrade #15 -Know Yourself, Challenge Yourself

    Reading, Writing, Learning, Teaching, Coaching, Living. These are all parts of a daily, weekly, monthly, annual process for growth. It is amazing how much information changes situations. I have dedicated my habitual life to learning many new things and developing into a version of my ideal self. If interested in learning with me, continue to…

  • Weekly Upgrade #14

    Reading, Writing, Learning, Teaching, Coaching, Living. These are all parts of a daily, weekly, monthly, annual process for growth. It is amazing how much information changes situations. I have dedicated my habitual life to learning many new things and developing into a version of my ideal self. If interested in learning with me, continue to…

  • Weekly Upgrade #10

    Reading, Writing, Learning, Teaching, Coaching, Living. These are all parts of a daily, weekly, monthly, annual process for growth. It is amazing how much information changes situations. I have dedicated my habitual life to learning many new things and developing into a version of my ideal self. If interested in learning with me, continue to…

  • Weekly Upgrade #9

    Reading, Writing, Learning, Teaching, Coaching, Living. These are all parts of a daily, weekly, monthly, annual process for growth. It is amazing how much information changes situations. I have dedicated my habitual life to learning many new things and developing into a version of my ideal self. If interested in learning with me, continue to…