Posts by Stephie Althouse
I’m Unstoppable Today – And So Can You!
It’s all my dear friend Amy’s “fault.” I’m smiling to myself as I am writing this because of one instance that I declare upon myself that “I’m unstoppable today!”. Amy and I decided we needed to “get more exercise.” She suggested Zumba. I had no idea what Zumba is. I googled it. I quickly came…
Read MoreLet’s Say WOW More Often
This morning, as I was driving to my morning Rotary meeting, I was marveling at the beauty of the sunrise. There were a few clouds that were beautifully illuminated by the rising sun. I said “wow” as I marveled at the sunset. Actually, I say wow more often to beautiful events coming my way. Then…
Read MoreHave Your Cake and Eat It Too
How did you manage to have your cake and eat it too? This morning, at 5:43 am, I had an “aha.” In my mind, I was starting to write a Brilliance Nugget about “Money and You.” It is the name of an amazing course I took in 2012. Exactly as the title says, “Money and…
Read MoreLife Is Like A Bowl Of Spaghetti
Why life is like a bowl of Spaghetti? A dear friend and I were going on a quick morning hike along a beautiful lake nearby my house. The Brilliance Nuggets came up. My friend has been reading them. How cool. She also read the one that asked “Which ONE Simple Discipline Will Transform Your Life?“…
Read MoreThe Art Of Using Your Calendar
Most you are using your calendar (“paper or plastic?” – I mean “paper or digital?”) to remind us of appointments with others. But how are we dealing with deadlines? First off, you have got to marvel at the word “deadline.” It has the word “dead” in it. Very attractive. “Milestone”? That sounds better. Yet, these…
Read MoreWhat Makes Up A Product?
I have been thinking about what it takes to convert your expertise from a consulting gig into a product. That brings up the question: What is a “product”? What makes up a product? A product is more than “just” a standardized version of what you used to deliver as custom solutions – although that part…
Read MoreThe Art of Balance: Lean In or Lean Out?
Would it be odd for me to admit that sometimes I feel pressure as I start my work for the day? Yes, it happens to me, too, despite doing professional and volunteer work I deeply love, I cannot maintain the art of balance. Being a Coach, I’m supposed to have my act together at all…
Read MoreWhich ONE Simple Discipline Will Transform Your Life?
“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.” – Jim Rohn Well, that pretty much sums it up, doesn’t it?…
Read MoreHaving Fun With Visualizing Your Journey
Have you tried having fun visualizing your journey? These questions popped into my head (feel free to answer them for yourself, too): Let’s have some fun here. I started writing and publishing the Brilliance Nuggets on September 9, 2021. This one is number 38. I committed to writing 365 of them. That means I just…
Read MoreI Love Texas
Today, it struck me again how much I love Texas: So many people in Texas are very kind. I’m not a native Texan but I love where I live now. There are so many reasons. The area where we live is pretty! Lakes, trees, ranches, longhorns, horses, and even camel! We have the small-town feel…
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