Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 31, 2022

 I’ve learned that you can’t have everything and do everything at the same time. – Oprah Winfrey

Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment.  Perfection is the enemy. – Sheryl Sandberg

As the author discussed last week, there is not work/life balance and we need to focus on the seasons of life.  This point was reinforced for the author recently when she was reading Believe It by Jamie Kern Lima.  The entrepreneurship book discusses the ups and downs of building IT Cosmetics.  In the book, Ms. Lima discusses the opportunity she had to ask Meg Whitman a question.  After gaining inner strength, she blurted out a question to Ms. Whitman asking if she worried about her appearance or other things in life.  Her response was “No”.  She continued….

Something has to give.  And something had to give.  With everything in my life, I had to decide what had to give.  I have kids.  And a career.  I couldn’t keep my house the way Martha Stewart would.  Things have to give.  And that wasn’t something I worried about. (pp. 240)

The author would love to say she could do it all, but she knows she cannot.  As the author was researching this topic, she found the below quote:

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can….and accepting them. – Sheryl Sandberg

ACTION: What choices have you made that you now question?  Be content with decisions you made that cannot be changed.  For those opportunities that something can be changed, is this the time to do it?  As we enter summer and a new season, this is the perfect time to make changes in our lives. 

 

 

Resource

 

·       Lima, J. (2021).  Believe It.  Gallery Books. New York. (e-book)

·       A Balancing Act with Kennedy - https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/everything-will-be-okay/#:~:text=A%20Balancing%20Act,World%C2%A0podcast%2C%C2%A0Kennedy

·        https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-balance-2/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-embracing-seasons-of-life

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 24, 2022

Be aware of what season you are in and give yourself the grace to be there. — Kristen Dalton

Balance should be over the course of your life not just in the immediate time frame. – Kennedy (in Everything Will be Okay podcast)

A few years ago, all the rage was work/life balance.  Balancing life and career is not easy.  There are times when balance just cannot occur because work may need to be the focus or there may be a time when family or something else may need to be the focus.  It is not always easy to make these hard decisions and it is wise to have a perspective on how to handle these times.  

In John Maxwell’s Minute with Maxwell video on balance, he states:

You have to cooperate with the seasons if you are going to get the most out of them. – John Maxwell

The author is the first to say that going through seasons of life is not easy.  She has wanted certain dreams for many, many years and questions why things have not happened as she dreamed.  During those waiting times, she puts her focus on her career.  After her dreams come true and she looks back, the author will know that the focus on her career in the difficult season of her life was the right thing, but it is difficult in the present to understand.  When the author gets frustrated and does not understand why, the author strives to take the advice of the below quote:

Joy is not a season, it’s a way of living. — Kalley Heiligenthal

 

ACTION: What season of life are you in?  Would you prefer to be in a different season?  How are you handling it?  What can you do differently to help focus and use this time to prepare for your dream even though other dreams may not be happening?

 

                                                                                

Resource

 

·       A Balancing Act with Kennedy - https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/everything-will-be-okay/#:~:text=A%20Balancing%20Act,World%C2%A0podcast%2C%C2%A0Kennedy

·        https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-balance-2/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://healingbrave.com/blogs/all/quotes-embracing-seasons-of-life

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 17, 2022

 Who has self-confidence will lead the rest. – Horace

Put on your big girl panties and deal with it. – J.R. Ward

As the author discussed last week, confidence is important to accomplish dreams and we all have to build our confidence if our dreams are going to come true especially if we desire them to happen sooner rather than later. 

Over the career of the author, she has worked in different industries and dealt with many people.  In her current role, she has confidence in many things, but working with one particular individual scared her.  It is not something she has to do often, but she had no choice but to assist this individual for a week.  She had prepared for it, but there was still fear in the author.  On the Monday morning, the author was scared, uncertain of what the week would hold and had butterflies in her stomach.  A couple things happened that first morning and the author handled them smoothly.  As she continued to press forward, she handled each situation as it arose and she survived.  On the last day, the author had to have a direct conversation with the individual to help review materials and she was praised for how the week had gone.  The author overcame her fear and built confidence knowing that when hard things arise to keep pushing forward even when afraid. 

She always played it safe.  But now she was ready to fly.  It was a big, bold dream and she was worth it. – Queenisms

 

ACTION: What areas or individuals have scared you and paralyzed you from moving forward with your dreams?  How are you going to overcome that fear and build confidence this week?

 

Resource

 

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=hyhq2Q%2BY&id=9FA8F2D1E78E3881F66A3C6AF0EB1AB15707D25D&thid=OIP.hyhq2Q-YUrsf4wVnScAHewHaFd&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2Fd2%2F3d%2Fda%2Fd23ddaf64a143ef548eba218e5837fa6.jpg&exph=480&expw=651&q=margaret+spelling+quote+put+on+your+big+girl&simid=608014593144136734&form=IRPRST&ck=D6A0659FB2F85F80226235BAC273F519&selectedindex=11&qpvt=margaret+spelling+quote+put+on+your+big+girl&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&sim=11&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.87286ad90f9852bb1fe3056749c0077b%3Frik%3DXdIHV7Ea6%252fBqPA%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 10, 2022

 There is no rule book, no right or wrong; you just have to make it up and do the very best you can to care for your family. - Kate Middleton

Confidence is the most beautiful thing you can possess. – Sabrina Carpenter

One of the hardest things for the author is to have confidence to accomplish her dreams.  As the author as has been contemplating her confidence, she remembered the lady’s business group she led when she lived in Austin, Texas.  The first topic the author discussed was confidence and talked about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.  She was a commoner who became one of the most famous individuals in the world because of her love for a man and her country.

Many of us have our own confidence issues.  It may not be anything we discuss with others, but most are scared of something and have to overcome that fear.  The author has learned that fear may come on her and she can feel that she is absolutely horrible and cannot do what is in front of her.  However, she knows that the best thing to do is to embrace the experience, learn from it and be prepared for the next time the author has to encounter a similar experience. 

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ― Eleanor Roosevelt, You Learn by Living: Eleven Keys for a More

Next week, the author will discuss how she took her own advice and gained confidence by facing fear head on. 

ACTION: What recent experiences have you looked fear in the face and known afterwards that you can handle anything that comes your way?                                                                                

 

Resource

 

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

 

Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - May 3, 2022

 When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it. - Boris Pasternak

It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities comes he is ready. - Theodore Roosevelt

Last week, the author stated that we have to create our own opportunities.  On Tuesday night, she created an opportunity for herself.  The author has stretched herself to meet new people and attend events.  She knows one of the best ways to meet people is through volunteering. 

Coach’s Night for the Fort Worth A&M Club was last Tuesday night at Billy Bobs.  The author signed up to volunteer at general admission.  Since there were not many people with general admission tickets, she was transferred to the VIP section.  After helping to register, she asked where her table was to eat dinner as she bought a ticket to participate.  The person she was assisting had a blank look on his face and was not sure where to send the author.  He quickly thought and told her and another volunteer to go sit at a table where people he knew had extra seats.  When the author and her new acquaintance arrived at the table, the author looked up and saw that she was on the front row to hear Texas A&M football coach, Jimbo Fisher.  Talking with the other guests at the table, she met a couple ladies from the Chamber of Commerce where the author may look to buy a home and they are happy to assist her however they can. 

Through simply volunteering, the author had new opportunities that she would never have had if she did not volunteered.   

ACTION: What opportunities are you involved in or you want to begin doing that could provide new opportunities for you? 

 

Resource

 

·       https://the-john-maxwell-executive-leadership-podcast-learner-guides.s3.amazonaws.com/Episode+169+Guide+-+Your+Year+End+Leadership+Checkup+Booklet.pdf

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-opportunity/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-timing/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta

·       https://pastorrick.com/gods-dream-is-for-your-good-and-his-glory/

·       https://johnmaxwellteam.com/2022-create/?c=jmax-em-np-bo&jmtc=mwm-word&jmta=mwm-word-cta