“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”~Maya Angelou~ Some days you’re on fire — ideas flying, connections popping, everything clicking. Other days you can’t seem to get anything done and you wonder what’s wrong with you. Nothing’s wrong with you. You have two gears. Ideation mode and execute mode….

“Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its troubles; it empties today of its strengths.”~Corrie ten Boom~ Worry feels productive. It doesn’t look like it’s doing nothing — it’s planning, preparing, bracing. But all it’s actually doing is draining the tank you need for right now. Tomorrow’s going to show up whether you worried about it…

“You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.”~Jan Glidewell~ Think about that for a second. Arms full of old stuff — old stories, old hurt, old wins even — leave no room for what’s standing right in front of you. Put some…

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.”~Will Rogers~ Simple as it sounds. Yesterday had its moments — good and bad. But it’s done. The clock didn’t ask your permission to move forward, and neither did today. Whatever you’re carrying from yesterday, set it down at the door. Today’s got enough going on without…

“If I stand in the center of a Hula Hoop, all the territory inside the hula hoop is my concern, my business, and within my power to change. Everything outside of it is none of my business, and out of my control.”~Hula Hoop Larry~ Yes…same quote…different day…different application.  Yesterday we talked about minding your hoop….