Here I am, back in North Dakota after a fabulous week out in Emmitsburg with friends and colleagues that I typically only get to see once a year (in the photo above taken in Emmitsburg are my disaster diva girlfriends - Claire and Dorothy). It was grand - to be sure...and a tad tiring, but [...]
Author: Ms. C
Mellowing to moxie…
Well here I am on day five of five on my moxie-liscious week. I have concluded that being moxie-liscious consumes a tremendous amount of energy. I will fly home today and as I pack up my bags I will also pack up the lisciousness of my moxie and mellow to just plain old moxie. Not that [...]
Fortune favors the bold…
Day of four of my moxie-liscious week in Emmitsburg and I am feeling it in every pore. My moxie-liscious quotation of the day is "Fortune favors the bold." ~ Terence Yes indeed...that is the truth...fortune does favor the bold. I believe it was Wayne Gretzky that said, "You miss 100% of the shots you don't [...]
LIVE OUT LOUD!
Emile Zola said, "I am here to live out loud." Me too, Emile. I am on day three of my moxie-liscious week...still out at the National Emergency Training Center/Emergency Management Institute at the FEMA Hi Ed Conference. I now have four of my five presentations out of the way, have enjoyed my traditional Wednesday blintzes [...]
I’ll be dancing…
"I will dare to just do what I do. Be just what I am. And dance whenever I want to." ~ Beverly Williams This is day two of being moxie-liscious and the quotation I share above illustrates my appreciation of the limits I feel on my life...none, nada, zippo, zilch. I am living this [...]
MOXIE-LISCIOUS
I have been told many times over the years that I have "spunk". I like that attribute - I take it as a compliment. Yesterday in the Minneapolis Airport I went to one of my favorite stores - Zozo - and picked up a little book entitled simply Moxie. Moxie is defined as such (according [...]
Managing my risk with a nap…
Well, here I am again...ready to set out for my annual trek to FEMA's Higher Education Conference. As is typical I have had virtually no sleep as I there were at least a 150 things to accomplish before getting on the plane. I probably accomplished about 75 of those 150 things, but I am counting [...]
THE NEW FORTY 