personal stuff

Recommended: Do One Thing Different

by Jenny on August 5, 2011

There are a few books I have returned to several times throughout my life, when needed, because they offered a quick “out” from whatever rut I find myself in. Do One Thing Different: Ten Simple Ways to Change Your Life by Bill O’Hanlon is one of those books. The book is based on the author’s [...]

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MYF Interview: Doug Foresta

by Jenny on May 18, 2011

I met Springfield, Massachusetts-based Doug Foresta when he found me on LinkedIn (ahem) and approached me to be a guest on his blog talk radio show, “The Doug Foresta Show.” In doing my homework to decide whether I wanted to be on the show (YES!) and then in preparation for the appearance, I listened to several interviews [...]

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My Goal: 100% Focus

by Jenny on April 7, 2011

I’m one of those people who usually has at least three browser windows open at a time – and multiple programs and documents, too. I laugh to myself (or sometimes cringe) when people say “only check your email once a day.” I love my distractions as much as I love my morning coffee. Why would I [...]

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Meditation in Motion

by Jenny on March 20, 2011

I’ve been feeling some serious brain overload these days. I think it’s a side-effect of the constant flow of stimuli in this 24 hour news cycle, smartphones at our fingertips, email and text messages coming in by the hundreds, etc., etc. world we live in now. T. M. I. Back before I became the working [...]

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Okay, Where Was I? You know when you’re driving and you’re paying attention but in almost a Zen-like way, while thinking about something else completely? And you get to where you’re going and you have to really think about it to remember the exact route you took? I feel like that about life a lot [...]

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Time is My Nemesis

by Jenny on January 27, 2011

It’s ridiculous really. I keep thinking time is a puzzle and if I can just figure it out, I will have an infinite amount. Aren’t I old enough to know better than to try to defy the basic laws of physics? The line-up of my commitments was included on the post which invited you to join [...]

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