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When the Heart Leads and the Mind Follows

“What the human being is best at doing is interpreting all new information so that their prior conclusions remain intact.” — Warren Buffett It’s a striking thought. We like to believe we are logical. Thoughtful. Open-minded. Truth-seeking.But in reality, much of what we do is something else entirely—we protect what we already believe. Our mindsContinue reading “When the Heart Leads and the Mind Follows”

Micro-Habit #3

For a long time, I told myself that I did my best work under pressure. It sounded responsible.It sounded productive.It even sounded a little impressive. But if I’m honest, most of the time it was just a spiritual-sounding way of saying: “I’m procrastinating.” Not because I didn’t care.Not because I was lazy.But because some partsContinue reading “Micro-Habit #3”

Micro Habit #2: Deal With It While It’s in Your Hands

I get asked a lot how I manage to get so much done. The short answer?I don’t let things linger. In my last post, I shared how starting each morning by checking my calendar sets my intention for the day. That one minute grounds me in what actually matters. The next micro habit builds onContinue reading “Micro Habit #2: Deal With It While It’s in Your Hands”

How Do You See Yourself?

We all like to think of ourselves as the “good ones.”Kind-hearted. Well-intentioned. Fair. Reasonable. Doing the best we can. And most of the time, that’s true.But there’s another truth we don’t always like to examine: we all have blind spots about ourselves. Those behaviors, motivations, or attitudes that we simply cannot see clearly because we’reContinue reading “How Do You See Yourself?”

How One Minute a Day Grounds My Week

There are seasons in life where the big things feel overwhelming — big goals, big transitions, big responsibilities. But lately, I’ve been realizing something simple: it’s not the big things that hold me together. It’s the small ones. The little rhythms.The few seconds of intention.The tiny pauses where I check back in with myself andContinue reading “How One Minute a Day Grounds My Week”

Finding My Center Again: What Losing Taught Me About Emotional Agility

Eighteen months ago, I went through something that knocked me off balance in a way I didn’t expect. After twenty years of serving my community — building projects, strengthening neighborhoods, bringing new ideas to life — I ran for re-election as Mayor of New Martinsville. I poured my heart, experience, and vision into that race.Continue reading “Finding My Center Again: What Losing Taught Me About Emotional Agility”

What’s YOUR Tag Say?

I am a registered democrat. And having read that, have you formulated an idea of who I am, what I believe, and how I behave? What if I had said I am a registered republican? Would your idea of who I am, what I believe, and how I behave be different? We want the worldContinue reading “What’s YOUR Tag Say?”

Self-Talk Matters

Remember the peanuts character with the dust bowl swirling around him? That’s how your brain is – lots of thoughts just swirling around with no place to go. According to Queen’s University in Canada, it is about 6,000 per day or 6.5 per minute. So,about every 10 seconds your brain is coming up with anotherContinue reading “Self-Talk Matters”

DEI To Be or Not to Be

DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSIVITY It’s only three words. Diversity – it just means a variety. As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life. How boring would life be if we were not diverse: diverse in our attitudes, diverse in our vocations, diverse in our sex! Equity – a quality of fairness. Unfortunately, life isContinue reading “DEI To Be or Not to Be”