As a mom, I want to raise my kids to be good people who care about others especially those who have greater needs than we do. Given all their school and sports activities, there aren’t always a lot of opportunities to do this. I love that our middle school requires community service. My eldest volunteered at a foundation collecting baby clothes and other items for families with young children as well as gave his time raising money for a local basketball program.

 

A full-time work-at-home gig; a great salary, a great team, a great client…I rushed back after maternity leave because I loved work so much. What could possibly sink this ship? Could discouragement play so much on one’s emotions that it can tear a job apart?

Achievement requires the risk of failure.  Therein lies the problem for many people.  Most people would rather do nothing than take the chance of falling flat on their face.  But that’s exactly the kind of thinking that keeps people feeling stuck, unsatisfied and like they haven’t accomplished anything of much significance in their lives.