Tag: Living Fully

What Is Life About – Happiness, Meaningfulness, or Something Else?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills.

What is life about for you? To go for the gusto and experience a new thrill every day? To live a quiet life? To live a good life? To live a happy life? To live a life of meaning and purpose? Each phrase brings a different picture to your mind, doesn’t it? What does it mean to YOU to really live?

Life is about how you choose to spend the time you have – only you can define and design the life you want. What makes you happy or gives your life meaning may be vastly different from anyone else’s. The key is to determine YOUR Perfect Life and then live it without apology.

Five Basic Survival Skills We Must Learn to Thrive in Today’s Challenging World

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Life Skills.

When people talk about basic survival skills, they usually mean foraging, hunting, fire-starting, or shelter-building. But in the 21st century, we need additional kinds of survival skills.

Thinking back on my childhood, I see how my parents prepared me in some important ways for life in the 21st century. My parents taught me basic survival skills: how to adapt, deal with change, and be prepared to face any challenge. Yet there were other key skills I had to learn the hard way.

Start the New Year Off Right — Chart Your Course & Follow Your Compass

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Self-Leadership Skills.

Starting a new year has great symbolic meaning for us. It’s a fresh start that usually energizes us. But if the problems of the previous year are dragging on, you’re still sailing on troubled waters. Changing your calendar won’t ensure you start the new year off right.

How do we start the new year off right, with enthusiasm and renewed energy?

If you’ve had a fairly good year, you can take stock of your year and make sense of your losses and victories. Look for what worked and what didn’t. See what you predicted and what you got. However, this process needs to be very different when you’ve experienced major life shifts or traumatic events.

Is Your Master Life Plan Flexible Enough to Make This Your Best Year Yet?

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Life Skills, Transform Your Life.

Every December, I engage in a powerful ritual called Best Year Yet. It’s a time when I pause, reflect, and realign my vision for the year ahead. This process often reveals something profound, a shift in how I understand myself in connection with performance and potential. This new understanding is the foundation that helps me adjust my Master Life Plan.

I created my Master Life Plan years ago with the intention that it be flexible — allowing me to grow or rest as I need. It guides me throughout each coming year, making it better than the last. Do you do something similar to get ready for a new year?

Do You Follow These 7 Easy, Baby Steps to Success? This Process Works!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Self-Leadership Skills, Stepping Forward.

“I wish…” We do it all the time, don’t we? We learned about making wishes from fairy tales. Magically, what you desire appears, without any effort. That’s not how real life happens, however. Yet so many of our goals remain wishes. “I wish I could lose weight.” “I wish I could write a book.” “I wish I could start a new career.” Wishing alone doesn’t make your dreams come true. There’s more to traveling the steps to success.

Yes, wishing, wanting and dreaming are quite important to our human experience. They are the genesis from which we create a desire to do something different, to be more.

I urge you to be a Dreamer and dream big. But don’t stop there. Being a Dreamer won’t make your dreams come true. They’ll eventually languish in a drawer and will never see the light of day. So what’s next?

Tag: Living Fully

What Is Life About – Happiness, Meaningfulness, or Something Else?

Five Basic Survival Skills We Must Learn to Thrive in Today’s Challenging World

Start the New Year Off Right — Chart Your Course & Follow Your Compass

Is Your Master Life Plan Flexible Enough to Make This Your Best Year Yet?

Do You Follow These 7 Easy, Baby Steps to Success? This Process Works!

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