Curiosity is the spark behind the spark of every great idea. The future belongs to the curious.

Week 19 – Self-Control & Curiosity

Feb. 10, 2017 by

This week my Franklin Makover virtue is self-control.  I feel this particular virtue has been a big bugaboo for me, ever since my Mom introduced “virtues” to me when I was a kid. Over the years, as I would examine

Reversing the Reversal, Surfing the Wave of the Heart, H3B

Week 18 – Reversing the Reversal

Jan. 31, 2017 by

Reversing the Reversal… There’s an interesting exercise I learned about 20 years ago that goes like this: Find another person, and place your hands together, palm to palm, and have them push your palm. Or vice versa. Watch what happens.

Practical Wisdom, H3B

Week 17 – The Franklin Makeover, Living Knowledge Into Wisdom

Jan. 18, 2017 by

Practical wisdom “is the ability to do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.” Back in the 90’s a first grade teacher shared something with me that until that time I had not considered.  She was

Franklin Makeover. Words. So powerful. They can crush a heart or heal it. They can shatter dreams or energize them. They can obstruct connection. H3B

Week 16 – I’m Loving the Positive Twist to the Franklin Makeover

Jan. 12, 2017 by

Every once in a while, someone will do a small kindness that becomes a gift of a lifetime. There are two moments I have with my Mom, that for whatever reason shine in my memory like living diamonds.  These moments