Note From Rochelle Dear Writers, I’m working on plans for 2014 and need your help. What kinds of tools and information do you need to succeed in 2014? Head on over to my Facebook page and let me know! Need a good book to get you through the Holidays? Take a look at last week’s...Read More

When we recognize and appreciate our assets, we transform our thinking. Instead of seeing needs and deficiencies, we see gifts and strengths. We transform negatives into positives. We see our cup as half-full. —Luther Snow (The Power of Asset Mapping by Luther Snow, p. 46)  Ten years ago, I had the privilege of editing Luther...Read More

Dear Writers, Over the next weeks, we’re going to dream, plan and prepare for next year. We’ll consider what we’ve been up to in 2013, imagine what might be fun to create in 2014, and then make plans for the year. We’ll also review and update our social media profiles so that we can be...Read More

Just as the year was ending, I saw this on Facebook: “This January, why not start the year with an empty jar and fill it with notes about the good things that happen. Then on New Year’s Eve, empty it and see what awesome stuff happened that year.” (https://www.facebook.com/patronofthearts) The prompt captured my imagination. I’m...Read More

Not easy to find the balance, for if one does not have wild dreams of achievement, there is no spur even to get the dishes washed. One must think like a hero to behave like a merely decent human being. —May Sarton, Journal of a Solitude It’s time to record your visions, dreams, and goals...Read More