Perseverance, called Percy, the car-sized rover landed in Mars last February 18, 2021 collecting samples of rocks.

​What timing in terms of how we can be proud as humans even in the gloomiest situation we find ourselves in! 

We all need more perseverance these days with the most restrictive lockdowns ever to come down in Alberta.

What areas in your life, whether personal or professional would use more Percy?

What areas in your team environment would use more Percy? 

Are you fed up with dealing with nasty, angry, very difficult public and customers?

Hang in there!


Churchill said, "If you're going through hell, keep going."

​We all have a  to-do list. We do. 

This list piles up as we navigate another setback with the pandemic. 

But have you ever wondered, that before you add more to your list. You need to take out three things:


Not helpful to your goals- eschew them and replace with things that help you everyday get to where you want to be;
Not relevant- eschew ideas that are pedestrian or simply have lost their essence through evolution or revolution;  
Not tenable- eschew practices that you will never be able to implement or accomplish given what you're already doing. Be honest with yourself. 

Be very cruel about these things or this will hamper your ability to accelerate your progress.

Again, be honest with yourself. 

What are you removing from your list today and freeing yourself from? 

Your freedom starts today.
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I would like to thank all the women in my life, past, present, and future. 

To my mother, grandmother, great grandmothers, and all the previous generations of women in my life, thank you for being great role models of hard work, perseverance, wisdom, determination, and faith.

To my daughter, sister, aunts, cousins, nieces, comadres, ninangs, mentors, coaches, teachers, girl scout leaders, and all the women leaders that shape me, thank you for showing the way.

We celebrate you today and every day!

Impact is now, impact is us together, lifting each other up.

I was walking in the snow with my daughter today. 

She's leading and would want  me to follow her tracks.

When I'm feeling tired, she asked me to push on.

When we get to the top overlooking the yard, she asked me not to look down, whatever happens, or else I might slip.

If I feel am slipping or getting stuck, she would hold my hand and steady me.

She asked me to follow the tracks closely and not to deviate.

She also reminded me not to make my own tracks because she's the bus driver.

She also reassured me that she knows where she's going and that I need to trust her.

When she's doing the loop-to-loop, that means that I have to just go along with the loop.

When it's time to go home, she will lead me home.

She tells me to enjoy and have an adventure. 

​If you have a firm and confident leader like that, there's nothing you can't do!

Cheers!

Yesterday, my car got stuck in a muddy part of our acreage. With all the wheels spinning deep into the mud, I had no choice but to leave it to the expert. I called for help.

I wonder how this situation is transported in many scenarios in our lives and careers.

How many times we refuse to call for help when we should and not 'game' or 'risk' deepening our being stuck in the mire?

Most of the time:

We thought we can do it. DIY is always the first choice, anyway. Good for learning and making sure you get what you want. Safety, time lags, and wasted monies are consequences for poor planning and execution. 


We thought we don't need to bother anyone. On the contrary, before we get more into debt or trouble, we should call them now and not tomorrow.


We can survive and overcome. When was the last time, you flunk the interview/exam or going into a meeting completely unprepared and acting tentative?  There are clear consequences for misfires and trials.  Learn from the experts, become an expert, or completely walk away, because it's not your strong suit. 


The expert drove the car down in a slope and shared some kind words of instruction. He said, "Some people drive purposefully in a mud, but with not with you."

We need experts and friendly allies to help us, remind us of the things we easily forget, and steer us in the right direction.

But it all starts with asking for help. 

​Cheers!

Mama, your head looks like water melon.

Your eyebrows look like hinges. 

Your nose is like a triangle. 

Your hair looks like thick noodles.

Your eyes look like small water melon.

Your armpit looks like a flute. 

Your legs like wagon wheels.

Your feet like book shelf.

In short, I look like this-




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​HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Count your blessings!