Creative Inspiration for Passionate Living

I remember when my oldest daughter decided to try out for the color guard.  Color guard is the activity where groups toss flags, wooden rifles and knives (called sabers) to the rhythm of music.  Not only was she starting 8th grade in a new neighborhood where she had relatively few friends, at that point in her life, she had never tossed a ball  let alone a flag.  She tried out and made the team in spite of her inexperience. As it turned out, she was granted a solo in her first season.  In her freshman year, she continued with guard and accomplished a feat no freshman had before her - she made it on the varsity guard where she did well. Today's Inspiration In Order to Explore Oceans, We Must Lose Sight of the Shore Learning and growing can terrify even the bravest of us. As we reach new levels in life, we leave our comfort zone and enter into uncharted territory. When we find ourselves in those spaces we always have a choice - plow ahead or ...

Someone help me, I feel paralyzed.  What do I do?  How do I decide? If I make a wrong choice, can I go and make it right? If I make the right choice... but how do I know its right?  I want it so bad but which way do I turn? Left, right, north or south... uncertainty lurks just around the bend. Today's Inspiration All of Life Involves Risk.  Be Courageous. Be Wise. Decide Strength Courage & Wisdom (Album Version) In investing there is a risk/reward ratio that describes the comparison of expected returns of an investment to the amount of risk undertaken to gain these returns.  In other words, do we stand to gain more than we stand to lose? Professionals use this and other concepts to help companies make sound business decisions - and sometimes, even they don't get it right. We don't have a savvy team of analysts but we DO have to make choices that involve real risks and rewards. Go in to work or call off?...