Sometimes I assume that I'm the only one feeling a certain way.  This belief often results in more introverted behaviors or frustration or sadness or loneliness.  More often than not, the reality is that others are also feeling this same way, I just don't know it because I may not be brave enough to share my feelings out loud.  

We know that feedback done well is supposed to help us be better versions of ourselves, and we should always be striving to be that best version of ourselves. The key to remember is that this best version is not a destination...this is a journey we're taking, hopefully for the rest of our lives.

Today is Valentine's Day, and many are either celebrating with cards, gifts and candy for a loved one or friends or, in some cases, feeling sad because there isn't a loved one to celebrate with.  This week, I focused my posts on preventive care - taking care of ourselves, our teams, and our organizations and on what to do when you do find that you're "getting sick" despite the preventive care.  Today's blog is going to continue to build on that theme because I believe it's critical that we focus on love in our lives for optimal health and well-being.

Congratulations - you have successfully navigated the first month of the year and the decade! Maybe this first month saw you staying on track with your goals for the month or the year. Maybe this month found you abandoning your goals because they seemed too big. Maybe you realized you really want to focus on something different than you thought. Or maybe life threw you a curve ball.

Shortly after I started my new business, I was talking with one of my friends and colleagues about my decision - my Why for making this change.  She said something that stuck with me, "You've always seemed like you had a pebble in your shoe."

My kids and I often listen to The Highway on Sirius XM, and there's a recent song out by Brett Young called "Chapters" which inspired this post. The refrain gets me every time...are we learning the lessons that each page brings?