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What Are You Willing To Do?
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 3 minutesWilling to Follow Through
I’m writing today’s article in-flight, on the way home from attending my stepson Jordan’s college graduation in Hartford. During this trip and through the example of three people close to me and in their 20s, the theme of willingness presented itself as the message to share with you this week. Read more
Tackling A Tough Job?
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutes“Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.
The winner is he who gives himself to his work body and soul.”
—Charles Buxton
Embrace the Work
Early this year I posed this question to you: What is it time for? Whatever your answer, I invited you to accept the challenge and embrace the work before you. I’ve been thinking more about that phrase I used — embrace the work — and what it really means. By now it’s likely that the difficult parts of the work you set out to accomplish this year have become known. How do you handle it when you’re tackling a tough job? Read more
Say What You Mean
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat You Say Gives You Away
Has anyone ever asked you to do something and you reluctantly replied “I’ll try”? That person may have walked away wondering whether you were really going to make the effort. Perhaps you’ve been on the receiving end of a compliment that went something like this: “You did a nice job but next time I think you should…” Most likely it was the second half of that sentence that you remembered. Read more
Summoning Your Will
/0 Comments/Posted in: Moving Forward /by Virginia Kravitz/Reading Time: 4 minutesIt Was Supposed To Be Easy
“Let’s go hike Camelback Mountain,” I suggested enthusiastically to my friend, Monica. She had traveled from Connecticut to visit me and an outdoor excursion into the Arizona landscape seemed like a great idea. After all, Camelback was listed in the book: Best Easy Day Hikes. Little did I know that the hike would test my will as much as my body. Read more