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by Elise Enriquez | Jan 13, 2019 | Communication, Conversations, Food for thought, Intention
Saturday: My girl has been si-i-ick the past few days. An aching, feverish?, joyless lump on the couch. That’s how you know Kim is sick. The joy factor decreases significantly. I had been gone all morning judging at a local DECA competition and as I drove home I...
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by Elise Enriquez | Jan 8, 2019 | Consistency, Food for thought, Goals, Intention, Systems
Last month I did something crazy and awesome. I signed up for a 30-day challenge to run a mile a day. In December. The “in December” thing wasn’t hard because of winter, I wasn’t gonna run outside, silly. I got a membership to the closest gym to the house so I could...
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by Elise Enriquez | Dec 1, 2017 | Food for thought, Peace, Values
I hate affirmations. Now, “hate” might be a strong word. That’s usually a word I reserve for spiders and water chestnuts. And really neither of those things are all that horrible, I suppose. I do HATE hearing the sounds of people eating. It’s a thing. You can read...
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by Elise Enriquez | Nov 22, 2017 | Food for thought, Gratitude, Holidays, Presence
At the beginning of this year I picked a theme for 2017: Every day matters. You can learn more about how I came to this theme here. And with a theme like that, it probably isn’t surprising that I would be drawn to a quote like this one from Brene Brown: “I...
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by Elise Enriquez | Apr 25, 2017 | Clarity, Communication, Consistency, Conversations, Find Your WHY, Food for thought, Purpose, Values, WHY
Photo: Flicker/winemegup I love party lights. You know, those strings of Edison lights that everyone has on their patios now. They just scream “festive”. Or “celebrate”. Or “gather here”. And I had that kind of life for a long time....
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by Elise Enriquez | Apr 7, 2017 | Clarity, Food for thought, Goals, Leadership, Purpose, WHY
A triad of influences hit me recently and resulted in a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion: Sometimes love just ain’t enough. The first influence was GRIT: The POWER of PASSION and PERSEVERANCE by Angela Duckworth. Duckworth’s words and discoveries have been...
