Gayle Tabor

Play to Your Strengths

2012/09/24 Gayle 1

Do you ever think about your character? You know – those innate traits, characteristics and features that form your individual nature. I sometimes think of character as the person you are when no one is looking. Just to be clear, I do not mean this in a moralistic sense, although I do believe morality can play a role in character, but that’s a different post. On Sunday I was reading The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work (affiliate link) by Shawn Achor. In the book he suggests taking a test that will help determine your character strengths. You too can take the test at http://www.viame.org. This site explains that “Your character strengths are already within you, but isolating The rest of the story

My Latest Adventure

2012/09/17 Gayle 0

sil•ly adjective \ˈsi-lē\, sil•li•er, sil•li•est,noun, plural sil•lies. adjective 1. weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a sillywriter. 2. absurd; ridiculous; irrational: a silly idea. 3. stunned; dazed: He knocked me silly. 4. Cricket . (of a fielder or the fielder’s playing position) extremely close to the batsman’s wicket: silly mid off. 5. Archaic . rustic; plain; homely. I feel reasonably confident that silly is not a word oft used to describe me. Although I can, in unique situations when the sun, the moon and the stars are all properly aligned, be down right silly (it never lasts, and is witnessed by few). However, I have embarked on an adventure which can be deemed nothing less than silly! AND, I am inviting you to The rest of the story

A Monkey Can Do It (yes, that’s a challenge)

2012/09/12 Gayle 0

In 1996 at University of Texas Medical School at Houston in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy there was a study conducted by Nudo RJ, Milliken GW, Jenkins WM, Merzenich MM. The crux of the study, as I understand it, was to track the changes in the brain of a monkey as the changes relate to motor skill training (yes that’s an over simplification – but you can read the whole thing by clicking here). In the book I am reading, The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work (affiliate link) the author, Shawn Achor, refers to the study as a famous study – And maybe it is but not in my world. The crux of the The rest of the story

Driven to Distraction

2012/09/10 Gayle 0

This morning I awoke with a blog post idea floating around in my head. I often feel that these are my best blog posts…the ones I write in my sleep. I hopped out of bed, grabbed my coffee and sat down to write. Then it happened, DISTRACTION! It started with me thinking, what bills must be paid this week? We suffered a rainout on Saturday (or near rainout) and therefore diminished income. I stopped to figure this out. Okay, I have a plan! Time to write! Then my brain shifted to the things I need to do this week! Make a list, prioritize. Mark off a few things. Accomplish some of the urgent needs. Okay, now I can write. Jenn pops her head in, ‘can The rest of the story

Who’s The Boss

2012/09/05 Gayle 2

I am not sure why I continue to be amazed that life lessons come along when I need to hear them. My suspicion is that the lessons are always available; I just notice them when I am ready to learn. I have experienced one of those times this week! I received this message from an email list I subscribe to: “Your goals should also be designed to create rewards that are most important to you, not to someone else“ In and of it’s self this is a nice quote without far reaching ramifications for me. However, for weeks Jenn and I have been enmeshed in discussions about life, business, and how we are proceeding with each. It’s no surprise to anyone that it is hard The rest of the story