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Set an intention, then get moving

Note: For ten weeks, I am using the Dream Coaching® program to work on my dream of finishing and publishing a book about my trip to Uganda, and I am reporting on my progress in my weekly column. As always, my column is posted on my blog every Friday. To read the series from the beginning, start with the introductory post, dated May 3, 2013. “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” There are several interpretations of that famous saying. What it says [...]

By bettyliedtke|May 10th, 2013|Accountability, Coaching, Columns, Uganda, Writing|Comments Off

A fool or a healer? Time will tell.

“Physician, heal thyself!” This ancient proverb isn’t just for doctors. It’s for all of us who sometimes need a reminder that we should be following our own advice, and that what we are telling or teaching others to do is exactly what we should be doing ourselves. That’s where I am right now, and what I’m preparing to do about it makes me feel vulnerable and exposed – because I’m going to be exploring and sharing in print some things about myself that I never [...]

By bettyliedtke|May 3rd, 2013|Accountability, Coaching, Columns, Uganda, Writing|2 Comments

A thoughtful question and response come from a Facebook friend

A Facebook friend of mine – who’s also a friend in real life – posted this question recently: “What one piece of technology should be eliminated for the good of humanity?” Suggestions included the fax machine, cell phones, and Facebook. Some of the responses generated additional comments, such as the “sad but true” observation that without Facebook, civilization as we know it would crumble and fall. Several people chimed in about cell phones, noting that although they were good, they should require a license to [...]

By bettyliedtke|April 26th, 2013|Columns|Comments Off

Laughter, hope, and miracles launch a big dream

“It was a different kind of laughter,” my friend Tabitha said to me recently. “It was the laughter of hope.” She was telling me about a phone conversation she had with some of the girls who are going to be moving into the Miracle Village we are building in Uganda. During my first visit to Uganda, in October 2011, one of the things Tabitha and I did was visit a muddy slum, not far from Uganda’s capital city, where young girls were prostituting themselves for [...]

By bettyliedtke|April 19th, 2013|Columns, Uganda|Comments Off

An old pick-up line leads to new revelations

“Where have you been all my life?” That question is probably on the Top Ten list of lousy pick-up lines, but it’s something I find myself asking – or at least thinking – whenever I come across something or someone that seems like the answer to a prayer. Or the solution to a problem or issue I’ve been working on or struggling with for a long time. Like getting organized. If you’re a regular reader of this column, you’re somewhat familiar with my ongoing efforts [...]

By bettyliedtke|April 12th, 2013|Coaching, Columns, Organizing|2 Comments

Forget about a balanced life. Harmony sounds much better.

Balance. It’s what many people today wish for, work toward, and try to achieve. Most of us would like to have more balance in our lives. But life is busier than ever, there are many demands on our time and energy, and we spend much of our time being pulled in many directions. Few of us ever seem to achieve the balance we’re looking for. Maybe we’re looking for the wrong thing. Say the word “balance,” and I picture an old circus act in which [...]

By bettyliedtke|April 5th, 2013|Coaching, Columns|2 Comments

The perfect gift for a special friend

I’ve been going crazy trying to come up with an appropriate birthday gift for a friend of mine – especially since we’ve agreed not to buy each other gifts anymore. I’m not breaking our agreement by doing this, because we didn’t outlaw birthday gifts. Just buying them. She and I have been friends ever since we took a writing class together long ago. We stayed close even after my family moved – twice – to different and distant parts of the country. In the years [...]

By bettyliedtke|March 29th, 2013|Buried Treasure, Columns|2 Comments

Something lost is found – and profound

I finally found it. It’s something that was missing for quite a while. At first I searched frantically for it, but then I just let it go. I knew it would turn up eventually. I also knew that when it did, finding it would represent an accomplishment in itself – and the information it contained would probably be even more relevant and timely than it would have been earlier. The missing item was an envelope containing a list of my professional dreams and goals for [...]

By bettyliedtke|March 22nd, 2013|Accountability, Columns, Organizing|4 Comments

Inspiration, innovation, and hope for the world

There are some days – as I’m reading about the latest scandal, shooting spree, or stalemate in Washington, for instance – when I wonder if and how we as a nation and a society are going to survive. On days like this, I truly worry about the fate of our country and the world. There are other days when I see such exciting signs of promise and potential that it’s all I can do not to jump up and cheer out loud. Last Friday was [...]

By bettyliedtke|March 15th, 2013|Accountability, Columns, Values|Comments Off

Feed your soul to taste life at its best

“You’ve got to feed your soul.” This observation came from a neighbor I was talking to not long ago. He had just commented on a few of my recent columns, and asked about my work in Uganda. His company has sponsored some projects and programs in Africa, and we were talking about how satisfying and fulfilling it can be to take part in such activities. We also talked about how people can be drawn to different types of projects or problems or missions or cultures, [...]

By bettyliedtke|March 8th, 2013|Columns, Health and Well-being|2 Comments

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