Shocked by the Boston Marathon bombing. Violence rattles my faith, hope & love, but it won’t knock me down, for I have a solid rock to stand on. Today I don’t want to talk about CSR or Ironman, rather I… Read More »Boston Marathon
inspirational
The last 10 days, after speaking at two conferences, I feel positive about life. In Vegas I moderated a CSR panel for the Women in Default Services conference. Four amazing companies sat on the panel – Freddie Mac, PEMCO, U.S.… Read More »Success Defined
Success Defined
Passion is elusive this morning. No, no no — I haven’t lost my drive for life. Rather, I’m writing a book, working on a chapter titled, “Passion”, and struggling with how to verbalize the feeling. My words seemed so boring. Then… Read More »Passion
Passion
Is math boring? Many kids think so. Unless they’ve taken Nigel Nisbet’s math class where he used chocolate to get kids thinking. Nigel then applied his teaching concept to visual math games with a penguin named Jiji. During TEDxOC event… Read More »Chocolate + Math = an Idea Worth Spreading
Chocolate + Math = an Idea Worth Spreading
The video of my TEDxOrangeCoast talk posted today, and I’m mixed with emotions. One side I’m so proud of the content and hope the message brings strength to anyone who’s been sexually assaulted and learning to listen to their inner… Read More »TEDxOC. The Voice Within
TEDxOC. The Voice Within
Spent some time in the lobby of a Marriott today. While there I overheard a Supervisor speak to a co-worker. It was a simple moment that didn’t last more an :30, but it was so sweet. The ladies were setting… Read More »Kind Words
Kind Words
Thinking about a ski trip to Whistler. I took it about 10 years ago with my friend, Susana. One day we hired a Mountain Guide, Vic, who’d toured us around both Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. About 2 hours into the… Read More »Let go of the mountain
Let go of the mountain
There are six Ironman races happening today: National races: Buffalo Springs, Syracuse, and Coeur d’Alene International races: Japan, Tremblant, and France My friend and IM training partner is racing CdA. Go Angela. Finish strong. One female IM athlete that I… Read More »Sarah Reinertsen
Sarah Reinertsen
It’s never too late to be what you might have been. ~ George Eliot Yesterday I did a 1/2 marathon and got PR, 2:18. Pretty good. Cut my best time by 10 minutes.
George Eliot’s “Quote of the day”
Does the name Emmanuel Yeboah sound familiar? I learned about him a few months back, and now his story is embedded in my heart. For one short moment last Sunday I had the honor of riding with him during the… Read More »Emmanuel Yeboa