by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 30, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“Take a break.” I paid eighty dollars to hear that advice. Do you know what kind of break I could have had for eighty dollars? I thought of all the reasons I couldn’t. I thought of all the hassles, costs and necessary arrangements. It just didn’t seem worth it....
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 23, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
George Bernard Shaw said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” But, I didn’t create myself. I feel sure of that. I didn’t create myself any more than I created the river. I watched the roiling inky black water slide under my kayak...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 16, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Is the problem you are trying to solve actually the problem? The question stares up at me from my desk. It is such a useful question. I love to solve problems, clearing the way for freedom and progress. I have to remember to ask myself that question because so...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 9, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“Your child is lacking organizational skills,” the professional observer announced after describing the mess my child wallowed in at school, not unlike at home. I regularly discover a pile in front of the dryer where someone was looking for something and unloaded the...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jul 2, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
“No rules for me! I’m Free,” sings the snow queen, Elsa, in Disney’s movie, Frozen. She darts out of the castle where she had to control her gifts to protect others and breaks out to enjoy her special talents all alone. Is that free? My child’s specialist...
