by DarEll Hoskisson | Feb 26, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
What gives you energy? How would you love to spend your free time if you had some? Who would you spend it with, if anyone? I could tell you all these things now. But, they used to be very difficult questions because I am a responder. I’m flexible. If something...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Feb 19, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
My Grandpa Lindeman was a gardener. He had a beautiful yard planted with flowers, shrubs, fruit trees and vegetables. As a child I was out with him one day and spotted a single, beautiful purple pansy growing in the cracks between the sidewalk. It looked like it...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Feb 12, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Sometimes self-improvement can seem like a very isolated or isolating pursuit. Especially if you are a full-time student with full-time employment, or in other ways are passionately driving toward your finish line at top speed, it can leave little room for others....
by DarEll Hoskisson | Feb 5, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
Business speakers often give scenarios to help you discover what motivates you. They essentially ask, “What would you cross through fire for?” or in other words, what are you willing to risk your life or die for? It is an interesting question. I wondered what I would...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jan 29, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I had unwittingly jumped off a cliff. My husband and I adopted three children under three, a sibling group, and my life was forever changed. We took a step of faith into the dark and had no idea where we were going. Except we love children. I love to help people. I’m...
by DarEll Hoskisson | Jan 22, 2015 | DarEll S. Hoskisson: Self-Improvement
I recently realized that I love a challenge. I’m endlessly attracted to hard things. I have a cow yoga calendar with a quote by Picasso that describes it very well, “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” This also explains...
