In July, I had the pleasure of hearing Greg Bell, author of Water the Bamboo, speak at Build Business (the SMPS National Conference). One of the gems that he offered is that when you ask “what’s going well,” you will shift your focus & think about the positive instead of dwelling on the negative.

For those of you that know me personally are probably aware of my very nomadic Post-Sandy lifestyle. The first floor of my House has been destroyed and we need to rebuild. To this day, we are still waiting on a determination from our flood claim due to the extensive damage that we experienced. We have been unable to stay in our home since the storm and have been staying at my mom’s place. Fortunately, we have a place to stay for as long as we need to but there comes a time when you just want to be in your house with your stuff.

If that isn’t enough, my dog went missing and has not been located to this day.

Yes, this should’ve broken me. Yes, I have cried at times. I look at this as an opportunity to rebuild and for those of us that are old enough to remember the Six Million Dollar Man, I see this as an opportunity to rebuild stronger & better.

Fortunately, my clients have been patient with me. If I’m on the road, that means I’m not on the computer. Fortunately, my phone allows to do a number of things but if I have to read a big document, that will have to wait until I can be stationary.