Balance – Page 8 – Melissa Schlies

Christmas lights

When I was a kid, after Thanksgiving, I would always beg my parents to set up our Christmas Tree as soon as possible. This meant going out and searching around a cold lot with my dad and older sister to pick out the best looking tree. We’d bring it home, Dad would put it in the stand, then we’d hold the light cords as he carefully spiraled them around the tree. One year, after stringing the lights, my dad got up on a ladder to put the tree topper on. Only, there were too many branches at the top, so [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-12-04T21:08:04+00:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Balance, Christmas, Health, Saying No, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Lead December 13, 2018

Leadership Tip #21: Lead By Example This tip, is one we were most likely first taught by our parents. After all how many of us were told by our parents to be a good example for our younger brothers or sisters? And what better time to talk about something we were taught as kids, then around the time of year when we were also told to be good for Santa? Like being good for Santa, being a good example may be one of the things our parents taught us that we’ve discarded. Or at least, begun to take for granted. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-12-04T21:29:26+00:00December 13th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Character, Christmas, discipline, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love: Out of the Box Christmas Gift Ideas

The Christmas craziness has begun. Thanksgiving is over, which means Holiday parties abound. It is time to decorate trees and houses, write and send Christmas cards, and shop for presents to put under the tree. All while balancing our everyday responsibilities. There’s no question it’s the most wonderful time of the year—but, it’s also a little chaotic. That is why, over the years, we’ve found ways to trim down some of the craziness of the season, without losing any of its joy or meaning. For us, it has meant sending fewer cards, only decorating our tree (rather than the rest [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-11-14T19:15:54+00:00November 29th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Christmas, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

The Hardest No

“…The very things you think you need most desperately are the things that can transform you the most profoundly when you do finally decide to release them.” —Shauna Niequist Sometimes, the hardest no’s in our lives are the ones we have to tell ourselves. They’re the ones that often begin with a whisper, “I am not going to have dessert this week.” “I am only going to have one drink.” Only they’re ignored when the stress gets too much, or everyone else is having another. We don’t listen to the whisper, so we say it a little louder to ourselves. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-11-19T12:18:46+00:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Courage, discipline, Failure, Health, Hope, Making Decisions, perseverance, Saying No, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Lead October 25, 2018

Leadership Tip #20: If you don’t have time for it, Plan it. Over the past two months, we’ve been talking about some pretty important things. In September, we talked about stepping back to take a better look at our lives. To see what parts are good and need to stay, and what parts are bad, and need to go. Then, this month, we’ve been talking about discovering and clarifying our life’s calling. Not an easy task. Not something you can do overnight. Both of these things, require time and thought. Only many of us struggle to find them in the [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-18T18:09:39+00:00October 25th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Calling, Change, discipline, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Calling: Do We Only Get One?

Do you remember when you were a kid and your parents told you, you could pick one treat off the dessert tray at a party? The choice wasn’t always obvious. Sure, if Aunt Ida’s chocolate chip cookies were burnt, while Uncle Larry brought cupcakes from the bakery down the street—it might have been easy. But, usually, if you were a sugar fiend like me, it was a hard decision. Choosing between two good things is always tough. In some cases, it’s the most difficult type of decision. Because choosing one means not choosing the other. And the fear of missing [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-27T01:32:29+00:00October 22nd, 2018|Categories: Balance, Calling, Courage, FOMO, Hope, Success, Uncategorized|4 Comments

Learn: Ways I Step Back

Ever notice how the most healthy life practices, are often the hardest for us to do? Like keeping a regular exercise routine, taking time to rest, or sticking to a healthy diet. For some reason, these actions that seem like they should come naturally, are usually the ones we must fight to maintain. As if there is something in us—or in the world around us—trying to keep us off track. The same can be said for our schedules. Often at the root of struggling to live a healthy life style, is all the things competing for our time. Our job [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-08T15:12:24+00:00September 27th, 2018|Categories: Anxiety, Balance, Courage, FOMO, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines|Comments Off

Lead: Finding Your Pace

Leadership Tip #19: Find Your Pace Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year—and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade! —Anthony Robbins On Monday, I challenged us to both set our pace, and make sure we have the right support team around us. This is important not only in our positions of leadership, but also in every area of our lives. If we want to thrive in the long haul, both these pieces need to be in place. Only, we can’t set our [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-08T15:13:48+00:00September 20th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Character, discipline, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Setting The Pace

Did you know cycling is a team sport? Up until a few years ago, I didn’t. Because there is usually only one winner, I always assumed that cycling was just like running—but with bikes. Then one day, while Tony was watching the Tour De France, I came into the living room to see something that confused me. At that moment, the news coverage was showing footage of a group of riders traversing a narrow, winding road. They were all wearing the same jersey, and it looked like they were working together. “Why are they all wearing the same jersey? Do [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-08T15:14:32+00:00September 17th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Character, Courage, Friendship, perseverance, Relationships, Success, Uncategorized|4 Comments

Love Learn Lead September 6, 2018

How do we step back to take a good look at our lives, when life doesn’t seem to stop? When there’s always so much to do? And when it feels as if there’s never enough time? On Monday, I compared our lives to the peaches Tony and I picked last month. If I didn’t watch them closely—didn’t refrigerate or freeze them in time—they’d spoil. All of us have relationships, commitments, or aspects of our job that if we don’t inspect every now and then, could go sour. Or worse, go away completely. For example, how many of us put off [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-08-20T15:59:54+00:00September 6th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Change, discipline, Health, Lead, Learn, Life Coaching, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Christmas lights

Lead December 13, 2018

Love: Out of the Box Christmas Gift Ideas

The Hardest No

Lead October 25, 2018

Calling: Do We Only Get One?

Learn: Ways I Step Back

Lead: Finding Your Pace

Setting The Pace

Love Learn Lead September 6, 2018

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