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Love Learn Lead May 2, 2019

Friends, it’s May. Can you believe it? It feels like just yesterday we were talking about beginning 2019 strong, and here we are now, almost half way through. I hope wherever you are, your year is going better than expected. And if it’s not, you are finding strength for the journey. Today, is a big day. For the first time in the life of this blog, we are doing a series entirely on Marriage. Beginning with this post, we are going talk about wedded bliss for the next four weeks. But, before I begin I have to admit something: I [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-01T13:40:10+00:00May 2nd, 2019|Categories: Health, Hope, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|2 Comments

Two Things Brene Brown Has Taught Me About Criticism

Growing up, there were a few circumstances that sent my family spinning into survival mode. Being the middle child, I quickly learned to cope by trying to make everyone and everything all right. Something, I couldn’t actually do. But by watching out for my younger sisters, being good, and taking care of things around the house, it seemed I was able to manage things. That somehow, for my family, I was able to lessen the blow. These skills I developed at home served me well at school too. By learning what was expected of me and performing it, I was [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-04-24T13:52:40+00:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: Courage, Failure, Fear, Good Books, Identity, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Rejection, Uncategorized|4 Comments

Love Learn Lead April 18, 2019

We all have a different story. No two people on this earth have the same exact shared experiences, or thoughts about them. It is just not possible. However, we all know what it is like to experience fear, to worry about what people will think of us, or to have our past threaten to dictate our future. None of us move through life completely unencumbered by something slowing us down or holding us back. And yet, People do incredible things. You do incredible things. You have done incredible things. You have overcome obstacles, both big and small in your life. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-04-03T20:39:52+00:00April 18th, 2019|Categories: Habit Making, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Mental Health, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead April 4, 2019

If January is the time for new resolutions, April is the month to pick them up again, and take action. Spring is here. The weather is better. The darkness of winter is over. And though there may be April showers, there is no time like the present to work toward those goals that won’t leave you alone. You know, those goals that slip into your thoughts when you’re driving in your car. The ones that give you a tinge of shame when something in a conversation reminds you of how far you have to go to accomplish them. Or the [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-03-25T20:16:17+00:00April 4th, 2019|Categories: Change, Courage, Fear, Hope, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

5 Things I Loved in March

March is coming to a close, and I have been looking forward to the end of this month for weeks. One obvious reason is spring is here, and hopefully, the weather will start to act accordingly. But mostly, I’ve been looking forward to getting away. This weekend, Tony and I are headed to the Finger Lakes in New York with our best friends. We’re going to eat good food, take a hike (weather permitting), and visit some of our favorite wineries. And of course, the best part will be, being all together. Friendship is such a gift. Doing life together [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-03-25T18:57:52+00:00March 28th, 2019|Categories: Good Books, Habit Making, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, podcasts I love, Routines|Comments Off

Leadership #22: Your Attitude Matters

The hardest times to lead aren’t only when everything is going south and you’re just trying to keep things together. They can also be in the mundane. When the job before you and your team is to do the long slow work of building or preparing for your next big thing. When there are menial or seemingly unimportant tasks to be done. Tasks that no one is ever going to notice. Jobs that won’t get applause. Yet things that must be completed to get to where you want to go. It is in these times that, Attitude is everything. Working [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-03-22T18:58:00+00:00March 21st, 2019|Categories: Character, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Uncategorized|1 Comment

Learn: That Weird Place In The Middle

It may surprise you to learn, I was unhappy to find myself working at a university bookstore after graduating college. As you might know, I love books. I was an English major. And, one of my favorite things to do is to wander the aisles of a bookstore with a cup of coffee in my hand. For me it’s pretty close to heaven. So why wasn’t I happy? Well, for one, shelving text books isn’t the same as reading a fantastic novel. Retail is hard work. But more than anything, my unhappiness wasn’t about where I was, it was about [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-03-06T20:57:55+00:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Calling, Character, Faith, gratitude, Hope, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Uncategorized, Waiting|Comments Off

Learn: If We Could Do These 5 Things As Adults

Do you want to know what I think is the hardest part of becoming an adult? All of us, every single one of us, has been let down by an adult in our life. Whether we were kids, teens, or even in our twenties or thirties—we know someone older than us who didn’t act the way we thought they should. Who didn’t act the way an adult should. Very often, it can be tempting to let other’s failures become our excuse for why we aren’t the human beings we should be. How often do we hear people say, “My dad [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-01-31T16:46:33+00:00February 7th, 2019|Categories: Adulting, Calling, Character, Courage, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Purpose, Relationships, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Lead: Making Space for Change

“The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.” —Seth Godin So many of us seem to react to life more than we prepare for it. We do what we’re told. We wait for permission. We color in the lines. And we put off the dreams, goals, or lifestyle changes we know will rock the boat. Even when they’re the things we think about or long for the most. Why do we do this? Deep down we all know—it’s because it’s scary. It’s risky to put [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-01-24T12:57:04+00:00January 24th, 2019|Categories: Calling, Change, Courage, Faith, Health, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, perseverance, Relationships|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead January 17, 2019

Hello Friends. Thank you for going on this journey with me this month as I have been talking about the Start Here: Dream Planner. I hope that those of you who have downloaded it, are finding it helpful as you think through the year ahead. And if you haven’t gotten your copy, you can sign up for it here. Today, I thought I would take a break from all our dreaming, goal setting, and change making, and simply share some things I am loving right now. I share some music, an organizational hack, and a challenging quote from one of [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-01-10T19:54:15+00:00January 17th, 2019|Categories: Balance, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead May 2, 2019

Two Things Brene Brown Has Taught Me About Criticism

Love Learn Lead April 18, 2019

Love Learn Lead April 4, 2019

5 Things I Loved in March

Leadership #22: Your Attitude Matters

Learn: That Weird Place In The Middle

Learn: If We Could Do These 5 Things As Adults

Lead: Making Space for Change

Love Learn Lead January 17, 2019

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