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Three Questions to Ask After Rejection

As I shared on Monday, I recently joined a new writers group. The very first time we got together, I was so nervous. I was the first to arrive at the coffee shop where we met, and as I waited in line to order my coffee, I had a realization. All my nerves centered on this one question: “What if they don’t like me?” I felt like I was in junior high all over again. But then I realized, I probably wasn’t the only one who felt nervous about showing up to our newly formed group. Putting ourselves out there [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-07-25T15:12:05+00:00July 25th, 2019|Categories: Fear, Friendship, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Rejection, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Leadership Tip #23: Learn How to Get Back Up

I was an honor student in high school. Maybe you’ve figured that out by now. Not because I am amazing, but perhaps because I am amazingly detailed. Or at least, I try as hard as I can to be. As a kid who grew up in a good home that faced its fair share of crisis, details became very important to me. The more details I was able to keep track of, at home and at school, the more I could keep things from falling apart. Even better, the greater chance I could succeed. The thing about being an honor [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-07-11T13:54:11+00:00July 18th, 2019|Categories: Courage, Failure, Fear, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Making Decisions, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead July 11, 2019

Recently I was listening to a podcast where the guy being interviewed shared a story of a conversation he had with his wife. Their neighborhood was changing significantly from how it was when they moved there. And they were worried about their children not living close enough to nature. So casually, his wife asked, “Do you think we should move?” Within seconds, in his mind, this man went from selling his house, to selling his car because his commute would change, to getting a tractor to mow the lawn of the new farm they would buy. Some of us have [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-07-10T19:48:44+00:00July 11th, 2019|Categories: Courage, Fear, Food, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Making Decisions, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Thankful, On The Fourth of July

Here in the US, many of us today will wake up looking forward to a cookout with friends or family. We’ll be thinking about the food we’re going to bring, or who will be at the party. There will be hamburgers, hotdogs, potato salad, and maybe even our Aunt’s famous Jello cake, all in Red, White, and Blue. And in the evening, we’ll sit on a blanket in the grass somewhere, or in front of our TV at home, to watch fireworks. After all, it’s July 4th. A day that marks our country’s declaration of freedom should be celebrated this [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-07-05T15:39:08+00:00July 4th, 2019|Categories: Freedom, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead|Comments Off

Five Great Ways To Connect With Friends

A few years ago, I remember going to the movies with a new friend. We had both realized we were reading the same book in hopes of finishing it in time to see the movie when it came out in theaters. So, we decided to go see the movie together. The week it came out, we got to the theater really early. As the two of us sat in our seats, in the dark, waiting for the previews to start, all of a sudden, I felt nervous. What are we going to talk about? I began to wonder. Then I [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-19T13:11:02+00:00June 27th, 2019|Categories: Food, Friendship, Habit Making, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Team Schlies Travel Guide (Repost)

As travel is one of our favorite things, and these tips still serve us well, today I am reposting our Travel Guide. Enjoy! For the born traveller, travelling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim's time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort. —Aldous Huxley For those of us who love to travel, Huxley’s words seem both dramatic, and somewhat true. Leaving one’s home to explore the world, can take our time, money, energy, and even, our comfort. But, if you’ve been bitten by the wanderlust bug, like we have—for the most part, you’re [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-13T13:25:59+00:00June 20th, 2019|Categories: Food, Freedom, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Making Decisions, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

Do you remember the first time you had a negative thought about your body? I know I don’t. All I know is I was young, and that since then, there have been too many to count. Sometimes, thoughts of shame about my body have come as easily to me as breathing. They fly through my brain and land in my heart bringing a heaviness that is hard to shake. Because they’ve been making their appearance for years now, they leave in their wake a sense of defeat. They tell me my body will never be enough. My body that has [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-12T16:13:11+00:00June 13th, 2019|Categories: #mybodyhas, Acceptance, Beauty, Body Image, Courage, Freedom, Good Books, gratitude, Health, Hope, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

Did I ever tell you, I grew up near the ocean? Now landlocked, I have to say I miss it much more than I thought I would. Just recently, during a stressful week, I joked to Tony that I was going to put my headphones on, and turn my white noise app to the sound of the ocean. Then, sit out on our porch in the sun, close my eyes, and pretend I was at the beach. The ocean is my happy place. Of course, another one of my happy places is curled up somewhere reading. So if I could [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-03T16:14:14+00:00June 6th, 2019|Categories: Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Five Ways to Better Communicate With Your Spouse

It was a warm, sunny day, and the stone streets felt hard under my sandaled feet. There was an event going on in the city so there were people everywhere I looked. We were on a small and winding medieval street in the middle of Siena, Italy. Tony was walking a little ways behind me, but I didn’t stop. I was upset. Only I wasn’t even sure why. All I knew was it felt like Tony and I were speaking a different language. I felt unseen, and like I could cry any minute. That is why I was breaking one [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-23T13:53:55+00:00May 30th, 2019|Categories: Conflict, Lead, Leadership, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Five Date Ideas to Keep the Romance Alive

When you first fall in love, almost anything can be considered an amazing date because you’re together. Going to the movies, eating leftover Chinese food, hanging out at each other’s places—heck, even grocery shopping is fun. But what about when you’ve been married for a while, and curling up on the couch to binge Netflix, starts to get old? As we talked about in Monday’s post, with all of our real life responsibilities, it can be difficult to make time for each other. And it can be easy for us to fall into ruts romantically. To count our time in [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-05-23T11:54:23+00:00May 23rd, 2019|Categories: Habit Making, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Three Questions to Ask After Rejection

Leadership Tip #23: Learn How to Get Back Up

Love Learn Lead July 11, 2019

Thankful, On The Fourth of July

Five Great Ways To Connect With Friends

Team Schlies Travel Guide (Repost)

Rewiring Our Body Image: #MyBodyHas

My Favorite Summer Reads for 2019

Five Ways to Better Communicate With Your Spouse

Five Date Ideas to Keep the Romance Alive

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