Success – Page 4 – Melissa Schlies

Things I Learned in 2018

We did it. We’ve made it through 2018. For some of us, it was one of the best years of our lives. For others of us it was the worst. And for most of us, our year falls somewhere in the middle. But for me, the beauty of even the hardest years is being able to stand on this day—the last day of the year—and see the good. Every December 31st, I take a few minutes to catalogue the year, even if only roughly in my journal. I list all of the big moments; the trips, milestones, events, etc. I [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-12-22T23:44:39+00:00December 31st, 2018|Categories: Health, perseverance, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Learn: Three Questions to Ask After Rejection

At the beginning of seventh grade, the girls in my class started asking out the boys they liked. It became a thing they did at recess. Each day, after lunch, the boys would play basketball. While all the girls would stand in a group, just behind the basket ball net, watching the boys. And at least once a day, a girl would yell over the noise of the basket ball game to ask a boy to go out with her friend. A girl never asked out a boy directly. Usually, during this daily drama, I stood and bore witness. Mostly [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-11-05T15:10:29+00:00November 15th, 2018|Categories: Failure, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Rejection, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

No Is Not An Answer

On my journey to live out my calling, I have received a lot more no’s than yeses. I was reminded of this recently, when I started reading through one of my journals from the year after I graduated college. At the time, I was working at a bookstore in Boston, and sending my resume out to almost any youth ministry job posted online that I could find. In a journal entry from February, a full nine months after graduation, I wrote about receiving a letter from a church saying they were going with a more qualified candidate. A letter—Do you [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-11-12T13:33:48+00:00November 12th, 2018|Categories: Acceptance, Calling, Character, Courage, Hope, Identity, perseverance, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

The Hero’s Journey

Ever notice that many of our favorite books-turned-movies all follow the same formula? Katniss, Harry Potter, Frodo—the story is always the same. Sure their lives and situations look different, but their journeys, not so much. At their core, each of these stories is about a normal, seemingly everyday person faced with an impossible quest. But why are we so enamored by them when we aren’t faced with the arena, becoming a wizard, or the daunting task of destroying an evil ring before it destroys us? What about the hero’s journey speaks to you and me? All this month, we have [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-18T18:45:26+00:00October 29th, 2018|Categories: Acceptance, Calling, Character, Courage, Failure, Fear, Health, Hope, Mental Health, perseverance, Success, Uncategorized, Waiting|3 Comments

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

Love: Resources to Help Clarify Your Calling

At the end of August, Tony and I took a small prop plane for a seven minute ride over the ocean to the island of Inis Mor, just off the coast of Ireland. Online, I had read about its ancient ruins and the beautiful, jagged cliffs that line its shores. I wanted to stand on the edge of those cliffs and take in the view. Only for a visitor, to get to that side of the island meant taking a tour bus or renting a bike. As we’re not tour bus people—biking it was. That morning, we stood outside the [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-18T18:10:14+00:00October 18th, 2018|Categories: Calling, Change, Courage, Good Books, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Life Coaching, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, podcasts I love, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

When Your Path is Different

It was almost nine in the morning, and if I didn’t hurry, I might be late to my meeting. I grabbed my purse and notebook from the passenger seat, and got out of my car. It was late fall, and flurries had just begun to fly through the air. As I crossed the parking lot, I pulled my unzipped denim jacket around me and hugged my notebook to my chest, to try to keep warm. Just up ahead of me, I saw another youth pastor also hurrying to get to our local youth worker meeting. When we got to the [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-08T15:09:43+00:00October 15th, 2018|Categories: Calling, Courage, Making Decisions, Purpose, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love Learn Lead October 4, 2018

Happy fall, friends! I hope wherever you are, the weather is cool not cold, the leaves are turning a lovely shade of red or yellow, and there are pumpkin spice latte’s or hot apple cider in abundance. But only, if you’re into this season the way I am. The first day of fall for us in Pennsylvania was sunny and comfortably in the sixties. The summer humidity lifted, and I was able to wear flannel and bake in our apartment without overheating—which made me so happy. But something that makes me even happier than fall, is whenever I see someone [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-10-03T18:47:53+00:00October 4th, 2018|Categories: Calling, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Making Decisions, Purpose, Success, Uncategorized|2 Comments

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 13, 2018

When was the last time you were the “new kid?” Recently, in my life, I have been the new kid. The interesting thing about this for me, is that I haven’t moved towns, changed jobs, or joined a new organization. In fact, the place I have felt most like a “new kid,” has been in our dinning room turned office. Over the past few months, I have spent hours working on all that is involved in beginning my life coaching business. And the scariest, most challenging part has been learning how to build both a brand and a new website. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-08-20T19:46:23+00:00September 13th, 2018|Categories: Courage, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Things I Learned in 2018

Learn: Three Questions to Ask After Rejection

No Is Not An Answer

The Hero’s Journey

Calling: Do We Only Get One?

Love: Resources to Help Clarify Your Calling

When Your Path is Different

Love Learn Lead October 4, 2018

Setting The Pace

Love Learn Lead September 13, 2018

ABOUT ME

RECENT POSTS