I’m No Superstar is a blog for people like me who want to make a difference in the world but know they aren’t activists. Each post contains a social action idea that most of us could do, a book that’s worth reading, or a link to a website that offers other ideas. Oh, and it’s all introduced by a sometimes quirky story from my life.
This morning at my American Business Women Association (ABWA), Carrie Willett, president of WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital, spoke on “3 R’s to Leading Other to Reach Their Full Potential.” As part of her talk, she referenced Simon Sinek and his book Start with Why. I had heard of Sinek before and had watched his TedX
Yesterday I spoke to the Wilmington, Delaware, chapter of the networking group Polka Dot Powerhouse. (Yes, I know, hard name for a non-girly-girl like me to handle, but a great organization.) I talked on “Finding Your PACE: The Secret to Long-Term Success.” During the Q&A at the end, I mentioned this concept. I decided to
Last week’s post, written before the election but published after, talked about our need to “do the work,” God’s work. We need to live the Great Commandment to love God and love others (Matt. 22:36–40). We need to invest in the Great Commission with our lives, our time and our money (Matt. 28:19). We are
By now fulfilling dreams sounds like a lonely business (as evidenced in our first steps of the series starting here). But that’s not true. In the midst of our pursuit, we need people. And so the “R” in our ATTA GIRL acrostic is for “Rely on Others.” We aren’t “lone rangers.” We need encouragers—people who
If we’re going to take first (and subsequent) steps to making our God-given dreams a reality (and you can read the start of this series here), we need to be willing to Invest Time, which is the letter “I” in our “ATTA GIRL” acrostic. This is probably the biggest stumbling block for me in fulfilling my
Several weeks ago we started a series on pursuing our dreams. You can read the first installment here. We are using the phrase “ATTA GIRL”—and the letters that make it up—to give us a hand in pursuing our dreams. The first “A” stood for “Acknowledge Your Dream,” the first “T” for Talk It Over with God, the second “T” for
Several weeks ago we started a series on pursuing our dreams. You can read the first installment here. We are using the phrase “ATTA GIRL”—and the letters that make it up—to give us a hand in pursuing our dreams. The first “A” stood for “Acknowledge Your Dream,” the first “T” for Talk It Over with God, and the second
Last week we talked about buried dreams. You may wish to read that post if you haven’t yet. What is your dream? . . . Unearth it from under all that busyness and fear you’ve heaped on it. Can you think of it? . . . Often something comes to mind fairly quickly. If not,
When we moved to northern Lancaster County, I loved the wide open vistas. After the crowded conditions of northern Delaware, it was like a breath of fresh air (albeit, manure-scented fresh air). You can see the variegated fields; the farmhouses, barns and silos; and the rolling hills off in the distance. Maybe a buggy appears
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