Motivational Muse by Kimberly B. Lewis

Looking for ways to simplify your home and work life?  I've found ways to make my life feel more at ease through the gift of simplicity.

What we do and say speaks volumes and can help or destroy a career, as well as relationships.  My advice, act like you're being watched, because you are.

Pacifiers give the baby something to focus on and do until she calms down, falls asleep, something catches her attention, or she becomes hungry again. One thing it does not do is feed the baby or provide any type of nutrients to the child. Adults have pacifiers too. They might come in the form of shopping, snacking, watching a television show that’s of no interest or even filling time with meaning...

What do you need to say a happy goodbye to?  Who and what do you need to delete from your schedule?  What activities no longer seem enjoyable?  What clubs and groups no longer serve your purpose or you no longer serve them to you fullest capacity?

There are things you will need on your climb and people who will help you. 

If you're impatient, this podcast may help you to find peace in the waiting.

These effects can lead to devastating economic and social disasters, such as famine, forced migration away from drought-stricken areas, and conflict over remaining water.  A drought can last months or even years and I’m not just talking about a lack of water.  Businesses can suffer times of a lack of vital resources too.  These resources might be contracts, staff, or sales revenue.

Everybody gets used to being on the grind and we don’t take the time or enough time to truly  appreciate our success, so my family decided that before we gear up for another successful season, that we needed to pause for a praise break.

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a quote attributed to Lao Tzu, who is thought to have been a contemporary of the Chinese philosopher, Confucius. It all begins with a single step, but the step has to be taken by you. It can’t be done by anyone else. So get started on your journey and keep moving until you cross the bridge that leads to the kind of success you’re seeking...

Leaders do more than just ensure that projects are completed — they're crucial for employee morale too.

Take some time inventorying your life – you might be surprised at the good that you’re doing for those around you and how much more you could be doing to increase your inventory of happiness.

Many times we want to forget the missteps we’ve had in our leadership journey.  We’d rather talk about our successes.  Failures can sometimes feel like huge weights on our shoulders, but they don’t have to be.  Instead we can choose to use our failures as wings.

In business, one needs to change the angle or add something new to elevate the product or service.  In doing so you can transport your clientele to a new level of service.  Diversification is a must to remain relevant and not reliant on one type of customer purchasing one or two items.  It's like adding different kinds of eggs to your basket.

Many times, the signs of despair, anger, and chronic depression are noticed by friends, family and co-workers, but sometimes you just don’t know what to do to help them.  In other cases, the person has hidden their feelings from everyone and kept their angst bottled up inside.  This podcast highlights  six things y9ou can do to create a space of belonging and connection for others.

Ideas are impressed on the sub-conscious through feeling, so you must learn to control or discipline your feelings. You are what you think and when you feel "off" it may be time to ask "What's in it for me?"

It’s great to be on a winning team.  Everyone cheers you on and the doors of opportunity fly open. But, what if that isn’t the case? What if some bad choices or missteps in business result in negative financial returns, lost contracts and fleeing staff. Do you know how to turn it around? Do you go into a litany of excuses as to why the business is failing? Do you reach out to Board members, c...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on everyone, but it has been especially difficult for women, including working mothers or single women at the height of their careers. Many women have had their professional progress cut short due to COVID. According to certain surveys, around one out of every four women who became unemployed during the pandemic did so because of a lack of childcare. In many way...

When something no longer feeds you or seeds you, then it’s time to deny access.  Let me break this down for you.  When something feeds you, it feeds knowledge, inspiration, encouragement or love.  When something seeds you, it or they help you to grow spiritually, emotionally, educationally or financially. When old habits begin to weigh you down, it’s time to deny access. When the kn...

As an employer, does the company culture add value to the employees and make them want to stay?  If not, then it’s not too late to change your culture and begin building the loyalty and love for your business that you desire. As an employee, do the perks of the job and the wages match where you thought you’d be at this time in your life?  If not, it’s not too late to get the education, s...

Entrepreneurs have to be just as vigilant in managing their time, as they are in their marketing and business development skills.  There are hundreds of tasks that need to be completed and dozens of people to meet with. The question is what should come first and how do you decide which problem or project to address first?

Striking a work-life balance can be difficult in an increasingly connected world. For entrepreneurs, self-care is more important than ever for maintaining your mental and physical health. 

Business and nonprofit leaders can increase the capacity of their organizations by fostering what I call a “Capacity Culture.”  A Capacity Culture, doesn’t take “no” for an answer.  Instead, this culture makes room for partnerships, innovative ideas, and community engagement.

There have been many times as an adult that I wish I could have a “do over” and “make another choice.” The wonder of childhood is that children have time to learn from their mistakes and make better choices.  As we mature, bad choices lose their cuteness. However, we can still learn from our mistakes.

In a time when so many people are struggling with increasing gas and grocery prices, global threats, continued racial unrest, supply chain delays, increasing demands at work, and at home, leadership agility is essential.

Innovation is the key to solving most social and business issues.  There’s a problem and someone or a group of people set about to find a solution. In many cases they would have never made the discovery, if it were not for the troubling issue.  We cannot give up in our efforts to innovate, work together, and resolve conflict. When the rubber meets the road, we all want to feel the smooth...