One of the most exciting moments during a horse race is watching the horse that everyone thought was a long shot catch up and take the lead. It is so exciting because coming into the final turn, most watching have given up hope on the champion finishing strong. They believe the race is already over... but it isn't. Sometimes we feel like that horse. We feel like we are behind and begin to give up hope on hitting our goals and finishing our year strong. As we go into the final stretch of this year, don’t lose steam or hope. Even if you feel the finish line is far away and your goals may be too far off - keep going! You never know, maybe in this final push you will finish strong and cross tha

At the circus there are trapeze artists. They fly thru the sky and do amazing tricks high off the ground How do they do it? It takes courage. Do you think the trapeze artist is born with courage? No. What gives them the courage to take their leaps is the net below. They take several attempts, knowing that if they fall, the net will save them. With each time and trick they gain confidence and courage to fly higher and take more risks. We all need courage. It is what gets us out of our comfort zone. But sometimes it is easier to talk about courage than to actually have it. We need a net too. Maybe it is through practice of dialogues or but having a support system around us. Whatever it is -

We have all heard the saying “good things take time”. So why is it that we try to rush things? When it comes to success, we want it so bad that we push for it. But sometimes it is in the push that we make mistakes. We go to fast and miss out on key points and steps. Sometimes going slow and following a process is the best way to move toward our goals. So for today (since it is Labor Day) let’s focus on slowing down to go farther. Let’s make sure that in the push toward success we are also making time for reflection and observation. Take time to look st all you do. To evaluate your steps and don’t push so hard that you fall out of process. It is ok to want more. It is ok to have drive. Just b