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Good Morning Everyone!

Hope your Monday is off to a great start. I attend an excellent event in Troy last night with Karli called Cuisine Magic. We got to sample foods from area restaurants. Very fun!!!

Now back to our topic at hand.. fitness. Karli Taylor is coming up with the "Resolution Solution" -- tips to help you stick with your fitness goals.

Karli and her client Janice were featured Saturday on the front of the Times Union health section! If you get a chance take a look!!!

Hi Everyone...

I know it's probably freezing outside, but when I look out the window.. it looks a tiny bit like Spring.

Okay.. that's not the surprise. The surprise happened on Thursday. I'm sitting at Mocha Lisa, a Clifton Park cafe and a long distance number pops up on my phone. I pick it up and it's my good friend Karen Stabile who lives in Florida.

I was so excited to hear from her! Then she says.. guess where I am this morning? You got it... Clifton Park, NY!! Yeah!!!

Later that day we got together not just once, but twice! It was so much fun and such a nice surprise.

Karen has been my friend since the third grade and it's funny how even when you haven't seen someone for awhile it's just like old times when you do reconnect.

We laughed a lot and caught up on life.

Have you had any nice surprises???? If so, tell us about them!

Here is my blog posting from this morning....Hope you enjoy: http://yourhumblefarmer.com

Outside of the Box
When “Buck the Status Quo” is Cool

When is bucking the Status Quo cool? If you’re self employed, all the time! Folks, how often do you have the opportunity to create the reality you desire?

Well, if you’re reading this from the comfort of your office chair, behind your cubicle divider, being self employed may be the furthest (or closest) thing from your mind.

What does self employment have to do with Status Quo? E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G.

I don’t know who is reading this or what station in life you’re currently mired. I don’t know if you’ve taken the plunge into self employment yet or not. But, what I do know is this: If you don’t change your life to mirror the reality that you desire, guess what? You’re going to get exactly what you’ve gotten up to this point.

Back to Status Quo…more importantly, back to bucking that Status Quo. If you’ve never bucked the Status Quo, gone (more) beyond your comfort zone, challenged ‘the way it’s always been’ to some degree, then you’ll only ever be an “A” student at best. Do you really want that?

I know, some are saying right now, “I though being an ‘A’ student was top of the pile?” Well, here is your first lesson in ‘Bucking the Status Quo.’

Folks, sh*t-can any grading system you know or you’re familiar with. This is where you leave Status Quo behind and forge your path. This is where your actions as a leader, entrepreneur, business owner, or even a cubicle watcher comes into play!

I can spout any number of power/motivators here, but I’ll spare you of the pep talk lingo and leave you with this final thought:

There are only two options open to your future as you Buck the Status Quo:

1. When your life becomes comfortable, start bucking
2. When you buck and things become uncomfortable, buck some more

HI Everyone!

I want to tell you about a terrific art show with music at Brown School tomorrow. For those of you who don't know.. my daughter attends Brown School and loves it.

I thought I would share with you my press release on the event!

Brown School Students To Fill The Halls With Music and Art While Raising Money for the Relief Effort in Haiti

School Which Places Emphasis On The Arts Views This As An Opportunity For Students To Display Their Talents and Also Support A World Crisis

(Schenectady, NY) – Students will be filling the halls of Brown School with their creativity as they display their artwork and play music all while raising money for the relief effort in Haiti. It’s part of the Fine Arts Festival which will be held on March 4 at 6:00pm at Brown School located at 150 Corlaer Avenue in Schenectady.

This marks the eighth annual fine arts festival for the school that places an emphasis on a top notch arts and music education program. Student artwork will be displayed for visitors to view. As this is taking place, student musicians will transform into “street musicians” performing in small ensembles throughout the school.

Head of School Patti Vitale says, “ This event showcases many of the values we embrace at Brown School. Our visual arts and music program provides students with an enriched educational experience they simply cannot experience elsewhere. We also place great importance on reaching beyond the borders of Brown School to aid causes such as the relief effort in Haiti. These are important lessons to teach beginning at an early age.”

The “street musicians” are students in grades 4th-8th who independently choose, prepare and then perform musical selections representing their own interests and accomplishments. According to Music Instructor Jonina Wilkins, “ This is a wonderful opportunity for students to gain solo and small group performance experience as well as take ownership of their musicianship and build confidence in their skills.”

The event is meant to celebrate the creativity and self-expression of all students through the visual arts. Vitale says, “ We aren’t teaching our students simply how to create, but to love to create.”

The funds raised for the Haiti relief effort will be donated to the Red Cross who is heading up the worldwide initiative.

About Brown:

Helen “Nellie” Brown founded Brown School in 1893 as an alternative to public schools. She envisioned a school where an individualized approach to learning would foster self-confidence, intellectual curiosity, and a life-long love of learning.

The school’s mission is to inspire each student to love learning while striving for academic excellence. Brown School’s teachers work to identify and develop the strengths of individual students, thereby stimulating discovery, imagination, and critical thinking. Small classes, a dedicated staff, and an innovative curriculum, combine to motivate children to reach their potential both academically and socially.

Brown School, a non-sectarian independent school in Schenectady, New York, has an absolute charter by the New York State Board of Regents and is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Independent Schools. School policy is determined by the Board of Trustees and implemented by the Head of School and Brown School staff members.

Good Morning Everyone!

Hope you had a nice weekend. Recently, because the weather is a bit chilly, I've been doing my exercise inside on the elliptical machine. The problem with this is that I get lazy and go really slow. I had been watching TV while doing my exercise. Today, however, I tried something new. I put on my iPod and listened to upbeat music as I worked out. This made a huge difference.

AND... and.. and.. I had fun!

Coming up... Karli Taylor...