Beth Terry | January 1, 2009
A horse named 2008 has thrown a lot of riders - even experienced ones.
We’re all in this one together, no matter our circumstances, no matter how well we planned. When people suffer, it affects us all.
This isn’t just about finances and mortgages. We have become so focused on consumerism – and paying for it, that […]
Beth Terry | December 23, 2008
My Friend Jeff Thredgold, a noted economist and great speaker, reports on the “Brookings Top 10″:
—-> The following is an excerpt from a report titled “Top 10
Global Economic Challenges Facing America’s 44th President”
presented by Brookings Global Economy and Development:
Ten Things the new administration needs to work on in 2009. Very much worth the read. […]
Beth Terry | December 15, 2008
We know how we got here. During the last few decades we’ve been bent on owning everything we can get our hands on; accumulating wealth, debt, and “stuff” at an unprecedented rate. We are inundated daily with ads telling us that we aren’t enough; we don’t have enough; we aren’t beautiful enough; we aren’t skinny […]
Beth Terry | December 12, 2008
Pay attention while you are out and about getting ready for the Holidays. Humans make for interesting entertainment.
I am at the Post office. Lines are long as Arizona residents struggle with the notion of 75º afternoons and Christmas only two weeks away. Here is a mother with twins, trying to juggle packages and frisky, beautiful […]
Beth Terry | November 25, 2008
I’m watching the results of this economic hiccup with great interest. I notice there are two types of people - those who are ‘waiting to see what happens’ and those who are making things happen.
Which one are you?
At this juncture, I doubt that one human on the planet can predict accurately what comes next. So […]
Beth Terry | November 19, 2008
My friend Peggy from Hawaii reminded me to pick up Viktor Frankl’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” at exactly the right time. We all have times of regret in our lives. Times where we wonder why we went somewhere, made that choice, got involved with someone.
As I re-read the amazing story of Viktor Frankl’s experiences […]
Beth Terry | October 18, 2008
We’ve been here before. Maybe the players were different, the causes were different; but our race - the human race - has weathered storms like this. The US is a teenager. We are just a little over 200 years old. In the grand scheme of countries like China - checking in around 5,000 years old […]
Beth Terry | September 16, 2008
In my business we see a lot of celebrities. Often we’ll be one of the other keynote or breakout speakers after a big name gives a lunch speech. One difference I’ve noted (besides the fact they make obscene amounts of money more than me!) is they have “people.” In the past year I’ve spoken […]
Beth Terry | August 18, 2008
After you’ve traveled down that road to success for a decade or two, you start to realize that success has never been a destination. It’s merely one of the way stations on the road of your life.
Beth Terry | August 13, 2008
I woke up this morning thinking, “I need a few miracles.” This economy is a tad spooky in my industry. Even though it’s smart business to step up training in a down economy to insure you hold onto good employees and customers, companies often don’t. So we speakers and trainers get a little […]
The way I see it, Cactus is the most resilient plant in the desert. If you find yourself stuck out on the desert and you can get past the thorns, its fruit will save your life. The same goes for us human critters. If we can get past the thorns of our own life, what we find in our core will save us and sustain us.
