Tag Archives: Positive Thinking

If You Can’t Say Anything Nice…

Attitude and MotivationBy Anne P Grady March 11, 2012 15 Comments

When I was little, my mom gave me some pretty great advice, “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” While I truly make an effort to apply this rule to conversations with and about other people, it never occurred to me to use it when thinking about myself. Last week, I…

I’m Lucky and Good Things Happen to Me

Attitude and MotivationBy Anne P Grady July 11, 2011 8 Comments

I was doing a presentation for Sharp Skirts a few months ago and was sharing my “it is what it is” mantra. This saying has gotten me through some really tough times with Evan over the past few years. One of the participants, Jenny Magic, a local marketing and social media strategist, shared that her mantra…