by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 19, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Years ago I met a women who, like me, had two young children. We immediately hit it off and became close friends. One day she told me that when she was younger, she'd had an abortion. It was a very emotional topic and something she still agonized over. At the time it...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 18, 2013 | for Body, for Fun
If you have children (we have six), you know how every waking moment can be consumed just trying to keep them alive…especially when they are toddlers. And teens. Because of that I don't like dangerous things. I don't like swimming pools, rivers, lakes, beaches, guns,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 18, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
I was raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…also known as Mormons. Our family still attends. One of the remarkable things about the church is that all local leadership is volunteer. With everyone from the bishop (pastor) down to the nursery workers...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 17, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Jack of all trades, master of none. In his fascinating book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell posits that to become an expert in any particular endeavor requires 10,000 hours of practice. Innate talent or natural genius are not the most crucial aspects. Training is. While...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 16, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
When I was 19-years-old I sat on a table in a small room, waiting for my turn to audition for a local musical production. Next to me was a good friend named Kerri. I had long idolized her. She was an amazing singer, a talented athlete, homecoming queen. And she was...
