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...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 15, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Mojo actually means magical power. So if you’re compelled to “get your mojo working,” what can a mere human do? Humans have unique capacity above all living things and this is the magical power we can employ. We can: Plan for the future Calculate...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 14, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
When Jessica started out in college, she chose to major in film editing. Although she was already a web programming expert, she was also an award-winnning anime film editor and knew what she wanted to do. She applied for the very competitive program—and was...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 13, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
In 1969, my dad took me to Mrs. Tucker’s kindergarten class. I hid behind his overcoat, scared out of my wits. That began my seven years in elementary school, to be followed by three years in junior high, three years in high school, and five years in college....
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 12, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
My kids hate doing dishes. Probably more than any other single daily activity. They avoid it, moan about it, skimp on it (so they have to be called back to do it right), and drag it out sometimes for hours. It’s a painful thrice daily event. But I refuse to give...