by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 23, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
My husband and I like movies. After a hectic week of working, we love to grab some popcorn and settle down in a theater to watch a great flick. Enter the modern age of incivility. Almost without exception, watching movies in a theater includes other patrons who: Talk...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 22, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
I like talking—even public speaking—but I much prefer writing if the content is difficult, controversial, or significant. Speaking is a powerful form of expression. It provide immediacy and emotion and an important visual connection. But sometimes those can harm the...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 21, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
On a late summer day in 1987, I sat woefully on the couch in our little two-bedroom, basement apartment. The blinds were close, my shirt was off, and I was struggling to figure out the mysterious art of nursing a baby. As I sat in the dark, experiencing pain like a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
What is your dream? What is your life's mission? If you could do anything in the world, what would it be. Maybe a better question is: what is your fondest dream that you are actually willing to work for? Following your North Star requires a fearless, daring spirit,...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 19, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Bruce Lee wrote a letter to himself on January 9, 1070. He marked the letter “secret.” By 1980 I will be the best known oriental movie star in the United State and will have secured ten million dollars. In return, I will give the very best acting I could...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 18, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
Sometimes we have to be compelled to do the things we know we should do. For those who lack internal discipline, external sources can be the force the pushes them to action…and sometimes even to greatness. My mother-in-law was quite overweight most of the 20 plus...
