by Cherrie McKenzie | Oct 3, 2009
There is a virus that is dangerous to all of us. It does not know the time of the season , gives no respect to social class or your position in life. The virus is blame. Once you blame someone for an outcome you did not like (even if they did what you say they did)... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Sep 25, 2009
While I have been laid up with the flu I had the chance to play with some features and decided to do an audio blog. What came to mind was something my blogger friend Terre mentioned “We get what we focus on.” Below is the result of time on my hands and... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Sep 23, 2009
It all started Saturday evening with me feeling just a little down. But, as the evening went on I began to feel worse and worse. By Sunday, there was no mistaking the signs… I had jumped the pig (as in maybe swine flu) and have been in bed since Sunday night.... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Sep 16, 2009
I was talking with a client the other day as she gave me a report on taking a timed high stakes national exam she had come to dread. During our sessions we had worked on her being able to “see” where she wanted to be as well as beginning to think that it... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Sep 11, 2009
I am getting ready for the final matches of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament and like millions of other Americans have been transfixed by a short little miracle by the name of Melanie Oudin. Just in case you have been in a cave for the last two weeks; she is a 17 year... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Sep 6, 2009
I have been flying more years than I care to remember, have several frequent flyer memberships, and I guess you could say I know my way around airports. Two weeks ago I took a much needed vacation in Denver and the act of missing my return flight had me saying with... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Aug 16, 2009
In numerous posts I have mentioned that it helps to visualize your dream, and then to be persistent in working to bring that dream into reality. Well, I recently ran into the living embodiment of that concept: a 10 year old by the name of Damon Weaver. Damon decided... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Aug 5, 2009
Cyclist are a strange lot. You have all these “Type A” types that seem to ride by you on a mission to complete their “miles” who seem almost oblivious to your existence. So you learn to settle into that mode yourself. If you have been doing the... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Jul 26, 2009
I firmly believe that visualization is one of our most powerful weapons in shaping our lives. Words may not convey all that we may be thinking, feeling or desiring; but symbols act as mental shorthand that immediately helps our mind associate an emotion with that... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Jul 5, 2009
While doing my seminars I have been struck by people who attend and are encouraged and motivated to take their lives to the next level. But, my gaze is leveled now at those people who attend and are motivated but change nothing. I am reminded of a quote from Bruce Lee... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Jun 17, 2009
There is the well known story of a woman who finds a snake dying by the side of the road and takes him home. She warms the snake by the fire and provides a plate of milk to slowly nurse him back to health. And then one day as she was gently holding the snake he bites... read more
by Cherrie McKenzie | Jun 3, 2009
I recently lost something that was almost like a death in the family. For as long as I have known Alex we have gone on our little photo taking adventures and used our bikes to get around and cover a lot of territory. My little cruiser is so “me” in that it... read more