Tag Archives: challenges

Ebikes and Random Thoughts on a Thursday

Posted on August 25, 2022 by dfolstad58

Welcome back to Life and Random Thinking today. Today is my 5th post in my 8 posts before September challenge. The challenge was to do 8 posts in a month (which I could have interpreted as being a 30 day … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged challenges, ebikes, Eleanor Roosevelt, luck, Okanagan, probability, Quotes, Toastmasters | 13 Comments

Can’t skip practice if I want to win

Posted on June 5, 2020 by dfolstad58

My son and daughter motivated me to climb Giant’s Head mountain a few weeks ago. I am glad I did and I have climbed it four more times since then. (To learn more about Giant’s Head Mountain – click HERE) … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Just being creative, Thinking Out loud | Tagged challenges, giant's head, growth, health, hike, not stopping, overcoming, slow | 28 Comments

Two Thoughts in my head today

Posted on September 4, 2018 by dfolstad58

Thought #1 – Life seems to be all about change and in my life I have initiated many new interests or employment in September, I guess that is when I am open to new challenges. Do you have a time … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged challenges, confidence, dessert, improving, life is short, no regrets, regrets, rut, Self Improvement, Toastmasters | 12 Comments

5 foot tall, 100 pounds – Mountain Conqueror

Posted on March 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

I recently had a discussion with a friend who has set 7 worthwhile goals for themselves. I confess 7 goals had me thinking and this morning at the auspicious time of 5:30 a.m. I realized it reminded me of Shailee … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged achievement, challenges, doing your best, goal setting, mountain climbing, Self Improvement, seven summits, Shailee Basnet, Toastmasters | 22 Comments

We all have one, at least

Posted on July 12, 2016 by dfolstad58

Sunny, but still cool outside because of the time of day, 6:30 a.m., and I was enjoying my plain coffee with a friend whose Starbucks order of double expresso plus plus was just impossible to memorize. I met this friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged challenges, conference, confidence, friendships, life, Public speaking, Qahtani, regrets, richness, risk, speeches, Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Again, and Again, and Again

Posted on May 9, 2016 by dfolstad58

Sometimes I read too slow due to distractions and am forced to read over a chapter in a book several times; have you ever done that? You really want to progress when reading a book, the excitement of a book is … Continue reading →