Tag Archives: success

Taking the Long Way

Posted on October 26, 2022 by dfolstad58

I appreciate every visit and comment to my blog. Recently this blog outgrew it’s memory for a free blog and I had a few options; a) quit and start over, b) pay and get rid of the ads that I … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged failure, long way, planning, running, shortcut, success | 57 Comments

Checking In & Eating Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on March 18, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I was munching chocolate chip cookies, homemade, and still gooey from being warm out of the oven. The chocolate gave me inspiration to check in and share a post with my friends in … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged biking, failure, journey, Okanagan lake, success | 29 Comments

Seeing the Sun Through the Clouds

Posted on April 25, 2015 by dfolstad58

Spring makes me optimistic, and we all need that idea of more warmth and sunshine after winter’s long cold night and shorter daylight. I had to face up to lack of success recently, not failure. I am learning to see … Continue reading →

Posted in health, music related, Toastmasters | Tagged Beatles, clouds, here comes the sun, journey, Learning, success, thankful | Leave a comment

Thanks to all my readers in 2014, PLUS a post about Exertion and Success

Posted on December 30, 2014 by dfolstad58

I know you haven’t heard much from me in awhile. I got distracted and did fewer posts but even so I did manage 88 posts this year and I had 3200 views this year. Thanks to you. Blogging is something … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 2015, effort, exertion, improve, improvement, success, thank you | 2 Comments

The Secret to Achievement is ….

Posted on April 11, 2014 by dfolstad58

You could be different from me, and be a total achiever. You decide you want to do something, you figure out the steps, and then you do it. Every time. Or..you might be a person who has visions of what … Continue reading →

Posted in music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged achievement, beginnings, eating elephants, goals, number one, starting, success | 2 Comments

Stubborn or Determined?

Posted on March 24, 2014 by dfolstad58

I’ve often thought of myself as a stubborn person, especially when I lose something. I become quite fixated until I have looked everywhere twice or until I find it. But this characteristic isn’t necessarily a bad one. I also don’t give … Continue reading →