by Patti Miinch | Feb 6, 2023 | focus, out of focus, priorities, time
A few months ago, I asked a group of over 100 adults to commit to doing two things. First, they were to answer one question. A few weeks later, I explained, I would ask them to answer a fairly simple “poll”. I asked that they agree to commit only if they were willing...
by Patti Miinch | Mar 24, 2022 | break time, finding time, priorities, whathavewehere
When I first realized that I needed to reincorporate into my daily schedule some kind of break(s) for mental, spiritual, and physical rebooting and renewal, I seriously doubted it could be done. I knew, though, that I needed to at least try.I thought back to all the...
by Patti Miinch | Feb 6, 2020 | consequences, decisions, Patti Miinch, priorities, values
We do it 35,000 times a day. 2,000 times every hour. Once every 2 seconds.We make a decision.Some we make with little thought, and rightfully so. We see a stop sign, and we slow down and then stop before entering the intersection.The problem is that we make far too...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 16, 2019 | budget, Creating the Blueprint, Dave Ramsey, finances, money, priorities, spending, spending plan, www.pattimiinch.com
I want to very clearly state that I am not a financial planner or expert. I share here what I’ve learned from my own experiences as I’ve redesigned my life after the unexpected and untimely death of my husband.If, upon analyzing your checkbook a few weeks...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 9, 2019 | Creating the Blueprint, intentionality, pattimiinch.com, planner, priorities, time, values
Last week you spent some time determining your true values and considering whether your day to day life reflects those values. You might have been thinking, “Well, that’s well and good in theory, but how does that translate into reality, into how I live my...
by Patti Miinch | Jan 2, 2019 | blueprint, calendar, checkbook, Creating the Blueprint, life redesign, Patti Miinch, planner, priorities, redesigning, social media, values, www.pattimiinch.com
In 2006, my husband and I decided to build our forever home on acreage in the rural county in which he grew up. We bought house-plan magazines, checked out house-plan books from the library, and for weeks and weeks pored over various plans, trying to find the perfect...
