by Life Upright | Jan 3, 2016 | Parenting, relationships
For the end of the 2016 year, our family gathered for a State of the Union family discussion. We reflected on our individual achievements and our challenges, as well as our connection with each other. Constructive feedback is vital to setting goals...
by Life Upright | Jul 1, 2015 | relationships
A Shout Out to Chris, for encouraging 30+ fraternity brothers to like LifeUpright. He is one of my former athletes/students from my coaching and etiquette teaching years who I keep up with. Proud to see him mature and be such a positive influence on his...
by Life Upright | Jul 1, 2015 | Fun Times, relationships
Spending time with and encouraging young people reaps huge benefits! I spend all last week playing games with pre-K and elementary kids and had 2 middle school boys helping me with VBS. Asking them questions and letting them tell me their stories and ideas was so...
by Life Upright | May 25, 2015 | Parenting, relationships
Relationships, I believe, are the single most important thing we have. We encourage our family to surround themselves with strong, healthy relationships. We’ve used concepts from this book by Tom Rath to manage them. Maintenance then becomes vital to...
by Life Upright | Apr 10, 2015 | relationships
Love getting to dance with my sons from the early years to nowadays! Both have turned out to be really good dancers. So proud of them!