Monarchsinthemaking

In an earlier blog (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-trollsas-explained-under-13-crowd-mary-ralles?trk=mp-author-card), I talked about social media and insights from a couple of ten-year-olds, using Minecraft as a great example of how to navigate successfully around and through trolls and other obstacles in social media to achieve a common goal.  Ever mindful that innovative spirits and creative thinkers are starting earlier and earlier,…

Rise up and find your own sunrise moment I still believe courage is perspective…it’s where you are in life, what you’ve experienced and how long you have lived.  And I imagine the mind of an 11-year-old struggling to find his place would sound a little bit like this: Today I woke up to a rainy…

Arenal Lodge, Costa Rica January 2007 Have you ever really thought about what “privilege” means?  If you had asked me as a kid growing up, I’d have told you that it was anyone but me.  And I guess my perception of reality then made that statement true.  I’d seen privilege through the lens of other…

I find myself still searching on a path like the dinosaurs, re-tracing the lingering footprints and impressions that have pre-determined my direction.  And I am still pushing forward past the Ice Age, seeking an even warmer and brighter future.   My new beginning starts with living in the moment I am given…at the time it is…

It’s not just about the road traveled…make sure the shoe fits!

Sometimes you don’t know you’re sinking until your feet scrape on the bottom…and sometimes finding the inspiration to keep swimming comes in a way that you least expect it, leaving you wondering why you ever doubted your capability. Today’s Sunday Squirrel is dedicated to my oldest son, Alex, and a simple act of kindness…an unexpected…

A little humor at my expense…I don’t mind and so I share:

Before you rush out at the last minute to grab your “winning” ticket for tonight’s billion dollar drawing, consider betting on yourself for a change. Did you know that your odds of winning the $1.5 Billion Powerball are 1 in 292.2 million?  What if you invested in better odds? Ever want to be an Olympian? …

One of my little super heroes Like most people, I usually start the year off with a bunch of new year resolutions…commitments to become better organized, establish a routine, work out, and drop a few pounds. At the end of last year, I did more than shed a few pounds, though my jeans size remains…