Word of the Day #68: Euphoria

Euphoria: a feeling of well-being, elation, intense excitement, or happiness Euphoria comes from the Greek prefix eu (well) and the verb phero (I carry, bring, or bear). In the absence of euphoria, you may be feeling the opposite, dysphoria.  Dysphoria, from the Greek...

Word of the Day #67: Memorial

Today is Memorial Day in the United States.  On Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who have served our country in the armed forces, and in particular, those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Memorial comes from the Latin word Memoria, which is, interestingly...

Word of the Day #66: Babeldom

Babeldom – a noisy state of confusion and chaos resembling Babel from the book of Genesis.  A confused mix of voices, languages, or words. The first part of this word (and, yes.  Babeldom is a real word.) comes from the name of the biblical city, Babel.  The...

Do not wait for motivation

Last year I wrote a book on goal setting.  I am now in the process of editing that book.  As I edit, I will post excerpts here on my blog.  This is from chapter one: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Do not...

Word of the Day #64: Debonair

Debonair: charming and carefree; suave; gracious; urbane; nonchalant; having sophisticated charm Just think of the guy at the desk in the Word Up! series.  Man… is that guy debonair! Debonair comes from the old French phrase de bon aire.  De bon aire in Old...

Goals: Trust the Process

Last year I wrote a book on goal setting.  I am now in the process of editing that book.  As I edit, I will post excerpts here on my blog.  This is from chapter one: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Trust...