Holly's Highlights

Starting a New Year is a perfect opportunity to have some reflective thinking on the past year in order to help us determine, set, and achieve our goals for the year to come. We'll take a deeper look at the voice of fear stopping you from accomplishing your goals, how to examine your values, taking action to accomplish your goals, tips on finding balance in life, setting boundaries to attain your goals, and of course, speaking up and celebrating your accomplishments...

The end of the year is a great time for some self-reflection... to see what worked, and make some change for the year ahead. Of those who set financial goals for the year ahead, only 80% actually end up keeping them for even the first six weeks of the year. When it comes to our finances there are many tools we can use from an annual bank statement, or credit card statement, to even meeting with a professional tax consultant...

I love Christmas time. As a child my dad (who was our pastor) and mom would invite our entire church congregation to our home for a Christmas Open House. But I realize Christmas isn't fabulous for everyone. For some it's a financial burden. To others it is a time of loneliness. And others it is filled with difficult memories of missing a loved one or even unpleasant memories growing up. I empathize with you - I do...

Today we are talking about all things photos and photography. American photographer, Aaron Siskind said, "What you have caught on film is captured forever...it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." That's so true! I love to look back at my photos and reflect on those memories. In fact, my sister, and mom, and I used to have scrapbooking nights where we'd go stay at a hotel and scrapbook our photos until the early morning hours...

Ivy Exec has recently listed these 7 industries as being the top for experiencing burnout:

• social workers
• Emergency responders
• designers
• business development and sales
• retail
• medicine fields
• law 

Reasonings for the burnout included anything from too much travel, long hours, high stress, emotionally stressful, continuous changes, complex tasks, not feeling like they have "me time" with all the technology...

Today is #Giving Tuesday (which happens to follow the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday each year). Giving Tuesday was created back in 2012 to help "unite countries around the world by sharing our capacity to care for and empower one another."

According to Neon CRM, the winter months are reported to be the best fundraising months. November accounts for 46% of annual giving and December 30% of annual giving...

The other day my kids and I were at a local event when we saw a girl crying as her mom was dragging her out the exit door. The little girl asked "why are we leaving" to which the mom frustratingly replied, "Because you're not appreciative." The little girl wailed, "But I AM appreciative." As I watched this sight unfold before me I had to laugh - as a mom I can totally relate...

With Thanksgiving and Christmas upon us, we often start looking for ways to get involved with giving to others. From Angel trees to food drives and even secret Santa projects. This week is the national collection for Operation Christmas Child...

As leaders aim in taking good care of their teams, often they will hit challenging times. Those challenging times will reveal the character of a leader. As so many eyes are on the leader - it's obvious that leaders have influence. So how can a leader be one of strong character? 

We'll take a look at how we can have a positive influence on our character through the use of our time, our attitude, and how well we are a team player...

Join me as we talk with a special guest, Shante Johnson, about how to make a positive impact in your community.

Shante' is a local Real Estate Agent, Motivational Speaker, budding Author, and an Advocate for families of Fallen Officers and First Responders. Shortly after graduating high school, she married her childhood sweetheart Derek Johnson...