Tag Archives: change

Keep Going as Long as You Can

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Patti Fralix

This is a hard time of the year. The holidays with all of their magic and fun are over, and we are left with cleaning up and putting away. Winter has settled in, with many parts of the country having … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged #keepgoing, aging, alone, Baby Boomers, change, cleaning, family, Fralix, friends, life, Minimalist Home, organizing, Patti Fralix, Silent Generation, slowing down, The Fralix Group, time, traveling | 2 Comments

A Reason, A Season, or A Lifetime

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Patti Fralix

You may have heard of “A Reason, A Season, or A Lifetime” before seeing it here, but this phrase was new to me when I heard it last night. Someone I had just met mentioned this phrase, and although I … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life, Relationships | Tagged a lifetime, a reason, a season, celebrate, change, disappointment, experience, family, Fralix, friends, friendship, friendships, growth, happiness, last, lesson, lifetime, memories, Patti Fralix, reason, relationship, relationships, season, seasons, The Fralix Group | 6 Comments

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Our oldest granddaughters, Mary Grace who is 13, and Elsie who is 11, were having a conversation recently about one of their leaders. I decided to listen in, and I am so glad that I did, for there was a … Continue reading →

Posted in change, family, Leadership | Tagged 65, action, action oriented, change, doers, don't just be a think tank, Elsie, in our heads, knowledge, leaders, Mary Grace, Mike Fralix, mouths of babes, Patti Fralix, theory, thinkers | 2 Comments

Waiting on Hurricane Florence

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Patti Fralix

As I write this, many people up and down the U.S. East Coast are preparing for and waiting for the largest hurricane that has occurred in many years, Hurricane Florence. Florence is about twenty-four hours away from making landfall, and … Continue reading →

Posted in change, conflict, life | Tagged 2018, 9/11, 911, change, commitment, competence, confident, Fralix, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Irma, Mike Fralix, Never forget, Patti Fralix, St. Maarten, Tropical Storm Isaac | 1 Comment

What Difference Does a Year Make?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Mike and I travel to St. Maarten on Saturday, to see how our precious island has recovered from Hurricane Irma. We will be there for the first anniversary of the hurricane, September 6. We lived through that hurricane and want … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life, travel | Tagged 2017, book, Book published, change, curious, Difference, fragility of life, Fralix, healing, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, island, learn vs not, lessons, life, life-changing events, Mike Fralix, Patti Fralix, September 6, St. Maarten, trip | 4 Comments

Change Changes Us

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s assault on Houston and other areas in Texas. September 6 is the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s attack on St. Maarten. Many areas in Texas have recovered well from Harvey, while … Continue reading →

Posted in change, life | Tagged accept change, change, changes are choices, choices, embrace change, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Jason Padgett, Michael Fralix, Patti Fralix, resist change | 5 Comments

The Most Important Change to Make

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Patti Fralix

Jim Rohn, considered by many as America’s greatest business philosopher, said many things worth remembering. His quote, “Work hard at your job and you can make a living. Work hard on yourself and you can make a fortune,” is on my … Continue reading →

Posted in best self, change, life | Tagged best self, change, fortune, Fralix, Hurricane Irma, Jim Rohn, livelihood, living, Mike Fralix, money, organizational change, Patti Fralix, St. Maarten | 2 Comments