Personal Archives » Liz Wolfe

13 Sep Last-place finisher in Olympic marathon delivers a first-class Olympic moment

Posted at 17:49h in Abundance, effort, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Olympics, Personal, Positivity, Sport

An entrepreneur’s life is full of challenges, and let’s face it, sometimes we feel like quitting. Yet it’s the perseverance – not the results – that gives us the greatest reward in the end. Watch this video to see what I mean: Last-place finisher in Olympic...

15 Mar My identity thief’s surprise pizza party

Posted at 17:26h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal, Positivity

Imagine my surprise last week when I got a letter in the mail from a bank congratulating me on my new 2020 Infiniti. Because I hadn’t bought a car. Yes, someone stole my identity to actually purchase a car and drive away from the car lot,...

12 Aug The Joy of Being an Entrepreneur

Posted at 13:44h in Abundance, Art, Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Music, Personal

Ever have a bunch of tasks that aren’t a high priority, but when you get them done it feels sooooo good? That was my day yesterday: boxing up the Sodastream CO2 bottles to be exchanged, binding some music books I’ve promised to people, looking up...

05 May Then and now – learning how to shear a sheep

Posted at 10:50h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Personal, Uncategorized

When I was growing up on the farm with my mom and two sisters if we wanted to learn something about how to run a profitable farm, we drove to a library, took out a book, read it, and then returned it in two weeks. The...

11 Aug You don’t “deserve” anything!

Posted at 17:05h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal, Wealth

Every morning, I listen to guided meditations on a meditation app. I enjoy experimenting with a variety of styles and teachers.

26 May That life-altering experience you’re waiting for isn’t coming

Posted at 17:09h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal

I just got back from the doctor. I had noticed swelling under my right arm, and because I had lymphoma in 2007, I take these things very seriously. The earliest appointment I could get was for this morning.

28 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals (Part 2 of 2)

Posted at 16:01h in Inspirational, Personal, Wealth

Part 2 of a 2-part series (click here for part 1 to learn about why New Year’s resolutions don’t work.)

14 Sep I just assumed I would be 40 and divorced

Posted at 17:23h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal, Uncategorized, Wealth

Happy Anniversary to me! That’s right, I’ve been married to my husband Jon for 21 years as of last week.

07 Mar Gift card predicaments

Posted at 16:22h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

I just threw away $75 in Borders gift cards. Before ultimately admitting defeat, I had confidently gone to barnesandnoble.com to redeem them.

20 Feb Lambs in the basement: a winter flashback

Posted at 10:31h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

A hot cup of coffee. Crispy, almost burnt toast. An uncomfortable sense that I’m already behind in my day.

06 Nov A post-election-day-candy-bar conundrum

Posted at 10:40h in Personal, Positivity

I woke up yesterday angry at America. Angry at the world! And angry at my kids.

17 Jun A Father’s Day fastwrite – The Good Life

Posted at 10:38h in Inspirational, Personal

"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." Clarence Budington Kelland I saw this quote posted on Facebook on Father’s day.

06 Feb Just the facts, ma’am

Posted at 12:54h in Inspirational, Personal

Growing up on the farm, my family was often featured in local newspapers.

11 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals.

Posted at 10:37h in Inspirational, Personal, Resolutions

I ended 2013 uncharacteristically grumpy. I felt on the brink of tears or anger for much of the last couple of weeks of the year, without really being able to identify why.

24 Oct The Curse of the Airfare

Posted at 12:59h in Inspirational, Personal

I don’t know when time started to speed up, but in the past few years I’ve noticed that once school begins

26 Sep How to really change your life. Yes, really.

Posted at 13:02h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Productivity, Results

In 2007 I was diagnosed with lymphoma. In that moment when I heard the doctor say “You have a malignant, aggressive cancer”

23 Jul Does a bear care?

Posted at 13:07h in Inspirational, Personal

Last week, while my sister and I were having breakfast at my country house, a bear walked across my lawn.

08 May The bus before mine is leaving

Posted at 13:17h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity

My daughter had a “publishing” party at her school recently, and so, instead of driving her as I usually do, we took public transportation.

17 Apr Just Do It?

Posted at 13:47h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity

An old friend and her husband have a six year old son who was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” ADHD.

10 Apr The Consequences of Prosperity

Posted at 13:57h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Productivity

Years ago in New York, it was common to see people handing out flyers in the subway.

22 Mar What makes a “good” school?

Posted at 14:18h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Results

I have a friend whose daughter goes to a competitive middle school on the UWS.

16 Mar Capris or flood pants?

Posted at 14:22h in Inspirational, Personal

When I anticipated motherhood, I only pictured two phases of their childhood

20 Feb To Thine Own Self Be True

Posted at 14:24h in Inspirational, Personal

I have two older sisters - two brilliant, creative, beautiful, expressive and overshadowing older sisters.

06 Feb Is That a Leader or a Follower?

Posted at 14:27h in Inspirational, Personal

Thinking back to my youth, I can definitively say that 7^th grade was the worst ever.

28 Jan Even in the Face of Evidence (Lessons Learned from Sheep Farming)

Posted at 14:33h in Inspirational, Personal

Growing up, my father, two sisters, and I took many road trips to visit relatives for summer vacations.

09 Jan Sweet Success: Carrying on a Family Tradition

Posted at 14:35h in Inspirational, Personal

There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of getting something done that I’ve wanted to do for a long time.

29 Dec It’s Always Something

Posted at 14:37h in Inspirational, Personal

My mother used to say, “It’s always something.” I’ve been looking forward to going upstate for quite a while.

20 Nov Give Thanks Whatever Happens

Posted at 14:39h in Inspirational, Personal

After Hurricane Sandy, a graduate of the Abundance & Prosperity workshop, Will Romero, wrote these words:

24 Oct How well do you receive money?

Posted at 14:42h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

I recently read a moving and insightful book called 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life

26 Sep School Lunch Trays Hamper Our Children’s Future

Posted at 14:57h in Miscellaneous, Personal

Growing up in a rural community, I attended a small elementary school, where the school lunch was 35 cents.