Notes To My Younger Self:  “Bigness comes from doing many small things well. Individually, the are not very dramatic transactions. Together, they add up.”~ Edward S Finklestein. E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Being your best in little things is equally important as being your best when big things come…

Notes to My Younger Self:  “Within every adversity lies a slumbering possibility.”~Dr. Robert Schuler E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Breathe. Keep breathing. Acknowledge the deviation, then pitch back to level flight and ride out the rough air.  aka: A woman with a purpose.  

Being a pilot will teach you many life skills. One of the most important, is there’s no value in worrying. Unexpected situations and challenges will come up while flying, beyond a doubt. And your ability to handle those situations appropriately will be a result of training, practice and your determination to let go of the…

Airspeed Indicator color definitions in airplanes. Green Arc Normal operating speeds, where the airplane and all of its parts are happy as clams. White Arc Normal range where the flaps (panels located on the back edge of the wings so airplanes can operate at slower speeds) can be extended without being damaged. Yellow Arc A…

Notes To My Younger Self:  The first step in shifting your thoughts is being aware of and owning what you are thinking. You create every thought you have and therefore have the ability to create other thoughts. E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Don’t allow fear, embarrassment, shame prevent you…

Seat-of-the-pants:  Merriam Webster: employing or based on personal experience—past or present—judgment, and effort rather than technological aids or formal theory seat-of-the-pants navigation a seat-of-the-pants decision. Dictionary .com: using or based on experience, instinct or guesswork. Done without the aid of instruments. Your dictionary.com: done by feel, guess, or trial and error rather than careful planning,…

Humility: From Oxford’s Dictionary:  a modest or low view of one’s own importance; humbleness. Merriam Webster:  freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble Dictionary .com: the modest opinion or estimate of one’s own importance, rank, etc. Urban Dictionary: True humility is to recognize your value and others value while…

“The most dependable quality in the universe is that of change. A willingness to change eliminates the word failure from our vocabulary.”~Tom Crum E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge Imagine the possibilities if failure wasn’t part of your thoughts or vocabulary. aka A woman with a purpose  

What if you trusted that every struggle you experience is intended to prosper you instead of hurt you. How would this mindset shift your approach to difficulties?  E.L. Chappel author of Spirit Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The Surge “We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”~Mary Catherine Bateson aka: A…