Never let the word i

Never let the word impossible stop you from pursuing what your heart and spirit urge you to do. Impossible things come true every day! ~Robert K. Cooper

Success is waking up

Success is waking up in the morning, whoever you are, wherever you are, however old or young, and bounding out of bed because there's something to do, that you believe in, that you're good at - something that's bigger than you are, and you can hardly wait to get at it again today. ~Whit Hobbs

The highest reward f

The highest reward for your work is not what you get for it, but what you become by it. ~John C. Maxwell

Success is 99 percen

Success is 99 percent failure. ~Soichiro Honda

Affirmation for the

Affirmation for the day: I have infinite patience and know that this pause in my blessings is temporary. ~Cat Crosslin~

A year from now you

A year from now you may wish you had started today. ~Karen Lamb

Things turn out best

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. ~John Wooden (as posted by Stephanie Moore) ~always a great reminder for Cat!

Instead of creating

Instead of creating New Year's Resolutions this year, I encourage you to create a life's purpose. If that purpose is clear enough, vivid enough and determined with passsion, then you no longer need to be resolute to make it happen: "The world stands aside to let anyone pass who knows where he (she) is going." ~David Starr Gordon

Let others lead smal

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you. ~Jim Rohn~ Wishing each of you a BIG LIFE!

There are only two w

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. ~ Albert Einstein

Success is liking yo

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ~Maya Angelou

I have found that in

I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. ~Elizabeth Edwards

If you give people t

If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected. ~Bill Gates

If you want to build

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery...a reminder that to lead in a way that inspires and engages your people means to appeal to a vivid desired end result.

The best way to impr

The best way to improve the team (or organization) is to improve one's self. ~John Wooden

Laughter is good for

Laughter is good for thinking because when people laugh, it is easier for them to admit new ideas to their minds. ~His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

The proper function

The proper function of man (and woman of course) is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. ~Jack London

Some people would ra

Some people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy. ~Robert Anthony....as for me and my house? I choose happy!

Fear can keep us up

Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow. ~unknown....Had a deep and insightful discussion with someone dear to me about how we sometimes carry old fears into new circumstances and mess things up for ourselves. I'm going to double up on faith instead, and drive fear out! How about you?

If your actions insp

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, you are a leader.

Never let the word i

Never let the word impossible stop you from pursuing what your heart and spirit urge you to do. Impossible things come true every day! ~Robert K. Cooper

A fish cannot drown

A fish cannot drown in water. A bird does not fall in air. Each creature God made must live in its own true nature. ~Mechthild of Magdeburg....Seek your passion and find your calling!

When people show you

When people show you who they are, believe them. ~Maya Angelou

My approach to coach

My approach to coaching: be aware of what is going on around you. Overlook the things that don't matter. Work towards getting better every day. -Chuck Noll. Great advice for me! Sent from someplace fabulous!

You block your dream

You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith. ~Mary Manin Morrissey. This one came across my awareness at just the right time. Keep the faith...God has great plans!

And the day came whe

And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin. Don't be afraid to take a risk and become all that you are meant to be!

[Luke:] I can’t be

[Luke:] I can’t believe it. [Yoda:] That is why you fail.

To love is to see a

To love is to see a glimpse of Heaven. ~ Karen Sunde (Thanks K. Heard!)

Therefore I tell you

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. ~Mark 11:24

My great hope is to

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return. ~Maya Angelou

Hold fast to dreams,

Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die, Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly, Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams go, Life is a barren field, Frozen with snow. ~Langston Hughes

Life is no brief can

Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. ~George Bernard Shaw

Honored to be speaki

Honored to be speaking at Joan Bonvicini's Coaching Clinic tomorrow at Seattle University! http://htxt.it/8hlL

Sent from someplace

Sent from someplace fabulous!

The future starts to

The future starts today, not tomorrow. ~Pope John Paul II

You yourself, as muc

You yourself, as much as anyone in the entire universe deserve your love and affection. ~Buddha

What others say and

What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering. ~don Miguel Ruiz

If the only tool you

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to view every problem as a nail. ~ Abraham Maslow

Our imagination is t

Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. ~Charles Kettering

Success means having

Success means having the courage, the determination and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be. ~George Sheehan

God's promises are l

God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine. ~David Nicholas

Create the highest,

Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life because you become what you believe. ~Oprah Winfrey

In the confrontation

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins; not through strength, but through persistence. ~Buddha

You have to sniff ou

You have to sniff out joy. Keep your nose to the joy trail. ~Buffy Sainte-Marie

Remember, hope is a

Remember, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. ~Andy Dufresne, Shawshank Redemption (one of my all-time favorites.)

To serve is beautifu

To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind. ~Pearl Sydenstricker Buck

The single biggest p

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. ~George Bernard Shaw

Communication is the

Communication is the real work of leadership. ~Nitin Nohria

Your relationships r

Your relationships reflect your fears and limits. How can anyone ever give you what you won’t allow? ~Stephen C. Paul

I am, indeed, a King

I am, indeed, a King because I know how to rule myself. ~Pietro Aretino

You are always a val

You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being -- not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money -- but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason. ~Wayne Dyer

Those who bring suns

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~James Matthew Barrie

A bird doesn't sing

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. -Maya Angelou

Risk more than other

Risk more than others think is safe, care more than others think is wise, dream more than others think is practical, expect more than others think is possible. ~Cadet Maxim

I love deadlines. I

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~Douglas Adams

The thought manifest

The thought manifests as the word; the word manifests as the deed; the deed develops into habit; and habit hardens into character; so watch the thought and its ways with care, and let it spring from love born out of concern for all beings...as the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become. ~the Dharmapada

Being realistic is t

Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity. ~Will Smithstatus

Keep away from peopl

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people always make you feel that you, too, can be great. ~Mark Twain

Good judgment comes

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

Consult not your fea

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what is still possible for you to do. ~Pope John XXIII

Don't live down to e

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable. ~Wendy Wasserstein

Having an enthusiast

Having an enthusiastic session in Saginaw this week with Nexteer's Global Supply Management group! Sent from someplace fabulous!

Life is partly what

Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose. ~Tennessee Williams

If everyone is think

If everyone is thinking alike, then someone isn’t thinking. ~George S. Patton Jr.

More marriages might

More marriages might survive if the partners realized that sometimes the better comes after the worse.

Winning is important

Winning is important to me, but what brings me real joy is the experience of being fully engaged in whatever I’m doing. ~Phil Jackson

‎The power of one

‎The power of one man or one woman doing the right thing for the right reason, and at the right time is the greatest influence in our society. ~Jack Kemp

Consult not your fea

Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what is still possible for you to do. ~Pope John XXIII

We are shaped by our

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ~Guatama Buddha

"Joy is not the abse

"Joy is not the absence of suffering. It is the presence of God." ~Robert Schuller.

You are creating you

You are creating your future with every single thought ; either consciously or subconsciously.You can't take a break from it and decide not to create because the creation never stops.

"Never worry about c

"Never worry about criticism from the misinformed." ~Adolph Rupp

My own mission in li

My own mission in life as quoted from Aristotle: "...to find that place where my talents and passions intersect with the needs of the world." I'm so blessed that my path feels just like that intersection!

“The world will no

“The world will not pay you for what you know. It will, however, pay you for what you can do with what you know. This means that you need to have the courage to act on your knowledge - to think creatively, risk criticism and failure and to curb your anxiety level when the pressure is on.” ~Lou Tice

“Trust yourself. C

“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ~Golda Meir

“Sometimes you can

“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.” ~Ellen DeGeneres

Enthusiasm is a quie

Enthusiasm is a quiet spiritual strength. An inner glow. Faith in action. Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money, power and influence and tramples over prejudice.

"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love

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"You can search thro

"You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection." ~Buddha

"Don't no good come

"Don't no good come outta bad. Can't get much bad outta real, true good. Hold on to your good, your essence, until you find the people and situations to match it." ~Marita Golden Sent from someplace fabulous!

"Don't no good come

"Don't no good come outta bad. Can't get much bad outta real, true good. Hold on to your good, your essence, until you find the people and situations to match it." ~Marita Golden Sent from someplace fabulous!

"Don't no good come

"Don't no good come outta bad. Can't get much bad outta real, true good. Hold on to your good, your essence, until you find the people and situations to match it." ~Marita Golden

“While you are pro

“While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.” ~St. Francis of Assisi

Never allow someone

Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.

“By believing pass

“By believing passionately in something that does not yet exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.” ~Nikos Kazantzakis

"I am amazed by how

"I am amazed by how many individuals mess up every new day with yesterday." ~Gary Chapman

Words that soak into

Words that soak into your heart and soul are whispered...not yelled.

“You don't have a

“You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body.” ~C.S. Lewis

In Saginaw, MI this

In Saginaw, MI this week with a group of talented people representing 10 manufacturing companies in the area.

Back in Saginaw with

Back in Saginaw with friends and colleagues! Great things are happening here! Sent from someplace fabulous!

"The ancestor of eve

"The ancestor of every action is a thought." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Sent from someplace fabulous!

Chillin' between fli

Chillin' between flights in Chi-town & watching World Cup Final. Sent from someplace fabulous!

Some people are like

Some people are like slinkies; not really good for much but they make you smile when you push them down the stairs!

"We should not only

"We should not only use all the brains we have, but all that we can borrow." ~Woodrow Wilson

“I believe that im

“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death.” ~Robert Fulghum

Just got off the pho

Just got off the phone with a former inmate in Virginia D.O.C. who's now doing great things in Washington D.C. as a result of our "Breaking Barriers" program. Great quote from him: "Cat, I keep my nose to the grind and my mind off doin' time..."

"Young love is a fla

"Young love is a flame; very pretty, very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable." ~Henry Ward Beecher

Stand up and finish

Stand up and finish what you started! Don't give up...

Saginaw Youth Speak

Saginaw Youth Speak - http://htxt.it/ZHWt

Saginaw Youth Speak on PX2

What a great testimony from some of the youth of Saginaw about setting bigger goals and getting past their "scotomas" (blind spots). We are so proud of you!

Cathy Crosslin on Un

Cathy Crosslin on Underdogs

Your philosophy is showing...

"One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

Thoughts from Winnie the Pooh...

“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.” ~Winnie the Pooh

"The difference betw

"The difference between a moral man and a man of honor is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught." ~H.L. Mencken

"I have always felt

"I have always felt it was not up to anyone else to 'make me' do my best." ~Hakeem Olajuwon

"Take the bright vie

"Take the bright view that if you do your part; the very BEST YOU KNOW HOW, and always think and work positively; bountiful supply and abundant living will come." ~Norman Vincent Peale

Another great weeken

Another great weekend at Lou Live! Meeting people from all over the world; including Mariners legend Edgar Martinez. Sent from someplace fabulous!

Another great day at

Another great day at Lou Live with people from all the world...including Mariners legend Edgar Martinez! Sent from someplace fabulous!

Another great weeken

Another great weekend at Lou Live! Meeting people from all over the world; including Mariners legend Edgar Martinez. Sent from someplace fabulous!

In my house I have t

In my house I have two choices: be happy or get happy! Catherine L. Crosslin CEO, Managing Partner p: 425-861-6565 c: 425-765-8974 f: 480-772-4198 http://htxt.it/D495 http://htxt.it/dHI3 http://htxt.it/CxAq "...finding that place where our talents and passions intersect with the needs of the world." ~Aristotle

Its a beautiful day,

Its a beautiful day, today.

It really is a beaut

It really is a beautiful day.

David Lewis: A Great Man

Today, this week, this month and for the rest of my life I mourn my friend David Lewis. And I know that I am not the only one. In our office, the grief is thick and impenetrable. But as much as I mourn my own loss, I also mourn for the world, for we lost one of God's chosen.

David was Gordon's confidant and gut check guy. David was Katie's rock and protector. And for me, well David taught me just how strong a woman can be. He was a mentor and a friend. And good Lord that man made me laugh. Anyone who knows us has heard of the legendary trips every summer to Montana to fish the Missouri River. For hours and days I stood with Gordy and David in the river, listening to all manner of "b.s." about how I can't catch fish. None of that is true of course - but that was half the fun. David absolutely HATED my tropical shorts and claimed those shorts caused the fish to go belly-up and that's how I caught them.

One early morning on the river David and I stood alone, side by side for hours catching fish in silence; it was one of the best "conversations" I've ever had. He had his own names for me, his own comments and cues to remind me to love myself, and Katie and I both knew that at any moment David would drop anything to be at our side if we needed him.

David brought love, light and laughter to every corner of this world. If
you've been touched by David, you've been touched by a spirit that exists inside each of us, yet often unseen. His love generated friendships around the globe, each of which he nurtured with his own unique style. David was an inspiration in so many ways, living the way St. Francis put forth when he said, "Preach the gospel every day, and if necessary use words."

Someone took David from us too soon for our liking. But I choose to believe this murderer had no idea the kind of spirit this act has unleashed upon the world. As powerful as David Lewis the man was, David Lewis the legacy has no limits of human form or function.

On June 9th I called my friend and colleague David Lewis to give him some great news on a project we were planning, and to share a personal victory. He has yet to return my call. But I am patient, and I will wait, and the legacy of my friend will stay in touch with me in my heart.


Cathy Crosslin
CEO and Managing Partner
Instar Performance
ccrosslin@instarperformance.com

Stunned

We are still stunned, sickened, sadened...thank all of you for the phone calls, emails and prayers. Please keep praying for the men and women who needed David Lewis in their lives to get strong, get clean and get their lives back.

My Friend David Lewis Murdered

Our partner, colleague, closest friend, and one of the finest men I've ever known and was murdered yesterday. They may have ended David's life on earth, but what they do not know is they unleashed all of his goodness, love and light into spirit form. Hate and darkness CANNOT and WILL NOT ever defeat LOVE and LIGHT. Ple...ase pray for ALL of the men & women David has touched, his family and the people of East Palo Alto.