The Sparks Blog

Twenty years ago, on the 30th anniversary of the lunar landing, I started FireStar.  It’s been a great journey, and I am so very grateful for everyone who hired me over the years.  Hiring a speaker is a risk and I really appreciate every person who took a chance on me. I can never thank […]

Everyone of you reading this has dreams. Maybe it’s a place you want to see or a book you want to write. As I watched like so many others in horror as the great cathedral of Notre Dame burned, I was reminded that we must act before it is too late. I was lucky enough […]

I recently attended The Disney Institute’s Quality Service program.  I wanted not only to scope out the competition (since I do customer service training), but also to see Pandora – The World of Avatar.  Disney had some great takeaways I want to share with you: 1. They have learned to be intentional where others are […]

There are some people whose lives seem to always be in a state of wild disarray. There is often financial chaos or relationship drama. They seem to move from one disaster to the next. Often it’s because they just keep making bad decisions. Here’s the challenge – sometimes making a good decision has no immediate […]

I admit it, sometimes when I go on Facebook, I have FOMO (fear of missing out).  I also have JOOPL (jealousy of other people’s lives).  And sometimes TIDMU (thinking I don’t measure up).  But deep down, I know it’s all BS. Someone might post a thousand photos of themselves with their adoring spouse, but they […]