Bob and Shelly Kummer ™
Notes From The Kummers
How to Stay Up When the Leaves Fall Down
There’s something about fall that sneaks up on you. One day you’re enjoying long evenings, sunshine, and the energy that seems to come with summer. Then, almost overnight, the days start shrinking. The mornings...
Don’t Miss the Big Picture
Imagine driving through a beautiful mountain range while staring only at the dashboard. You’d know your speed, your fuel level, and the temperature outside, but you’d miss the very reason people travel that road in the first place. Life has a way of...
Discover What Matters to You
A lot of people stay busy for so long that they never stop to ask themselves whether the life they’re building actually feels meaningful to them. They chase goals that sound impressive, follow routines because everyone around them does the same...
Summer Evening Systems
Summer is full of spontaneity and last-minute plans taking shape. As much fun as that can be, accomplishing something great is going to require your self-control and ability to say “No” to most spontaneous activities. Because, without...
Building Belief in Your Capabilities
There’s a big difference between hoping things will work out and believing you have what it takes to make them happen. Belief in yourself is what starts moving you forward, even if you don’t have it all figured...
Learn or Laugh: Take Your Mistakes and Make the Most of Them
Mistakes are unavoidable. Everyone makes them. No matter how prepared you are, how experienced you become, or how hard you try to get everything right, you will still mess up. That’s just life! The real difference between people...
Balancing Your Patience and Ambition
When you’re driven and full of goals, patience sometimes feels like a weakness. Waiting feels unproductive, and slow progress is frustrating. But being patient doesn’t slow ambition; it supports it. Most meaningful achievements take time, and without patience,...
Asking the Right Questions
When big problems stick around, it’s not usually because they’re unsolvable. It’s because the wrong questions are being asked. It’s easy to obsess over answers, faster results, better...
Top Eight Tips for Improved Communication
Almost everybody thinks of themselves as a good communicator. Some even think they’re great. That is until someone takes an e-mail the completely wrong way, or a simple conversation turns into a massive misunderstanding. Good communication, where both sides...
Bounce Back Stronger
We’ve all been there … the plan that fell apart, the idea that went sideways, the project that didn’t land the way we hoped. Setbacks are part of every journey, but they never feel easy in the moment....
