Creative Success Depends on Long View
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Solar Eclipse In Taurus On May 9th & 10th
Here comes the Sun…do do do doooo…along with the Solar Eclipse at 19 degrees of Taurus.
What does it mean? The things you’ve been working toward are at hand (with a few surprises, too)! But the past comes up for review first.
How [...]
How A Peppermint Patty Changed My Life
This post could also be titled “Why you should answer the door when some little kid rings your doorbell.”
Okay, so maybe the peppermint patty did not actually change me, but it sure had a huge impact on my life.
It all started when [...]
How Committed Are You?
Every career path is challenging.
Without question, those who succeed are fully vested. They’re willing to do whatever it takes to reach their goals. They just won’t accept failure. They press on in the face of hardship. They ignore naysayers. [...]
Micro-inequities: Little Things Mean A Lot!
Micro-inequities can be like little paper cuts.
Layla, a 35 year old Latina woman (who looks ten years younger than her age) is starting her new job as senior director of her division, supervising over 20 employees.
Despite her corporate dress [...]
Empty Nest All Over Again
Some boomers are past the empty nest syndrome by many years, yet others may be in the midst of it right now.
Whichever you can relate to, there are probably moments when nostalgia and sadness creep in, leaving you feeling at a loss.
This happened [...]
Unconventional Marriage: The Key To Marital Bliss?
Just because you’re in love with someone doesn’t mean you should marry them.
And just because you’re married to someone and connect with him or her emotionally, spiritually, and physically doesn’t mean you can tolerate [...]
The Doctor Will See Your Now So Be Ready
So, you waited three weeks to get an appointment, and then spent 90 minutes in your doctor’s waiting room anxiously flipping thru old, worn out magazines.
Your heart raced each time his nurse opened the door, hoping it was your turn to be [...]
So You Want To Be A Runner?
Maybe you ran in high school or college, or your spouse is a runner and would like you to join in on the fun.
Or perhaps you are looking for a way to get in shape and enjoy other people’s company, or have a few hours of solitude during [...]
“Hello In There!”
If anyone has been following me, read my book, or been a friend or client of mine knows very well that my prescription for wellness and survival always involves socializing!
People need people to grow, succeed, learn, love, prosper and simply be [...]
The Broken Heart’s Solution
Having helped several broken-hearted folks today, I’m reflecting.
Hi Gals and Guys:
How common this challenge is! Everyone’s gone through it. Thinking fondly of you, my friends, as though you are my children, wishing I could give you a lifetime [...]
Discipline Is Not A Four-Letter Word
As the daughter of a retired Brigadier General, I know a thing or two about discipline.
Factor in my half-German ancestry, and well, you get the picture! The very word discipline sometimes evokes images of ruler-wielding, knuckle-rapping nuns [...]
Children & Divorce: A New Approach That’s Sensitive and Sane!
Few children outgrow the warm comfort of a bedtime tale.
And like most kids, my son always enjoyed his baby pictures – watching himself grow and change. Divorce is certainly no fairytale, but I thought, ‘Maybe combining a story with our [...]
Outside The Safe Zone
Are you living in the “zone?”
The zone is where everything is safe and familiar and is always the same.
How does this make you feel? Certainly, at times this makes you feel good. But, if you always stay in the safe zone, are [...]
The Dark Side Of Perfectionism
Do you find that trying to do things too perfectly is a source of stress for you?
While doing your best is certainly a virtue, perfectionism has a major down side. The problem is that many people mistake perfectionism for working their hardest, [...]
Career Success Lessons From The Boston Bombings
I have been thinking about the Boston bombings and how many people stepped up to help without thinking about their own safety.
It made me feel good to see people willing to do for others without being asked, or without getting anything in return.
These [...]
Never Give Up!
What would you do if you woke up one morning and those most precious to you were gone?
“Kidjacked” is the true account of how Scott Lesnick persevered, not once but twice, to get his two small children back to the United States [...]
RoundUp: How To Use LinkedIn To Get New Clients Plus Real Stories Of Success
She closed a $120,000 deal with a big home shopping network from LinkedIn.
He books 90% of his speaking gigs and 70% of his business there. She posted an article in a group and got a phone call from someone she had never met before. He liked [...]
How I Manage My Fear Of Death & Getting Older
I sometimes wonder what will happen to me when I get older.
My biggest fear is aging and what may happen to me as my health starts to go downhill. Here is a list of techniques I use to help manage the fear and anxiety that comes along with [...]
Are You Limited By Your Imagination?
Do you agree or disagree?
I am sitting here thinking about this past year and realize I am doing things that I did not know even existed a year ago.
Think about your life for a minute. Where were you a year ago? What were you doing, and [...]
5 Lessons We Can Learn From Erica Lafferty
A year ago most of us had never heard of Erica Lafferty.
Safe to say no one outside of her circle of family and friends in Newtown, Connecticut had heard of her. Even six months ago we had never heard of Erica or Newtown. Why is she important [...]
Becoming A Magnet For Love
“How can I attract more love in my life?”
This is a question I’ve been asked a lot recently – from coaching clients who are looking for their soulmates, and from a good friend whose recent divorce left a void in what used to be a very [...]
I Love Me, I Love Me Not
The popular adage ‘how can you love another if you can’t love yourself’ used to annoy the crap out of me.
It sounded like something only a New Age/hemp-dress-wearing/Stuart Smalley impersonator would say, and not too convincingly, either.
But [...]
Lessons From A Boxing Legend
Flashes of light were going off all around me.
It was our big night. After hundreds of hours of work, my book launch event was finally happening. Truthfully, I was intimidated. All my life I was a behind the scenes guy, now I was front and center. [...]
SEO: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You
One thing that makes SEO such a tough job is staying on top of all the constant changes.
SEO is a living, breathing organism that is ever-changing. There are always new techniques that many SEO’s use and it continuities to be a difficult task [...]
I’ll Be Your BFF
“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich
In my journal group yesterday, Emily read the character sketch she had written about her childhood best friend, Katy. The best part about journal group [...]
Three Similarities You Share With Celebrities
“What could I possibly have in common with a celebrity?” you may ask.
On the surface, it’s a valid question. Based on what they read in the tabloids and see online, most people believe that celebrities are very different from [...]
Mike Tyson’s “Undisputed Truth”
As much as you want to root for Mike Tyson – to hope that he’s done with drugs, violence, and public spectacles, the future is far from certain and his “truth” is not undisputed.
Tyson’s one-man show, which just hit Washington, D.C., [...]
Parents: The True Force Behind Successful Advocacy
Should we parents be overruled by teachers and physicians when it comes to our kids’ academic achievement and self-esteem?
I say no! We know our kids better than anyone, and therefore are in the right and best position to advocate for [...]
Confidence Is About Expectations: Expect To Do Your Best
A confident person expects to succeed where others fear the attempt.
Authentic confidence, is about expectations. You just better get real about your expectations.
Genuine confidence is not surety in a particular outcome. It’s knowing that [...]
From A Cold Call To A Warm Lead
5 steps for a successful first meeting.
My friend Joy recently told me about a great first meeting she had with a new client in Asia. I asked her why she thought it went so well, and she said, “The client and I really connected.”
As she [...]
One Too Many
The waiting room was quiet.
It gave me time to think about what I was there for as I waited for my name to be called. Recently I had joined my husband and other people and caught what was called the “common” cold. Unfortunately for me it [...]
Parenting In A Pill
As a Licensed Therapist, this news makes my blood boil!
As an author, this news reaffirms what I have been saying for years. One “Diagnosis De Jour” is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or better known as ADHD by too [...]
The Most Powerful Word In The English Language?
I’ll spare you the tease. That word is NO!
The ability to be assertive and say ‘no’ is a communication skill we all learn at a very young age. If you’re a parent, you know better than anyone that once this word enters a child’s vocabulary [...]
Letting Go Of Good To Receive Better
It seems as though the months are moving fast.
Or is it just me sitting here not doing anything while everyone and everything else in this world is continuing to move? Look at it this way: Have you still not gotten what you want or where you [...]
5 Ways Hypnosis Reduces Stress
Stress is inevitable.
Whether you are using self-hypnosis or working with a certified hypnotherapist, focusing on these five values can allow your unconscious mind to align with your conscious mind to manage life’s inevitable stresses:
1) Simplify. [...]
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