eting? What flashes through your mind when you hear the word meeting? A sense of excitement? Dread? The urge to run? The mindset you bring into meetings matters whether you are the leader or a participant! Trust me, your feelings of excitement, dread, or something else shine through. While the burden of having successful meetings…
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Ruts! Are you in a rut? Are doing life on auto pilot (coasting through life without much thought) or endlessly spinning your wheels (frantically working but not getting anywhere)? If so, that would suggest that you are stuck in a rut. Ruts are familiar, and that familiarity has a way of making you oblivious to…
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Life is full of ups and downs! The last couple of years have had more than their fair share. Prior to 2020, I don’t remember a time when the ups and downs have been so universal! It is common knowledge that there will be ups and downs in life, but somehow that doesn’t make navigating…
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Success is achieving the outcomes you desire, whatever those outcomes are for you. Where would you like to be at the end of this year in the key areas of your life? Career/ Business/ Purpose Relationships Finances Personally / Professionally – your growth and development goals Emotionally Physically Spiritually Rejuvenating aspirations – adding fun, leisure,…
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What’s sustainable today won’t be sustainable tomorrow. Life is always changing and new responsibilities are continuously being added to your list of things to accomplish both personally and professionally. And eliminating responsibilities – that rarely happens! It doesn’t take long before what’s on your plate feels burdensome and overwhelming. One of the many beautiful aspects…
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“One Word” – it’s hard to believe that I’ve been practicing that for ten years now! You would think after doing something for so long it would become stale, but my One Word adventure was anything but stale this year! If the concept of “One Word” is new to you, it’s simply choosing a single…
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Wildly creative – is that how you describe yourself? Creativity is that little something extra that brings zest and flavor to just about everything including tasks, experiences, relationships, and so much more! One of the hallmarks of a great leader is their ability to provide a clear, compelling vision and innovative solutions to problems. Or…
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What does a balanced life look like for you? The last few months have been unusually full for me between work and some major renovations on our home. The extra activity has been stretching. It’s forced me to let go of some very good things in order to maintain balance in my life – space…
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Grateful people are delightful to be around! When you don’t feel grateful, you tend to be dissatisfied, critical, and take things for granted. When people are ungrateful, we tend to shy away from them. Gratitude is an emotion and a feeling. And gratitude is something to be practiced, a habit you choose to engage in.…
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Questions, questions, and more questions! If you’ve spent any time with preschoolers, you know that they are full of questions! The question preschoolers ask most frequently: “Why?” It’s a short and sweet question that often requires deep thought before responding. Sometimes it’s difficult to know how to articulate “the why” in terms that a preschooler…
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