“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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Fear doesn’t discriminate. If you are human, you’ve grappled with it. There are phobia fears like… Flying Public speaking Heights Spiders Snakes Mice Death Commitment Pain Small cramped or crowded spaces Thunder & Lightning And there are fears that are birthed out of your imagination – beliefs that lurk in the background and limit you…
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Change is like rock climbing. For some, scaling a rock wall is no big deal. It’s a welcome adrenaline rush – something to be relished. For others, just thinking about rock climbing causes you to break out in a sweat! Rock climbing is something you would avoid at all costs. Change, like rock climbing, often…
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Coaching – have you experienced it first hand? Honestly, it’s difficult to describe just how unbelievably beneficial a simple coaching conversation is, but if you’ve worked with a coach, you know! If you haven’t had the pleasure of working with a coach, there’s so much I’d eagerly want to share with you. Maybe in your…
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Stress on steroids – that’s what feeling overwhelmed is like. In the Atlas of the Heart, Brené Brown describes feeling overwhelmed this way: “If stress is being in the weeds, feeling overwhelmed is like being blown (a term from her waitress days to express that she was beyond her edge). Overwhelmed means an extreme level…
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Are you prone to perfectionism? Being perfect – that’s my goal, realistic or not. I‘ve come to terms with that fact that perfection is isn’t possible, but every now and then that perfectionistic leaning rears its ugly head again! Take our current home renovation project for example: our master bathroom. My husband did an amazing…
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