Do you need a little “trouble” stirred up?
I’m known among those who know me best for stirring up trouble, pushing and prodding, and calling a spade a spade. Perhaps those don’t sound like desirable traits, but they’re actually the exact reasons people love me. And the very reasons I’m a catalyst for change in the lives of others. How do I stir […]
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It’s time to stop deflecting compliments
My clients have exciting things going on in their lives. Starting new businesses, making much-desired career changes, writing books, planning extended trips abroad, getting their finances in order, letting go of the past and creating authentic new chapters. Altogether exciting stuff! But even with amazing progress toward these goals, there’s this persistent habit of disqualifying […]
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Sometimes it’s not the grand gesture
The UPS guy delivered a package to me yesterday. He rang the doorbell, but I was on a call and only got to the door as he was driving away. I found not only my package on the doorstep, but also the two empty recycling bins that had been out at the curb that morning […]
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Do you find yourself saying “I’m just not creative”?
I cringed when I viewed this brilliant video by Youngme Moon, which is an irreverent, but spot-on anti-creativity checklist. I encourage you to take a look and see if you’re guilty of any of the sad, but hilarious traits and mindsets Professor Moon describes. Anti-creativity checklist: 14 things to remember to do Pigeonhole yourself My personal favorite […]
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When you’re stuck in the what ifs
We all experience setbacks. Times when outcomes don’t meet our expectations. Times when the best laid plans simply don’t produce the results we were looking for or wanted. Failure to launch One of my clients recently experienced a fairly significant setback in moving forward with the launch of her new business. Understandably, she wanted to […]
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You’ll have some good ideas and some bad ideas
Are you faced with a challenging situation and it seems like there are only a couple possible solutions? Well, think again. There are almost always more possible solutions than you can count on both hands, but we often stop after the most obvious ones. As a result, we deprive ourselves of the creative problem-solving that […]
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Is love a priority in your life?
It’s Valentine’s Day. Is love a priority in your life? Do you put work and results ahead of the people in your life? Do you let the busyness of life take top billing over loved ones? It’s so easy to get in the habit of taking those we love for granted—believing there will always be […]
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Are you unwilling to get out of debt?
It’s amazing how often I hear someone say, “I can’t do that” when they really mean “I’m unwilling to do that.” Sound familiar? The potential list of “can’ts” is endless… Do you tell yourself “I can’t do that” when it comes to something outside your comfort zone? I can’t raise my fees. I can’t leave my […]
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Wake up to your best life
Do you have the courage to wake up and live life on purpose? What would it take to quiet the voices of everyone but yourself and follow your own lead? What would it mean to reinvent yourself? Each of us is unique. And when we default to a life that doesn’t celebrate that uniqueness on […]
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You just have to take the next right step
Getting into action is often easier said than done. Anyone who says differently is either fibbing or has lived a truly grace-filled life. There are many days when it would be easier to be consumed by inertia in its many forms…sleeping in late, watching reruns of shows that weren’t that great the first time, reading […]
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Are you listening to your intuition?
A recent trip to Mackinac Island has me thinking about lighthouses—those wonderfully picturesque structures that warn of danger from a location sailors could see from a safe distance and serve as a guide into harbors. Interesting—that dual purpose to both warn and guide. To announce danger and light the way to safety. Not unlike a […]
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Create a better future with these 11 strategies
Each day you’re faced with hundreds of choices—many of them seemingly inconsequential—that in reality make up your future. So the question becomes: Are your choices moving you toward living your best life or are they keeping you unhappy, stuck, and living small? It’s choice—not chance—that determines your destiny. —Jean Nidetch How perfectly that captures the […]
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Decluttering to make room for the future
I’ve been consumed the last few weeks with the need to declutter. In fact, “need” may not be the right word; compulsion might be more accurate. And declutter may not be strong enough to accurately describe what’s been taking place either. It’s more like a purging. Whatever it is, it’s cathartic and centered around possessions […]
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