Oops, I just lost a bunch of work and have a choice to make
I’m in the midst of creating a course I plan to launch in October. More about that in the coming weeks. But that’s not what this post is about. No, this is about what happened last week when I lost 30+ hours worth of video recording and editing work. I won’t get into the technical […]
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Is it crazy to quit your job when you’re successful?
Remember a few years ago when I quit my job and everyone said I was crazy? Remember that? People said, But you’ve already invested so many years in your field. And, But the money! How are you going to replace a six-figure salary? And then there was this: You want to be WHAT!? A life […]
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Awareness is easy. Action is hard.
It’s much easier to linger in awareness Than get into action Awareness is easy It almost seems to happen to us The light bulb goes on And we can see With new eyes If we’re open and curious The Aha! moment comes There is no heavy lifting We ease into awareness It almost seems to […]
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Mini mission—Stop trying to be more efficient
Many of my clients struggle with what they describe as “time management issues”. They want to learn strategies for working more efficiently so they can get more done. Does that describe you? Do you say things like: If only I were more organized. I just need better systems. I have to streamline how I do […]
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How do you want to work, play, love and live?
I love asking people to describe their ideal day. What time it starts. How they greet the day. Their morning routine. I love to hear about the adventure they would make of their day. The work they would get lost in. Their creative pursuits. How they would contribute. All the ways they would connect. How […]
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4 disempowering things you need to stop doing
Life puts obstacles in our path, no doubt. But just as often we get in our own way. Here are four disempowering habits to drop today. 1. Letting your past predict your future. Your past is just that — past. There doesn’t have to be a straight line from where you’ve been to where you’re […]
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What 7 questions are on your mind?
There’s nothing better than a good question. You know the kind. A juicy question that starts the wheels turning. One that invites breakthrough thinking and offers newfound clarity. Those are the kind of quality questions I love. The problem is, sometimes we have to wait a long time before someone asks us the kind of […]
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Why the resistance to these two little words?
What are you deeply inspired by? What would it look like if you were wildly successful? Those questions were recently posed to a client during an all-day strategy session. And she was having trouble. It was those words: deeply, wildly. She was resistant to them. Her answers flowed more freely when deeply and wildly were […]
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The truth is hard to escape
Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. – Soren Kierkegaard Ouch. This is one of those expressions that hits home, whether we want it to or not. Because what if we look around at our lives and don’t like what we see? The truth is hard to escape. The problem is often […]
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It all falls apart when you won’t decide
It seems everyone is trying to simplify some aspect of their lives. Their calendar, commitments, finances… Their commute, To Do list, expectations… Their morning routine, relationships, living space… The desire to simplify is strong. On the other side of simplified is more time and freedom. Less stress and anxiety. More of what matters and less […]
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What do you want freedom from?
What do you want freedom from? The stress and anxiety of an overscheduled life? Too much time spent working to make a living without having a life? The friction and energy drain of trying to keep up with the Joneses? What do you want freedom from? Focusing more on money than meaning? Living for the […]
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There’s something you want. Some goal you want to achieve. Or milestone you want to reach. Maybe it’s launch a business. Or lose 20 pounds. Maybe it’s write that book. Or run a marathon. Maybe it’s take that trip. Or change careers. Maybe it’s declutter and simplify. Or move across country. Whatever your goal, it […]
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Learning to say Yes and No with ease
A client recently made a distinction about the type of speaking engagements she accepts. She’s not interested in creating content and traveling to deliver a presentation to grow the knowledge of an audience. Instead, it’s only worth her time if she’s building the skills of audience members. Which means at the end of one of […]
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What mindset are you operating from right now?
It’s easy to get so busy—so caught up in doing—that you go on autopilot and develop a mindset that becomes more about merely getting through the day. When you do things without thinking, it’s easy to develop ways of thinking that don’t serve you. To get off autopilot you need to pause long enough to […]
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You’re unhappy with your job, but please don’t do this
Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t pull me aside at a coffee shop to confess they hate their job. I’ve noticed shortly after sharing their discontent, they say some version of I really need to update my resume and start looking. No, no, no. It seems like a good impulse. You’re unhappy with […]
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