Celebrating with My Client
Nothing compares to you...new authors. From my client and first-time author: "Second draft back from the editor. This is what she wrote. 'Readers will FLY through this book as they glean their needed lessons because it is a nimble and memorable work.' Blown away and...
Life Epiphanies
Good morning, loves! Here's my view this morning as we start this day. After an eventful week, and offering compassion to people going through various trauma, a thought occurs. Do you know what is a surprising part of self-care? Saying no. Giving yourself permission...
Why Entrepreneurs Need to March to Their Own Beat
I am not condemning followers, not chastising the leaders in our field generating millions in speaking engagements. There is a place for them. These people and their aspirations and their proven grasp of clutching onto their unique truth are worthwhile and in some...
How My Chronic Illness Transformed Me Into a Butterfly
In 2014, I was still stubborn. Burning that damn candle always at both ends. Racing out the door in morning, nodding at the kids and hubs while the family prattled about their day. I wasn’t present. I was panicked, my thoughts a mile, 20 miles ahead. I...
Why Halting the Practice of Seeking Approval Is the Most Empowering Act of Self-Care…and How It Can Unblock Business Obstacles
You were deliberately designed to be unique, so only you can set the standard to meet your own approval. I keep a running list of articles in one of three places, in a purse notebook, or on my phone, on a pad in my nightstand. Inspiration and epiphany strikes us...
5 Ways to Work Past the Overwhelm AKA Analysis Paralysis
Use these five tips every time you're overcome with business, relationships and life and you WILL get ahead. Are you a big fan of paying attention to what you are supposed to be learning and experiencing, too? I swear, if I listen hard enough to the situations around...
Coming Full Circle. When Your Children Start Practicing Positivity
I have breathed my gifts into life, and my kids are learning to do the same. People fighting depression have my deepest sympathies. My children have bounced from depression to anxiety, with a healthy helping of genetic predisposition and I have battled my own panic...
The Disservice of Helping Too Much
Sometimes changing our mindset is much more involved than simply believing we can achieve. If you are a human with a heart, you know this struggle all too well: the desire to save people. As business owners, we want to instruct and coax our clients and contacts to...
What’s the Best Way to Bury Your Doubts? Action
Two methods can get you off the metaphorical pot and restore your faith in your abilities. Every day, I talk to people who work for themselves. People whose work I have read, or viewed, or admired and when I speak to them, they all turn into apologetic garage sale...
Why You Need to Understand the Difference Between Motivation and Persistence
Consistency will keep your business alive and thriving year after year. We all love to get pumped up. Love it when someone in our circle spreads cheer and positivity. It feeds into our very being and sparks us to take action. But just like the first infatuating phase...