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When to Give It a Rest
Sometimes you just need a break. It’s easier to justify a break when you’re tired because you’ve been overdoing work, household stuff, running around, social events, or sports. But there are other times when it is equally important to back off and rest. Many years...
10 Truths about Prosperity
If you tend to use only your logical mind to create wealth, you may want to sit down. Here are a few prosperity rules that guarantee results: Know what you want. Articulate the essence and as many details as you know about your desired end result. Focus on what you do...
Overwhelm is a Choice
When your head spins with to-do lists, your inbox is overflowing, and your desk is cluttered with stuff that needs to be handled… the overwhelm can trigger a feeling that’s anything but empowering. Cocktail, anyone? Feeling overwhelmed by your work and life is a fast...
Less Is More
One of the BEST entrepreneurial habits for success is to prioritize your actions each day. It’s a challenge for most people to limit their daily business action list to six to eight items. I always advocate a list of six priorities a day… and that means personal AND...
Create from a Clean Slate
Go after a big and exciting goal or new venture and you’ll find that those who have done it before you always have a story. I’ve heard horror stories, advice on how to make it easier, and all the rules of what to do and not do. I’ve been told what to expect based on...
The Fear Alarm
I catch myself all the time hoping things will turn out the way I want. The energy of hoping feels like, “I want this thing to happen, but I’m so scared it won’t.” Hoping kicks off an alarm system in my body. I’m usually very attached to an outcome. I think that if...
Rampant Overwhelm
I’ve been writing about it for years. I coach clients on this topic every week. I watch colleagues fizzle under its pressure. Business owners are run by it. Everyone reacts to it ungracefully. It’s running rampant in the world. It’s called overwhelm. Overwhelm is a...
Follow the Niggles
You can’t be reminded too many times of what is most important in your life. A dear friend came over to my house when my first son was young. She brought her daughter over to play. Over dinner, I was commenting about how my 16-month son loved to take objects in and...
Leisurely Profits
I was flipping through a home decorating magazine and it caught my attention. Hidden in an article on vanities (dressing tables) it said, “Few of us lead a life at such a leisurely pace today, yet the need for personal ritual and time for oneself is perhaps stronger...