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- Who’s your Mama? How to Get Nurtured, Loved, and Supported - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Joanna LindenbaumBeing a Mother is hard and you may feel like you always need to take care of someone else - but who takes care of you? Learn the glory of finding your "inner mama"! I appreciate Mother’s Day in a whole new way now that I’m a Mother myself. I realize that it’s not just about honoring my ...
Views: 1020 - Do you have a VISION for your life? - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2011 from Joanna LindenbaumCongratulations! So you have finally allowed yourself to recognize (even if just a little bit, like a tiny little whisper) the deep calling of your heart - that you would like to leave your job, write a novel, create a family, start painting portraits, really expand your business in order to ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - An Introduction to Your Own Inner Wisdom - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumHas something like this ever happened to you: a friend of yours gives you a call in the evening to invite you to lunch the next day. You are very busy and have been waiting to spend some quality time with yourself, your children, your husband, and just the prospect of going out to lunch with ...
Views: 1339(2 votes) - The Key to Managing Your Time (It's NOT what you think it is!) - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumDo you have a challenging time with your schedule? Well, you're not alone! Nearly everyone I know and nearly everyone I've ever coached can relate to this in some way. This includes: feeling like there is too much to do, feeling like there is not enough to do, feeling overworked, overtired, ...
Views: 1067 - What A Baby Can Teach You About The Most Important Success Principle - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumHow many times have you set out to do something, and when it doesn’t work out after the 1st or 2nd attempt, you decide that you’re a failure, you’re not good at it, you’ll never learn how to do it, or it’s not for you? I often hear a story similar to this from women when I first meet ...
Views: 1097 - Have You Created a 3-Tiered Support System for Success? - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumDelegating is so incredibly important because the more successful you become and want to be, the more responsibility there is. However, you are not supposed to be doing it all on your own! In fact, any good leader knows that the way to accomplish all that you want to accomplish is by enlisting ...
Views: 1283(1 vote) - Become Your Own Mirror: Rebuild Your Confidence - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumLet’s say Geena is your friend of many years. She is a smart, creative, go-getter and beautiful to top it off - a source of admiration for many. Yet still, she confides in you, whenever she lands a major success like getting published in a popular publication or being accepted into a competitive ...
Views: 1854(5 votes) - What do Cliffs Have to do With Confidence? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumImagine you are standing at the edge of a cliff. Deep inside you have a rising desire to jump. You know in your heart that if you could get to the other side of the canyon, there would be amazing gifts and rewards waiting for you. Gifts that would make your heart sing. You just know ...
Views: 993 - Is Your Vision Soul-Centered? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Joanna Lindenbaum“When people don’t get what they want from life, usually it’s because they don’t know what they want.” - Keith Ellis Do you know what you want out of life? Do you really know what you want out of life? I’m not talking about a having the perfect figure, designer handbags, or the title of ...
Views: 1243(2 votes) - The Power of Mini-Action Steps - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumToday I want to share with you an important piece of information that may seem very obvious. The truth is, though, most people don't utilize this incredibly effective tool for moving forward and getting unstuck instantaneously!The powerful tool I'm talking about is the mini-action step, as I ...
Views: 1080(2 votes) - Creating Your Personal Theme and Resolutions for the New Year – Part I - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Joanna LindenbaumEach December, many of us begin making our New Year's resolutions – lists of juicy and not-so-juicy goals we'd like to achieve over the year. We promise ourselves things like "lose 10 pounds," "create a loving relationship," "take a trip to Costa Rica," or "eat less sweets." Often we accomplish ...
Views: 1278(3 votes) - How to Make the Winter Season Work for You - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumIn my coaching practice, I hear it time and time again: "Ugh, it's wintertime. It's cold and dark...and I feel stuck!" Entering into the winter season can bring up a lot of fear, anxiety, and struggle for you if you "fight" against it. Most of us are naturally drawn to the energy and ...
Views: 1216(2 votes) - Your Holiday Wellness Guide - The Top 7 - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumIt's that time of the year again - holiday season! Next week, many of us will begin a dizzying six weeks of traveling, eating, partying, spending, and being with family. It can be a lot to handle, even for the most balanced and prepared individuals. Often, by the time the New Year emerges, ...
Views: 1057(1 vote) - Energize Your Life By Understanding Drive vs. Passion - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI have been talking a lot lately with women who are telling me that they are working hard, quite often achieving their goals, and yet still not feeling successful, accomplished, or good about what they are doing. A typical story goes like this: You decide that you want to accomplish a big ...
Views: 4348(11 votes) - 5 Ways to Connect to Your Inner Wisdom - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumIn our Modern World, life can get really busy and really fast. We spend a lot of time and energy running around, and also place a lot of importance on our left brains - our rational minds. Despite all this, somewhere, deep in our souls, we know the importance of slowing down and connecting to ...
Views: 1602(2 votes) - An Autumn Ritual for Letting Go of Your Blocks - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumAutumn is the perfect time to clean out and let go of what no longer serves you in your life. Look around and notice that the days are getting shorter and the leaves are falling from the trees. Soon, there will be less bounty and abundance being offered from the flowers and plants. Nature is ...
Views: 1244(1 vote) - Are You Making this Common Time and Energy Wasting Mistake? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumBy now, you probably know that creating a solid Action Plan and Blueprint are key to envisioning and following through on any BIG project, from building your business to publishing your book to reaching your health or fitness goals. If you plan correctly, you will have not only a juicy vision ...
Views: 763 - From My Heart to Yours.... - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumYou are a daughter of the earth, a lover, a mother, an artist, a daughter, a friend, a healer....a woman. You are complete already, whole unto yourself. Your heart is the barometer for what is right in your life. You have choice. Choice is freedom. At any moment, you can choose to step ...
Views: 728(1 vote) - What My 11-Month Old Can Teach You About Achieving Success - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumHow many times have you set out to do something, and when it doesn’t work out after the 1st or 2nd attempt, you decide that you’re not good at it, you’ll never learn how to do it, or it’s not for you? I often hear a story similar to this from women just before I start coaching with them. Some ...
Views: 870 - 3 Simple Steps to Re-Wire Negative Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumOver the years, I have noticed that some of the most common, most painful, and most challenging blocks stem from thinking patterns. Often, it's not our outside circumstances, our luck, our families or our businesses that keep us stuck. Instead, what tends to hold us back and hurt us the most ...
Views: 3148(12 votes) - Assess the First Six Months of 2009 and SOAR FORWARD in the Second Half - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumAs we reach the end of June, we are coming upon the half-year mark. This is a wonderful time to take stock of how far you've come with your goals for 2009 and plan how to leverage your time and align your actions to follow through on all your goals with joy and confidence by the end of the ...
Views: 966(1 vote) - How You Can Take Your Leap of Faith to Get the Life You Want - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumImagine this: You are standing at the edge of a cliff. Deep inside there is a rising desire to jump. You know in your heart that if you can get to the other side of the canyon, there are amazing gifts and rewards waiting for you. Gifts that will make your heart sing. You just know it. ...
Views: 1070 - What to Do with Fear – Part II - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumIn my last article, I discussed the role that fear plays in our lives and introduced the idea that we can transform it into a positive force that works for us. Fear often creeps up when we are ready to pursue a compelling, juicy goal. Sometimes our fear is so big that it rears its head before ...
Views: 1025 - What to Do When Fear Rears its Head - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumWe all know the feeling. You have just set an exciting, compelling goal for yourself. Maybe the goal is to climb Machupichu or to create a new career or to begin dating again or to finally tell that less-than-supportive friend how she has hurt you. Whatever the goal is, it is something you know ...
Views: 1000 - Tips for Managing Your Time at Work - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumAs life gets faster and faster, workloads get bigger and longer. Many professionals - whether they work for an employer or for themselves - are finding that there are too many projects to do and not enough time to complete it all. Feeling the time crunch and not accomplishing everything that you ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - Prioritizing Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI find that many of the women I coach enlist my services because they aren’t living the life that they really want to live. When we begin to look into that together, we often find that their priorities do not match how they spend their actual time. If you are not spending your time and your days ...
Views: 6358 - Make Better Decisions About Your Career - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumOur bodies contain treasures of important and valuable information about our lives and our careers. This body wisdom is called intuition, calling our intuition to action can help us navigate our lives with more ease and confidence. Many of us, however, aren’t in practice of hearing and ...
Views: 798 - Living Your Personal Theme in 2009 - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI’m so excited to share this process with you! I’ve developed a unique method to help you create your own personal guide of instructions and inspiration for 2009….all based on what’s most important to you! Step 1: Create a Personal Theme Power Page - Now that you’ve got your Personal Theme for ...
Views: 889 - Do Your Thoughts Distract You from Living and Loving Your Life? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumHow often do you find yourself in an anxiety tizzy because of something you’re worrying about? In fact, you’re so upset or anxiety-ridden or regretful that you’ve forgotten to pay attention to the POTENTIAL for growth, opportunity, and joy that is unfolding at that very moment. I am a strong ...
Views: 1721(1 vote) - Do You Prevent Yourself from Thinking and Being BIG? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumI am a firm believer that each of us, no matter who we are, has a deep and sacred desire to be BIG and be seen for the positive impact we are making on our families, friends, communities and the world. Even if you know yourself to be the most modest person out there, you still have, somewhere ...
Views: 1122 - Eliminate the Distractions that are Keeping You Small - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumHave you ever noticed that it’s often times the small things that occupy and drain much of our time and energy? It’s those subtle things that unassumingly pile up - the lightbulb that needs to be replaced or the dress that needs to be returned or the parking ticket that needs to be paid or the ...
Views: 896 - Do Your Thoughts Distract You from Living and Loving Your Life? - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumHow often do you find yourself in an anxiety tizzy because of something you're worrying about? In fact, you're so upset or anxiety-ridden or regretful that you've forgotten to pay attention to the POTENTIAL for growth, opportunity, and joy that is unfolding at that very moment. I am a strong ...
Views: 851 - Eliminate the Distractions That Are Keeping You Small - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Joanna LindenbaumHave you ever noticed that it's often times the small things that occupy and drain much of our time and energy? It's those subtle things that unassumingly pile up - the lightbulb that needs to be replaced or the dress that needs to be returned or the parking ticket that needs to be paid or the ...
Views: 774 - The January Blues: How to Rejuvenate Yourself in the Middle of Winter - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumIt happens to so many of us – the holiday season passes, and we find ourselves in January feeling tired, moody, overwhelmed, and maybe even antisocial. Here are some common experiences of the winter months: - You feel unusually tired or irritable - The holiday season has left you ...
Views: 1297 - Make Better Decisions About Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumOur bodies contain treasures of important and valuable information about our lives – everything from what types of food are good for us to eat, to what our ideal bedtime is, to knowing who our mates should be or what career to choose, to making a decision about a home we are thinking about ...
Views: 980 - Finding the Richness in Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumHow often do you find yourself operating from a place of scarcity. The internal voice of scarcity sounds something like this; “There isn’t enough for me….I don’t have enough….Everyone else gets or accomplishes things and I don’t….I’ll never have ...
Views: 1385 - What To Do With Fear – Part II - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumIn my last article, I discussed the role that fear plays in our lives and introduced the idea that we can transform it into a positive force that works for us. Fear often creeps up when we are ready to pursue a compelling, juicy goal. Sometimes our fear is so big that it rears its head before ...
Views: 902 - What To Do When Fear Rears its Head - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumWe all know the feeling. You have just set an exciting, compelling goal for yourself. Maybe the goal is to climb Machupichu or to create a new career or to begin dating again or to finally tell that less-than-supportive friend how she has hurt you. Whatever the goal is, it is something you know ...
Views: 784 - How Are You Making Your Mark On The World? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Joanna LindenbaumIn Harold Kushner’s book "Living a Life That Matters," the author thoughtfully explores the questions – -How can we live a life where we know we are contributing to the well being of the world? -How can we really feel like we matter (to ourselves and to others)? (I’d say these questions ...
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