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When we think of gifts, we usually associate them with tangible objects or a favour we do for someone else. There is another kind of gift; it is a precious gift indeed, the gift of self-care.
Every time you take good care of yourself, you are giving a gift to the people you love. Why is that ... Views: 940
I work with women every week who claim that having a life of peace is their biggest priority. “A life of peace” doesn’t make for the best goal though. It’s not real specific. What’s that look like – really? I get it; they’re tired of the rushing, running, demands, difficult relationships and ... Views: 1144
Last month I had the privilege of attending a conference with 500 other entrepreneurial women from around the world. We were there to focus on developing a life of purpose to serve in a greater way. It was an incredible experience, being in an environment with all of these other powerful women ... Views: 1038
I’ve been asked repeatedly “What are the nuggets that you most frequently share with the ladies you work with?” So I decided to share 4 life lessons I’ve learned in over 15 years of working with women and nearly that long being a mom. If you’ve ever wondered, “Who am I?” or “Why am I here?” ... Views: 1500
I know no one wants to experience pain…
I certainly don’t. I want the easy path all the time…
And in a lot of my life, I take that path…
In the non-essential parts like whether I cook or clean, I just let go of anything tough and hard and go the easy path, as should you!
Why?
Because ... Views: 849
You are who you are at this very moment. Even though you have grown and continue to grow, you will notice that your circle has changed. Some people only see the old you, that’s the only person they have known. But instead of wasting all of your energy trying to change their perception of you, ... Views: 1189
1. Do “give it a go” follow your dreams or ideas (within reason) Many people have an idea or some ideas of what they would like to do as a business if they could, if they were free to do it, but by far the majority of people simply don’t get around to it. Go on just do it!
2. Do research your ... Views: 1326
I am listening, you know…
Listening hard to all that you say you want…
And I am watching you – yes, I know it sounds a little creepy but, keep reading, you will hear my heart…
I watch you, wait, wait and wait some more for things to come to you, instead of you taking courage in both ... Views: 818
Our culture entrains us not to know who we are. From the time we’re born and continuing into our early years, we’re conditioned to externalize our sense of self through being told when and how to eat, sleep, play, socialize, learn. Although this may be changing, the dominant child-raising ... Views: 1284
Three hundred years ago, Isaac Newton proposed a radical new theory: the human body is a biological machine that responds solely to physical stimuli. Thus, the health of your physical machine is improved with nutrition, exercise and drugs.
Accordingly, the mechanistic Central Dogma of ... Views: 1521
"Just as physical energy comes from diet, exercise and rest, emotional energy comes from the ways you take care of yourself emotionally -- living in a way that makes you feel inspired, hopeful, self-confident, playful, loving and in touch with what you care about most," - Mira ... Views: 1300
When times are tough we almost always look outside to take some action. Yet it’s often an inner adjustment that’s needed first.
Let’s take a look at what’s happening within, when times are tough.
Have you ever faced circumstances, such as growing debt, demanding creditors, major life ... Views: 1255
School buses, cooler mornings, the bugle of an elk, glimpses of yellow leaves painted amongst the trees – all signs of Fall approaching at a time when I want summer to last a wee-bit longer! I’m not certain where time flies, especially when it comes to beautiful Colorado summer days that I love ... Views: 969
This sentence rings the bell with me and with many women I’ve worked with: “I don’t know who I am anymore!” The question is: “Have you ever known who you really are?”
We live in a society that puts high pressure on young girls and women to fit certain standards of intelligence and beauty. ... Views: 1186
We live in a world where a huge proportion of the people on the planet live in poverty…
And even you may be doing ‘okay’ but really, you have just enough…
You could not really call it abundance except when you compare it to the lot of other people…
And so you may read the title of this blog ... Views: 571
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Promote who you are and what you do;
Ask for what you specifically need from others;
Develop new business alliances and friends; and
Learn new ... Views: 476
Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s 2014? With the New Year, many people start wondering how to really achieve goals that are important to them. How about you? Are you ready to make a change or content to just continue floating along?
This month, as we focus on the Vibrantly Live ... Views: 1022
I see you thinking, thinking, thinking some more…
“Will this work, will that work?”
“Can I do that or would it be too much?”
“Am I allowed? Will the gods of business and all things entrepreneur curse me for trying to do this thing over here?”
“Maybe I will break my business if I do ... Views: 757
Ladders are one of the main structures used by builders in industries. The uses of stairs are many. In the early days, raw materials like steel and aluminum were quite popular with architects. But these components have several disadvantages. Aluminum varieties are resistant to corrosion but not ... Views: 194
Please feel free to forward to the powerful women in your life. This came through in a meditation as guidance for me, and I hope it can also be useful to you.
On the Use of Power
What is power? Goddess traditions define it as the ability to creatively define what is reality, ... Views: 1059
There are going to be times in someone’s life where they are right and there are going to be times when they are wrong. If human beings were all-knowing, then this wouldn’t be something that would occur.
However, as it is not possible for someone to know everything there is to know, there ... Views: 1658
Isn’t it almost always the truth that we go through life making decisions that are pretty black and white?
*Feeling happy or sad…
*Asking “Do I look pretty or ugly today?”
*Saying “My butt looks big in these jeans” or “My butt looks flat in these jeans…”
*Feeling smart or dumb…
*Thinking ... Views: 2074
Stress is unavoidable, it is a fact or life and although I believe it can and should be managed, short term stress is not always a bad thing.
Sometimes it is what motivates and drives us to get things done. That old saying “no pain, no gain” is true If we want to grow and develop and be ... Views: 1937
Many individuals do not realize just how much technology they use each and every day. We are a world that's virtually run from the technology that we have made over the past 100 years. Whilst the decades have removed by, engineering that advanced and we've been able to call home our lives a lot ... Views: 1012
I bet you think feminism first started appearing in the middle of the 20th century. I dare to say you are wrong – do you know that the first recorded uses of the world date back to the 1872? And yet we still live in a world where equality is not the norm. But still “ we are moving faster ahead ... Views: 1026
My life has everything. I am a busy mother; my husband gets his monthly pay check on time; we make annual travel plans; I hit the gym every morning and I shop my heart out. That sounds like a perfect life , doesn’t it? But, where am I in this life? I lost myself somewhere between home and… home. ... Views: 553
Did you ever hear the old song “I’m a Woman” written by songwriters Leiber and Stoller and sung by Peggy Lee? How many of us are still trying to be the "super" woman she sang about back in the 1960s?
I’m a W-O-M-A N
I can rub & scrub ... Views: 1056
In a previous article I explored the myth that all you need to succeed is the strategy and know how. The myth I’m exploring today is that of the Lone Ranger woman in business – thinking you should be able to do everything yourself; that the way to succeed is to rely on no-one but ... Views: 1029
When it comes to your spirituality, relationships, career, family, fitness, health, children… are you putting all of your cards on the table and going big or going home?
So often we are driven to “give it our all” through guilt, fear and anxiety, and what happens is that we actually get ... Views: 1141
Dear friend, have you ever come across a woman who is so naturally friendly that when you put her inside a room of strangers, she’ll be friends with almost everyone in no time? We call such a people-person, someone so unbelievably nice and charismatic that she can charm anyone into doing ... Views: 1183
Man, I am tired of appealing to all and sundry…
I am tired of speaking so generally that anyone thinks that they are my person…
I am tired of being surrounded by those who just want to make a few pennies here and there and it is not really attached to a big vision…
I am looking for those who ... Views: 794
Are You Fighting With Yourself?
The Raging Battle Within
By Linda H. Williams
Do you ever find yourself behaving in a manner that feels completely contradictory to what you want yourself to be? You ask yourself, “why did I do that?” A person that has a scattered ... Views: 1144
It is one of the great riddles of the ages. One of life’s few mysteries remaining and one of the last puzzles to be solved. How is it possible to have a closet full of clothes, but yet have absolutely nothing to wear?
This thought has plagued women for millennia. Even Eve looked around the ... Views: 1314
Does your closet tell you that you’re a beautiful powerhouse every day?
Does your office tell you that you can accomplish anything you set your mind to?
Does your home welcome you at the end of the day with calming open arms?
If not, you might be in a bad relationship… with your ... Views: 477
Dear friend, are you interested in saving 1000s of dollars? Are you always on the lookout for the best deal? Trying to stretch your household budget further with less? Is growing your business or protecting your money important to you? Are you positioned to WIN in your life and business? Do you ... Views: 1216
Psalms 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.”
How many times have you gotten on an elevator and if everyone is looking up, you’re either tempted to look up or you actually do look up. Then you wonder, why is everyone looking up? I don’t ... Views: 954
A few years ago, I had a dream about someone I haven’t met yet. In the dream, he and I shared a look that required no words to convey the depth of our love for each other and our acceptance of the other. We shared a soulful connection that took my breath away, a connection that was so powerful ... Views: 1068
Dear friend, we all have formed our own definitions of happiness right from childhood. A lot of these perceptions are because of conditioned development i.e. they are a part of our habits due to repetitive inculcation by parents, teachers and the society in general. That is why, none of us has ... Views: 1143
Dear friend, one of my philosophies in life is to give myself the best opportunity to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Am I still going to die? Yes! However, it makes a lot of sense to me that while I can, I must give myself the best opportunity to optimize my health which could lead me to saving ... Views: 1011
You wake up and you already want to go back to sleep
You make yourself get up but you know you want to do anything but what you have to do that day…
And you have obeyed all the rules about what you are supposed to do to have a happy existence…
You have the religion, gone full immersion ... Views: 876
Well we are on the ride of the holiday time of the year on a decline that is steadily picking up speed. Isn’t it interesting how it feels like the Universe moves faster during this time of celebration, gratitude, reflection and light? It’s like when you begin your travel to a destination it ... Views: 1012
It’s such a simple question. Your initial reaction may have been an offended “NO!” But too often, we get caught up in the daily busyness of life that we don’t look that far ahead. This is why those milestone birthdays – 30, 40, 50, 60 – can be a struggle. “Where did the time go? How did I ... Views: 1466
The responsibility of becoming a parent creates a massive shift in your life and what is important to you often also changes. Women who wish to have children and obtain a successful career, have often struggled with the concept that both can exist and thrive simultaneously without feelings of ... Views: 1090
A common issue clients come to me with is getting unstuck and moving forward in their life. They may have been stuck and unable to change for years. And… the pain of being stuck is costing them dearly.
Your power to choose is your greatest power. Your ability to decide is what moves you ... Views: 1231
I had to share this inspiring conversation I had with my business girlfriend, sister in success and mentor- L. Denise Jackson. We were pretty excited about upcoming events and projects we were working on and a topic close to my heart came up. Women who are freaking GENIUSES but don't implement ... Views: 1294
Are you gathering up your passions and stuffing them into into your goodie bag? Or do your fears make you ring the bell and run away instead? All of us have passions, but some of us let fear stop us from going after our passion wholeheartedly.
As you’re getting the hang of the process of ... Views: 1509
You know why I meet every single goal I set for myself, the money goals, the impact goals, EVERYTHING? Because it is not optional.
When I set the goal, there is no room for ‘erms, buts, maybes’! It is simply happening and that is that!
I make a decision and once I have decided?! There ... Views: 922
Women often struggle with asking for what we want. We spend so much time helping other people. We're quick to pick up on what our friends, family, and colleagues want, and slow to understand what we want.
Over time, we stop checking in with ourselves about what we ourselves truly want. We ... Views: 999
As a professional woman in the workforce, do not underestimate the importance of having a good mentor. This individual can help you uncover the possibilities that exist within you to get to the next level within your career. A mentor “walks the talk” and is someone you aspire to become. They ... Views: 2234
Auto cylinder pressure checks and testing could be the simplest, best and over all fast evaluations of the problem of the engine in a car as possible do. Together with that compression screening of an automobile engine is rapidly, inexpensive and what might be named "noninvasive" that is you do ... Views: 437