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Time and energy bandits are habits and thought processes that can suck you dry, leaving you exhausted and harried. One of these bandits, which particularly rears its head at the holiday season, is perfectionism. Now perfectionism is a wonderful trait – in its place. Some of the places where it is advisable to practice perfectionism include brain surgery (or any kind of surgery), pharmacy, air traffic control, operation of any kind of heavy equipment, including motor vehicles, or any other activity that seriously threatens the health and safety of living things.

It’s that time of year again. Time for the barrage of holiday parties. There are the nice, small intimate gatherings. We like those, right? And then there are the large, “I don’t know anyone here” parties that make us nervous. We check our phones to look like we are doing something, to hide the fact that we wish we could be anywhere but here. Social anxiety. Unless you’re the president of the United States, you have it. Some of us seem to be great at handling it but most of us have it in one way or another.

I can still recall this moment clearly, even though it happened over 20 years ago: I was leaving my first "corporate" job as a statistical programmer to work for a little start-up company (now known as Biogen Idec) as one of only two biostatisticians. It was a big leap in responsibility and skill level for me, and I was moving across country (Northern Califo ia to Cambridge, Massachusetts) to grab this opportunity to grow. Many people at the old job stopped by on my last day to give me their best wishes.

A book entitled, Getting to Yes, appeared several years ago. It focused on the art and science of negotiation, and how to make beneficial compromises as we each pursue our peculiar aims. As used in this article, however, getting to yes implies mastering the steps needed to experience the greatness deeded in your soul. Once you do this, you experience the bliss of an unmuffled yes! As simple as it sounds, to get to yes you must first say YES to yourself and your dreams.

Established businesses are going to find themselves in an interesting position; with some workers staying with the company longer and putting off retirement (those who are over the age of 62), baby boomers (those in their mid-40s to early 60s), members of "Generation X" (those in their late 20s ...

The most consistently neglected part of the weight loss process is the phase of “maintenance.” Without solidifying our ability to maintain, our chances of creating lasting change in our relationship with food or enduring weight loss are slim.

Do you have a to-do list? nnI am not talking about a day-to-day list of tasks that need to be accomplished, although having one can certainly help you be more productive and give you the sense of satisfaction that comes when you can cross something off that list. No, I am referring to a bigger list—a dream list. A “can you imagine” or “what if” list.nnYour big dream list, or Top 101 list, or whatever you want to call it, is the list of things you would like to accom

There has been a time in my life when relationships were a source of great discontentment in my life. I worked around negative people. I didn't have a lot of the kinds of friends I wanted. I was in a marriage that was lonely and filled with conflict. Although today all my relationships are ...

As a life coach, I help clients understand what their true passion in life is, and then help them set their life up so that their passion can exist within the structure of their life. Now, this is not easy, because our life is currently designed to perpetuate the commitments that we've made in the past. Oddly, that's really the hint or the key to getting our passion to fit into our life, as well. It's all about making commitments and making promises.

I just finished creating my goals and intentions for the Second Quarter of 2010. I started by assessing my Q1. In doing so I realized that I wasn’t living my over arching intention for 2010. I have two signs in front of my computer screens… 1. Simplicity 2. My time is valuable In the first quarter I set 74 intentions and goals. Hello!!! That is not simple at all. Didn’t realize this until I went through and checked off what I completed. I only completed 44%. Second thing I realized is that The Drunk Monkey snuck into my goal setting process at the beginning of this year.

I just realized overmyjob isn’t the best Twitter name 4 job hunting. Also I should probably shave & put on a shirt for my Facebook pic, eh?” This was the status of someone in my Facebook network just this week. It confirmed for me that there are people who have not yet fully leveraged web 2.0 ...

We live under the illusion that we must worry or that by worrying we are proving that we care or even possible love someone or something. Worry gives us the ability to feel like we have some involvement in how things turn out while at the same time giving us the right to do nothing about it. ...

Confidence coaching is widely recognised as an amazingly effective method for improving self-confidence, especially for women who lose track of their own goals whilst bringing up children. Often as the children grow and become more independent women reflect on aspirations they dreamt of before ...

Has your 2016 started exactly the way you wanted? If yes then this post is not for you. Has your year begun completely the opposite of the way you pictured? If yes then read on. There is a choice here – BOUNCE back stronger this month or simply sulk and let the remaining months go down the drain. I will not explain the second option much as it more or less involves complaining all day about how nothing is going your way. For the first option you may choose to do the following – B – Be OK about what has happened

This getting your life back together, setting goals and being accountable is serious stuff! That being said, Laughter plays a very important role along the way, and one of the new skills I have picked up is a genuine ability to laugh at myself. I found the following quote and reading a good ...

I have been finding meditation really helpful lately, much more so than in the past. I have tried so many different methods for meditating over the years I couldn’t even count, but I don’t think it’s the technique I’m using right now that’s working so well, but my dedication to it. Part of the problem with me sticking to a meditation routine was that life always seemed to get in the way.

Today, I wanted to give you something special, yet practical that you could use right away to create momentum and positive energy in your life as you step into 2011. In my work with women, one of the essential exercises we do together is peel back the layers of their lives both personally and professionally to explore and discover their gift or what I sometimes refer to as their “genius.” You may be reading this and thinking, “I don’t know what my gift is” or “I don’t have a gift.” You do have a gift. You do have genius inside of you.

Meditation is the art of being still, and centering oneself to communicate with the sacred witness. Many people confuse thinking with the act of meditation. Yes, one gets quiet, and one does hear the thoughts of the mind, but that is not meditation. The mind would really like to control you, ...

Depending upon one’s dexterity, there are many yoga postures which are considered to be beyond our current physical capacity like the sitting position of Full Lotus or the flexibility and strength required in the yogic posture of Pincha Mayurasana - Forearm Stand. Aside from yoga, if I asked ...

Every Action Equals an Opposite Reaction in Life Training A remarkable quote etched unto our memories is by Edmund Burk. He said ... “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.'' Gen. George S. Patton said ..."Don't fall a victim to what I call the 'ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome.' You must be willing to fire. He was talking about action! That’s what separates winners from whiners. Take action and be responsible for the implications of t

Once upon a time, my goal was to lead a life that was completely criticism-proof. Once I had the “right” job, credentials, relationship, and so on, no one would ever accuse me of falling short in any area. I’d get nothing but respect from everyone I worked with and knew. Of course, this plan didn’t quite pan out. As wonderful as my job and education may have looked to the world, and as hard as I worked, there would always be someone who’d come up with ways to find fault with me — whether it was a client, boss, intimate partner, or someone else.

I was raised in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood and attended Hebrew school, became a Bat Mitzvah and continued on to complete Confirmation. I was very active in my Temple community as a member of the youth program and even became a Para-professional. Which meant I assisted the Special Education Hebrew teacher during the school year.

Are you among those who are Henny Pennying? Remember? Henny Penny, the ditsychicken who ran around the farmyard hollering, “The sky is falling, the sky is falling!” in the story we heard as little kids. To many of you, especially during the last few weeks of record setting market trends, ...

To help us find a compelling direction in life, self-development writers often tell us to ask ourselves “what we’d do if we couldn’t fail.” For example, we might ask, what kind of book would we write if we knew that whatever we produced was destined to be a #1 bestseller? I’ve taken to asking myself basically the opposite question: what would I create if I knew no one would ever care about it? In other words, what would I do if I knew I would fail? Believe it or not, this question has been much more helpful to me in finding the direction and motivatio I want.

How often have we lost our focus, allowed others and circumstances to erode our confidence, lost our authentic voice in the midst of pleasing others, delayed pursuing our passion, and feel stuck in less that joyful lives? As women, we tend to push our dreams aside risking frustration, anger and ...

Do people consider you shy and quiet? Laid back, chilled out, or the strong silent type? Ever felt anxious, or maybe just unenthusiastic about conversing in a group? Sometimes, when we’re out mingling, we simply have nothing to say. We can’t talk about the way one of our family members drove us ...

Creating this new daily routine will keep you focused, clear, balanced and motivated to move forward. These are things you do each day, which will support a positive change in your behavior and lay a foundation for fundamental shifts that will greatly improve your life. Key Points · n· Only ...

Last week I sent out an email asking for your response to what holds you back from making the changes in your life you say you want to make. I am so grateful for the responses I received. I was also interested yet not so surprised at the answers. The top three reasons were:

I know it sounds cliche… but the power of positive thinking really does bring an avalanche of wonderful things pouring into your life. From your job to your marriage to your social life to your personal interests…it pays to start listening to what your Inner Opportunist has to say. Think for a ...

Think of a time you were conversing with someone. As you talked with them you noticed the lights were on, but nobody was home. You may say they were in la la land or daydreaming. When was the last time you got the blank stare from someone? We have all probably experienced chatting with a friend ...

Yes. You are right. This IS an oratory challenge with some mind gym thrown in as well. So for your final (gym) repetition, I challenge you to reread the heading, but this time inserting ‘me and I’. It now reads…“Am I ‘me’, or the ‘me’ I have chosen to be?” Still feel like your head is in the clothes dryer? Then let’s add some new words to the statement so you can see where this is really heading. Am I ‘me’, or the ‘me’ I have chosen and accepted that I need to be (in order to feel safe, loved, accepted, or significant)?

I was coaching a Big Stretch recently up in the mountains of Spain. This is a powerful week-long holiday/course in which we ask the participants to identify an area of their life where they want to stretch and take big steps forward. As we all know stretching out of your comfort zone is scary. And it should be! Any goal that is only exciting is too small and we will grow out it far too quickly. Any goal that is only scary is too big and we simply won’t go there. So the right kind of goal is the one that is both scary and exciting!

It’s the first week of January in a brand new year. Tradition says it's time to set some goals. You sigh deeply, ho hum, put your chin in your hands and grind the brain into action to think of something you want but won't be too difficult to get, or something you ought to do, but don't want to, or you get very pie in the sky and impulsively reach for a goal in another galaxy. Sound familiar? What’s wrong with this? Well, several things. Consciously establishing goals is not a once a year activity. That's like going to the gym once a year and expecting to be fit.

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Those of us who walk and drive on snow and ice for several months of the year know all about slipping. We learned the winter-walk early in life. There's the shuffle, the flat-footed stomp (never tip toe!), and the high-heeled boot that works well if you heel-toe it. As for driving..., winter ...

Every single day we are bombarded by choices we need to make. Ultimately, our lives are defined by these choices. What should you eat? Should you go to the gym? Should you ask for that promotion? This process can be empowering, or on the flip side it can be stress inducing. You may feel ...

"Learning to slow down" Throughout our lives, most of us are taught to get things done quickly. We learn from an early age, the faster the better. This concept teaches the act of 'doing' rather than the sense of 'being'. To merely 'do' something, for the sake of getting it done, is not ...

A sad but true fact is that when your life’s work life balance falls out of line, one of the first things to go is a healthy sex life. This is especially true for women, who tend to fulfill their desires with work rather than play. Any longing for the sensual is replaced by the need for success, ...

It is Friday afte oon (UK time) and I am writing to you because I have something that I need to get off my chest. People come to me for answers. They come to me to make a certain part of their lives perform in a way that makes them - Happy. That is what I love to do; it is what makes me - ...

One of the shortest and simplest words causes even the most confident people stress. Most people say "no" because they would rather sacrifice their time and energy, than cause conflict or experience feelings of guilt. It takes practice to step outside your comfort zone, but the sacrifice will be ...

Being the author of a book called "Simply Quit Drinking", I have been approached by people with alcohol addiction looking for help. I thought of all the different things I did to quit drinking. The problem was, I realized that all I had to offer was how to stop drinking. Many times the reason people have an addiction to a chemical, alcohol or other drug or behavior, just like me, is because there are deeper issues to address. I had been an alcoholic for reasons of anxiety and

Thoughts about your business and your “busy-ness”…nnChoose to do the things you WANT to do today. Notice I said WANT, not HAVE, or NEED. Remember this simple fact of life: You don’t have to do anything! You always have choice.nnAcknowledging this ability to choose, the inherent free will given to all, is a profoundly empowering thought. It is a great gift from The Big One Upstairs (God, Gaya, The Original Substance, the Universe, etc.) and a wonderful

I remember once after one of my talks, someone came up to me asking: ‘You were saying that I can have what I want. Well, what I want is peace; how can I have it?’ nnAnd my answer at that time was: ’Start from the world around you.’ But now I think I have another answer also …nnAt the moment there is a lot of talking about global warming, hunger and poverty, but I would like to focus the attention also on something else.nnSometimes I hear people who are concerned abo

"Experiences we can't understand" Has something ever happened to you, that you didn't understand at the time, but as time went on a reason for the experience revealed itself to you? Everything in your life leads to something else in your life. All of your experiences have led you to exactly ...

Outsourcing has certainly increased in popularity to the point where instead of being an option that companies can explore, it’s becoming the norm. Instead of outsourcing being used mainly by large companies, small to medium business have started to embrace this concept and are really beginning to benefit from it as well. It has come to the point where a lot of backend processes are outsourced.r

The Importance of Being ... Not Too EarnestnnnnSeven days without laughter makes one weak! - Joel Goodman nnnHave you been getting enough fun lately! If you need to think about it, then maybe you haven’t. Injecting fun and humor into your everyday life is like carrying the sun around in your pocket all day long. nnnPeople who find fun are fun to be with. They look on the bright side. They are social magnets. They keep the party going. They make light work of heavy workloads

Frequently I am reminded of what asset humility is. Frequently, when I think of “humility” I think of “humiliation”. My actions were responsible for humiliation to both myself and others I care about, and humiliation is not something I want! I am slowly starting to learn ...

A few years back a friend remarked to me after a particularly rough day "I feel human today." I laughed and amusedly asked "Don't you normally feel human?" She replied "No, usually I feel like a dragon!" I remember at the time feeling a bit confused and wondering what I normally feel like, what I would like to feel like and what it might be like if I felt different.

14 WAYS TO OUTSMART YOU BRAIN TO SPEND LESS David Krueger MD 1. Don’t use credit cards. In numerous studies, individuals spend significantly more—on average 23%--when using credit cards vs. paying cash. Credit cards make money an abstraction, as well as relegating payment to a future time. The immediacy of real money makes it a real consideration. 2. Estimate expenses in detail; pay in cash. Studies at the Robert H.

It is an undeniable fact that millions of people are experiencing stress in life, be it a short-term or a long-term one. Being stressed out is an unpleasant feeling, of course, but what many of us don’t know is that stress can also have a serious effect in our health and how we perform at work. The good news is that stress is very much manageable as long as you know what techniques to use. In this article, you will get to know more about stress, how it affects you, and how you can manage it. What is Stress?