Articles
Wishing you peace during these troubling times.
Along with so many Americans, I am riding waves of emotions as the events in our country unfold. I am inspired by acts of courage and angered by acts that deny human rights. I am troubled by the suffering, fear, doubt, and confusion,...
Are your decisions based on urgent demands for your immediate attention?
Do you find that your intuition is speaking but you’re not listening?
Do professional demands overshadow your personal well-being?
5 Guiding Statements to Help You Mind Your Business and Busyness
Guiding Statement #1
...
If trying to maintain balance in your life makes you feel like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone. Most of us have so many demands on our time and energy that life can feel like a three-ring circus. Take this quiz to see how well you are meeting responsibilities, while also recognizing...
Do you struggle with productivity? Are you always striving to get your task list accomplished but end up constantly moving tasks to the next day? If this describes you, here are a few tips for making your day more productive.
Create a To-Do List the Night Before
Instead of waking up in the...
Claiming the Empty Spaces
The Importance of Idle Time in a Fast-Forward World
“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.”
—W. H. Davies
You’re just about to leave for your dentist appointment when you receive a phone call saying the dentist has...
Full Speed Ahead with “Yes, and” Thinking
Nothing zaps a great idea faster than “Yes, but….” You might as well say “No.”
It’s not just about semantics. In fact, “Yes, but” may be the No. 1 phrase for killing personal hope, putting...
Time is the great equalizer. Everybody gets the same amount: 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour. We can’t save time or accumulate or rearrange it. We can’t turn it off or on. It can’t be replaced.
But these days, it seems as if the lament of not having enough time has...
There is no more effective marketing than powerfully delivering your own message to a rapt crowd.
And yet far too many solopreneurs shy away from presentation opportunities due to a fear of public speaking, a fear of putting themselves “out there” before an audience of...
If it feels like you have less leisure time and fewer unstructured “play” hours in your life, you’re not alone. Consider these statistics:
- The average married couple works 26 percent longer each year than similar working couples did thirty years ago.
- Leisure time among children...
As the year speeds to its end, we begin to mentally prepare for next year. But don’t forget to take time to assess your personal and professional challenges and accomplishments THIS year. Here are some questions to ask yourself:
- What have I accomplished this year? Be specific. Write...
Gratitude
The practice of gratitude as a tool for happiness has been in the mainstream for years. Long-term studies support gratitude’s effectiveness, suggesting that a positive, appreciative attitude contributes to greater success in work, greater health, peak performance in sports and...
The holidays of winter often bring to mind the image of a full table—and a full stomach. We gather with friends and family and feast merrily on pies and potatoes, turkey and ham and all of the fixings that many of us dearly enjoy.
There is another side to that pretty picture, however.
What...
