Today’s Show Up! Journal power words. Yes. We can all spend time hashing and rehashing the wrongs that have been done to us. Or we can take that anger and that frustration and we can transform it. We can mold it into a laser to focus on that which we want to bring into our…
A micro-break in the middle of a hectic day can make all the difference in your productivity. Not ready to tackle your next to-do item? Feeling bitten by the procrastination bug? Give yourself a full-fledged micro-break. Sit, relax, kick back – for healthy count of five. For that long, you can indulge in a daydream…
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words. Wow. This is just a handful of words, but they left me shaken. I recognize that radical self acceptance is a process, a lifelong process. Radical self acceptance means embracing every part of ourselves. It means comforting the parts that are scared. It means bringing those parts that are…
I have been focusing a lot on how to be of service. And there’s a difference between having the desire to be of service, actually being of service, and letting people know how you can help them. Elevator pitches are so short that seldom do we have the opportunity to express all three. The best…
This is just the truth of it. The 1-2 punch to success. Yes, I realize I’m generalizing. Yes, I realize you need to know your goals and you need to have a plan. None of that happens without feeling like you deserve it and being willing and able to do the work to get it. …
Today’s Show Up! Journal power words: Yep. We’ve all been there. We all know what it’s like to tilt of the windmills of something we really believe in. And if things aren’t working, if we keep banging our heads against the wall, we have to be assessed. But, sometimes, it’s worth it to keep going….
Wow. I just traveled back to 1988. An old boss, from that long ago, showed up in my, “people you may know,” suggestions on Twitter. I haven’t spoken to him in decades. He’s a terrific guy. He always had great ideas. The company at which I worked for him, conducted public records research on philanthropic…
The Entrepreneur’s dilemma. Do you do what you love? Or do you choose a business that will make you money? I think it works best when you sit in the cross-section of what you love and what other people want. Otherwise, you’re either tilting at windmills or spinning your wheels. So find that balance…
Wow, today’s Show Up! Journal power words are assertive. They showed up while I was doing my morning free write. And they make me wonder. What do we do if we can’t make peace in a confrontation? Do we come out swinging? Or, is it better just step away at all times? In certain situations,…
Today’s Show Up! journal power words. In this case, in talking about our bodies. The organism knows what it needs but we often don’t take the time to slow down, hush up, and pay attention. Oh the information we would get about people, situations, ideas, and most importantly ourselves if we took the time to…