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Sit in the Pain

Pain makes me stir crazy! I have been in a great deal of physical pain the last two weeks. Every waking minute I focus on how to get out...

3 Decisions you Must Make

“I have participated in every bad decision I’ve ever made. I’ve talked myself out of exercising and into dessert. I’ve been present at...

3 Necessities to Uncover the Next Step

NASCAR pit crews are seldom the focus of a race. They refuel, change tires, make mechanical adjustments as quickly as possible and get...

3 Things to Eliminate to Be Heard

Want to get smaller? Maybe around the waist but not necessarily in the conference room, a vital conversation, or your next presentation....

You Need a Sweaty Mob

A 5K. It was a warm night, the park was over-crowded, when the gun went off many began to run, others walked briskly, at the back of the...

It's Redirection, Not a Catastrophe

What if failure is not really failure at all, but redirection? When you walk through the parking lot and trip on the way to your car, do...

Roadblocks

I am not a good traveler — I’ve never been. At hour 10 on a 12 hour flight, I paced the aisles to try to calm my travel agitation. When...

Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Get More Points

The big lie: You have to have more points. This is the message we are always hearing, you need more — more money, more help, more time....

3 Strategies for Not Quitting

It keeps coming. I keep working on eliminating it and it keeps coming. First, I try something that worked before. Then, I try something...

Was it Somebody or Nobody?

If you live with children, you also live with two other mysterious people — Somebody and Nobody. Somebody always did it and Nobody ever...

Who's Responsible for this Emotion?

With her tongue in her check, she said, “Oh, I don’t need any more emotional maturity — in fact, I probably need to turn it down a...

Failure Can Be the Best Option

In the middle of this stay-at-home order, I am attempting to do something I’ve never done before. It is frustrating. I’m not that good at...

Overwhelm - Don't Choose It

This all feels so overwhelming — anxiety, fear, stress, the unknown — it feels like too much some times. If you are like me, you are...

The Secret to an Extra $10,000

Recently, a financial advisor friend of mine posted this question: What does it take to waste $10,000 a year? What ever the answer was I...

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