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No Matter How Good it Is…

I recently discovered a very sneaky saboteur in my mind. I was putting together a coaching program and kept tweaking and tweaking and tweaking it, the whole time thinking, “How can I make it so that EVERYONE will want this?” So I kept improving, adding things, adjusting the price, the timing, the deliverables. And then it hit me… No matter...

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New Year’s Overwhelm

A few years back, I started selecting a theme for the new year. For instance, when I'd experienced a lot of turmoil the prior year, I chose simply "stability". The following year, I chose "strength". I kept the theme in front of me over the course of the year, and always ended up truly embodying the theme I chose. It's...

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Leveraging Old Tapes

Today, while in my favorite thinking place (the shower), I was getting more and more stressed out. Thoughts raced through my head, “There’s not enough time. I don’t do enough marketing. I don’t have enough events…” Understand that the “not enough” theme is the most damaging old tape that runs through my head. In good times, I’m conscious of it...

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That’s a Little Better…

One of my favorite books is The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen. It is a fabulous book about how small actions taken consistently over time lead to big results. I’ve seen the results in my own life of how true this is! And I recently came up with a simple way to add consistent improvement, as well as consistent action,...

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New Year’s Resolution

I’m reading a book I recommend highly, The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. This book poses the idea that you must manage your energy – not time – in four key areas (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual). Less than 50 pages in, I read a story that made me stop short. The story described a...

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Guest Blog: Are You Ever Stressed?

Thank you to Cindy Caldwell who contributed today's excellent blog! Did you think "Duh!" when reading the title of this article? Of course, we all encounter stress. And in the business world, for many it has become more pronounced than ever before. Today I want to provide you with an alternative and a new perspective. A young lady confidently walked...

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Determine, Engage, Ignore

So last week, I talked about that feeling of having One Foot On the Gas, and One On the Brake, and I promised this week to include some ideas on how to survive that gear-grinding feeling. It boils down to this: focus on the things you have control over. And the things you have control over are your ACTIVITIES, not...

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Cornered!

Scenario #1: You’re at a business networking event, and are approached by an enthusiastic woman. She says to you, “You really need to try my vitamins. You’ll feel healthy, more energetic, and get more done every day. When would you like to set up an appointment to meet?” Scenario #2: You’re at a business networking event, and are approached by...

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What’s the big deal about little wins?

This week I was chatting with a friend, and I asked him how his business was faring. He said that he’s very excited, because he's going to hit his goal of making six figures this year. I, of course, enthusiastically congratulated him. He then mentioned that when he shared the same news with our business coach, she suggested that he...

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Banging Your Head Against the Wall

We all know the analogy of banging your head against the wall, and how good it feels when you stop, right? In that same vein, over the past several years, I noticed that right before I experience a great big a-ha moment, I had days, weeks, or even months of head-banging frustration. Wanting to get things to move and change...

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Pondering My Sanity

I had to make some tough decisions recently about my Speed Networking Event. I was a stress case – literally going through crying jags and paralyzing fear for weeks. Flash forward to today, when I’m calmly rolling out the new guidelines for event coordinators and event fees, and the unbidden thought ran through my head, “This is so simple and...

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Don’t Slow Down Before the Finish Line!

Something strange just happened. I got up early, ignored my email and got right to work on my very full to-do list. I had a good idea of which tasks I could accomplish before my 9am appointment. After an hour or so, I was well on my way to completing my whole list before the nice o'clock deadline. Then I...

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