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Nobody says as they’re dying, “I’m so happy I lived a self-protected life.” Instead they say things like, I wish I would have let myself be happier, expressed my feelings more, and lived true to [...]

Not long ago, I was sitting in a meeting with the CEO of a fortune 500 company. She is by all measure the epitome of a successful business woman whose time is limited and in high demand. Halfway [...]

People that are decisive get ahead. It’s really that simple. They don’t wait to know enough, or be enough, or get enough people to agree with them before they act. Instead they have the ability [...]

Last week’s blog prompted a question from a reader. She asked to clarify the difference between being busy versus engaged. Being busy can be due to circumstances or it can be self-inflicted. [...]

I took my own advice last week and attended a professional coaching conference to disrupt my routine and stimulate my mind. Through great speakers and inspiring conversations, I was saturated [...]

I learned two things this week. The first was that doing anything new stimulates endorphins for the brain. The second was if I don’t stimulate my brain, I’m going to diminish my ability to [...]

I often hear people say, “I worked hard all week but didn’t get anything done”. When I ask a few more questions the answer inevitably exposes that what captured their time were requests to help [...]

Every stage of life has a pacifier in it.  Something we nurse, or hold on to for comfort. At its best this calms our nerves and eases our mind. At its worse it keeps us stuck in a stage of life [...]

The words “I disagree with you,” are a great way to pick a fight. It’s basically a statement that voids the other person’s opinion and can leave the receiver feeling a little defensive– if [...]

By the time I was 17-years-old, I had been in 15 car accidents. Most of which were my fault. Although the majority were fender benders resulting from the fogged brain of a teenager, the accidents [...]