There's never enough time. I know no other way to say it. I get the Ford mantra, "If you think it's hard, you're right..." and the Wayne Dyer philosophy of "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change" but here's the deal: If you have major life commitments …
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Goals... They're everywhere. We all have them. Some goals take the forefront and we wake up thinking about them. Other goals are more like wishes and, from time to time, when an experience comes to remind us that we REALLY want that goal, we remember the idea and feel a deep (and fleeting) desire to …
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Remember January 1st, 2014? All the hopes, inspirations, dreams, and, ugh, resolutions? Where did they go? How much have you accomplished? Better yet, how much have you NOT accomplished? John Maxwell said it best when he stated that most people are exceptional at goal setting but mediocre at goal management. Goal management is the name …
In children, we reward 'nice' and punish 'wild.' In adults, we applaud 'outstanding' and criticize 'weird.' In animals, we nurture 'cuddly' and quarantine 'fierce.' Isn't it funny how we seem to ask everyone and everything to be tamer than what they were meant to be? There comes a moment when you have to decide that …
If I told you how many sleepless nights I spent weighing the pros and cons of a particular decision, it would amaze you... and what I'm discovering is a really profound, freeing truth: It all works out anyway... Sounds trite, doesn't it? It's absolutely true. So often, we play out decision trees in our minds: …
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Your job is good... but not great. Your relationships are solid... but not exhilarating. Your health is decent... but not vibrantly amazing. When someone asks you how you're doing, you say, "Fine" or "Okay" or "Alright." What if you woke up today and decided to stop playing it "safe" in life? What if you …
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The more time I spend on this journey to having more children, the clearer it becomes that conceiving a baby and birthing a business have opposing needs. I know there are women who've been where I am, building the business that I'm building, and have gotten pregnant, carried twins, and given birth, all while keeping …
For all the talent, strength and experience women breadwinners bring to the table, it's amazing that many women breadwinners still stay up at night grappling with the same question: Am I good enough? It's a crazy question taking up so much mental space that it's time to deal with the issue RIGHT NOW. Insecurity comes …
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Most people have a bucket list, the list of all the things they want to do before they leave this lifetime. I've decided to apply the same concept to my pre-pregnancy life now. Having not been pregnant for 7 years at this point, it's hard for me to remember what being pregnant felt like. The …
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