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Turning 40 has me extra sentimental this year. I’ve been looking at the ways various parts of my life combine to create the whole. We all have our own unique combination of traits and experiences that create us. Here’s a sampling of how my experiences have shaped me: My Dad was in the Air Force,…
Tomorrow is my birthday and it’s a big one. I turn 40! Birthdays are great. It’s a chance to celebrate and set my intentions for the coming year. Kind of like New Years resolutions, but more fun. To me, New Years is for those things I “should” do like eating better, working out more,…
Shoes are one of my vices, especially high heels. I wear them everywhere. To meetings, on office days, to lunch with the girls, out on a date with my man and even to teach classes. Here’s a shot of a few of my favorites. Cute or not, at the end of a day standing up…
Apps are great. They simplify our lives, increase productivity, entertain us, save us money and much more Yet, last week while teaching a technology workshop and this week while attending another I noticed the majority of the room go into overwhelm once apps were brought up. There are so many of them. How do you…
Taking action seems to have been the theme for my last two posts and it has carried over into this one. Indecision and inaction are the biggest blocks that most people have to reaching their goals. It can be scary when you don’t know that to do. What I have found, though, is that if…
The real estate market is booming. Homes are selling in a matter of hours with multiple offers, and Buyers are turning out in droves to take advantage of the low interest rates. So why are many agents looking around, wondering, why in the heck they are not busier? By all accounts, the real estate market is back in most areas…
They say we are what we eat. For me, it definitely seems to be the case. The biggest culprit is sugar. It makes me tired and cranky. So last June, I stopped eating it. I still eat bread and other things that have sugar in them, but no candy, cookies, cake, etc. I definitely felt…
Part of my workout routine includes swimming once a week. It is one of my favorite workouts and I always feel so much better afterwards. I can show up feeling tired and grumpy and be motivated and inspired by the time I get out of the water. Knowing that I always feel better afterwards makes…
Be forewarned, this post is a bit of a rant, but it keeps coming up so it feels warranted. Here is the latest and greatest business tool that will guarantee your success. Are you ready to hear what it is? Wait for it……… Answer the damn question! Now this may not sound like a ground…
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to fill a day and be genuinely busy and yet feel like you haven’t really accomplished anything by the time you get to the end of it? It has happened to all of us at one point or another. You start the day answering emails, a phone…