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It took long enough, but I finally had a light bulb moment when it comes to all the stress of getting ready for a vacation. Normally I try to maximize every second before leaving on a trip. Deep down I think I always feel a bit guilty about heading out of town (silly I know,…
Yet another tidbit of information that I realized this week is not in any of the parenting books. Gary and I have been planning our trip to Greece for 6 weeks and I have been incredibly excited the entire time, up until 2 days before we left. It was our first big trip without the…
How many times have you sat on a piece of information because you didn’t want to tell the other person? You spend countless hours worrying, loose sleep and imagine all sorts of horrific scenarios in your head about how they will react. So you sit on the information for as long as you possibly can…
Whenever business is slow I always feel like I am the ONLY one having a hard time. Every one else seems to be buzzing around the office with all sorts of activity and I feel like I am being left behind. I was on a training call with a group of people yesterday and we…
Kenny Roger’s isn’t exactly making the rounds on the self improvement and business building circuts, but his song, “The Gambler” popped into my head this morning as I was doing some business planning and it was perfect! I realize that this song was not meant to be overly insightful, but go with me on this.…
It happened to me this week with some clients. We were going round and round and not really getting where they wanted to be. I could feel the frustration building on both sides and I was starting to take things personally. Part of the reason things were getting so goofy is because I did not…
We all have some thing that we are putting off in our lives. The timing isn’t right. Someone else needs to step up to the plate….. It usually involves phases such as: I’ll be happy when… I’ll relax when… I’ll take more time off when… I’ll travel more when… I’ll spend more time with my…
We all have one. We laugh about them, make jokes at their expense, blame them and curse them. The list goes on. As my girlfriend Debbie so wisely stated: “We all have our own brand of crazy.” The phrase ‘dysfunctional family’ typically calls to mind something that is broken and damaged. Something that needs to…
Note from Nicole: Today I am guest posting on Liz’s blog, The Secrets of Moms, where I’m writing about “How Does She REALLY Do It?”. I hope that you will check it out after you read this. Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think. Here’s Liz… Liz Nord is…
I love this question! It falls into the awesome category of: “things that make you go hmmmm” When was the last time that you doubted your doubts? Do you even know if they are valid? A doubt is just a thought. There isn’t anything to back it up. So why not doubt your doubts and…