goes a long way….
What a gorgeous time of the year! Even in South Florida where seasons don’t widely vary, April is consider the best weather. In New York, where I lived most of my adult life, April meant hope; hope that with the March winds behind us, a mild Spring would be around the corner!
This weekend, many cultures in our global family will celebrate Passover or Easter – in some households, both. With the holiday themes of freedom, hope, and resurrection, it seemed fitting to return to the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas for their Easter and Passover Symposium celebration: Yoga & Sacred Healing.
This image of universality is what you see moments after stepping off the tiny boat that delivers you from the main island of Nassau. Years ago, a Club Med was nestled right next door. What a study in contrasts!
Resurrection, freedom and hope. This time of the year, with daffodils popping through the earth and cherry blossoms in full bloom, look for signs of resurrection, freedom and hope in your life. When facing life’s challenges, it is very easy to fall back into pessimism and despair – or even worse – resignation. Smile – science has proof that the hormones released will fool your mind into thinking things are not so bad after all. And that’s no April Fool’s joke!
When my coaching clients submit their brief pre-meeting prep form, it includes the question: “What are the opportunities available to me right now?” In posing that question I am guiding them to see “challenges” they are facing (related to their coaching goals) as “opportunities” to grow professionally and personally. For example, Continue reading →
As I was putting the finishing touches on this article for you, a piece about breaking resolutions in Sunday’s print version of the New York Time’s (January 8, 2012) caught my attention: “Be It Resolved.” (Also in my Twitter feed). As it turns out, “willpower” is actually powered by glucose in the bloodstream, and self-control depletes it. The consequence is “ego depletion,” a state of mental fatigue further discussed in the article This makes it particularly difficult if your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight – the most sought after New Year’s Resolution of all time.
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… in yourself.
Are you a “lifelong learner?” When is the last time you immersed yourself in a professional (or personal) development program?
Did you see this recent article in the New York Times? “Instead of Work,Younger Women Head to School.” The projected outcome? Young women will surpass men in the workplace. This is a message all business owners should heed, regardless of age or gender.
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With 2011 soon to become a memory, take time to create 2012.
Too often people run their businesses or careers as though they’ve thrown wads of wet paper towels onto the ceiling to see what sticks. Often they feel more like a pinwheel moving in the direction of whatever breeze blows in, rather than a smart business person with a strategic plan and system in place. Trust me, I speak from experience. But then I learned. Continue reading →
Do you successfully achieve your New Year’s Resolutions year in and year out? Maybe you just don’t believe in them?
If you are more like the rest of us you create a list and end up ditching it before February is even a memory. Maybe you have become so frustrated by your failed NYR’s, that you’ve given up on the entire enterprise.
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I’ve literally made it my business to be a life-long learner, to practice “being here now,” and to absorb the power and peace that goes along with it.
Yet in the midst of a leisurely Skype call with my Dad in Israel, he caught me by surprise when he announced, “You’ve arrived.”
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A biblical reference typically has some pull. But I’m referring to something else.
After many years of blogging elsewhere I’m starting afresh here.I’m both excited and anxious about this however. Why? Because while I’ll be teaching practical tips and mindsets to add value to your business, career and life, I also intend to share from my heart and hard-earned wisdom – so it may get a little personal from time to time. I hope you will share yourself as well in your comments.
Excitement and fear are flip sides of the same coin; in my opinion they contribute as much to the success of any endeavor as creativity and focus do.
To new beginnings! Mine, yours, ours.
