Before the New Year's Resolutions, let's take a moment to look back. Have you begun to hear that little voice telling you to come up with some kind of grand plan for 2021? How you're going to live, do, or be better? Well, if I may, before we dive into all the resolutions and goals and …
Self Care
Back to (Your) Basics
What are the most basic things you do for yourself in order to feel pretty ok most days? (I say "pretty ok" here because I think in 2020 if you are feeling pretty ok most days, then you are doing GREAT). For some of us, it's getting to bed by a certain hour. For some of us, it's starting …
You Are Not a Mind Reader: Waiting for a Reply to That Email With Grace
When you're waiting for a reply to an important email, it's very easy for your imagination to run wild. Here's how to stop it. Raise your hand if the following has ever happened to you: You send someone an email that, in one way or another, matters to you greatly. Maybe you ask them for an …
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Uncertainty is hard. Here’s how to deal.
2020 has been *slightly* stressful to say the least - here are five ways to take care of yourself during uncertain times. If you're anything at all like me, you might enjoy having control over the things in your life. How much sleep you get, what you eat for breakfast, the schedule of …
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5 Remedies for that Un-connected Feeling
If you're feeling a little lonely or "un-connected" during Covid, these five remedies just might help. A lot of us are feeling "off" right now: a little sad, a little lost, or more than a little out of sorts. And as the days continue on in this strange no longer new reality, I become more and …
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4 Ways to Turn Around a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
When you're having a *really* bad day, these four things may just help you to turn it around. Two blogs ago, I talked about giving ourselves permission to feel ________. That is - permission to feel however we happen to be feeling when we wake up on any given day. So many of you loved it …
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Permission to Feel _________.
What would happen if we gave ourselves complete and total permission to feel however we're feeling right now in this moment? I was just starting to feel like I'd gotten this whole "pandemic life" down pat. I had defined my perfect daily routine after all: wake up at 7, go for a long walk, …
Building a Business That Takes Care of YOU
If you're a business owner, your most important job is to build a business that takes care of you first. I've always found that the absolute best thing about being a business owner can also be one of the hardest: no one is watching over us. On the one hand, there's no one hovering over our …
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Thank Yous All Around
My challenge to you: up your "thank you" game and take it to the next level! Saying "thank you" is a true double win: it feels awesome for you, the person expressing thanks, and it feels equally awesome for the person you're showering with gratitude. We all, myself included, were taught to …
What Do You Need To Be Happy?
If you adjust your frame of mind, you might discover that everything you need to be happy is, in fact, right in front of you. If you'd asked me back in April what I needed to be happy in life, my answer most likely would have included some (if not all) of the following: House parties with …