Cost or Benefit Our course of action is often determined by whether we are focusing on the cost or on the benefit. Over the years, I’ve encountered many people who are stuck and frustrated and desperately want different results. However, they talk themselves out of doing anything about it because they focus on the costs […]
The Day My Life Changed
June 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The Happiness Advantage Meets The Law of Attraction
June 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Have you seen Shawn Achor’s TED talk? If not, please watch. He is so good! http://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work Shawn gives us the data about how our brains at positive perform significantly better than they do at negative or neutral. Then there’s the whole law of attraction side of things. When we are at negative or even neutral, we […]
Serving and Selling
May 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Q: What is the difference between serving and selling? A: That depends. Old school, gotta get mine, manipulative selling has nothing to do with being of service, contributing, or making a difference. Any one still selling that way is a sales dinosaur (and please go extinct soon). Selling done well and service can be virtually […]
Essential To Be Refreshed
May 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I often hear people say that they feel guilty if they take any downtime or that they don’t give themselves permission to have downtime, to relax, or to play. There is time for relaxation, play, and fun (and a time for hard work)! Otherwise, what’s the point? Whenever we say something like this, it is […]
Using Emotions To Grow Yourself
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Emotions mean that something is important to us. By simply getting curious about “what here is important to me” when we are experiencing a negative emotion, we can already begin to diffuse a negative emotion. We move out of reactive consciousness and into witness or observer consciousness. We can then also learn about ourselves and […]
The Wisdom of Life
April 23, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Life sends us the experiences we need – not always the experiences that we want. A friend told me about a recent experience that pushed just about every one of her major buttons. I said, “Wow! Isn’t life just perfect – sending you exactly what you need to grow and develop!” She laughed and said, […]
If You Are There, You Have Value To Offer
April 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
