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July '09
The word sandwich has been edging its way into more of my coaching calls of late. As you might surmise, our conversations have not been centered on those tasty items you find at delicatessens, or in picnic baskets at the beach.
Rather the word arrives in the context of the frustration women often feel when [...]
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June '09
“Practice makes perfect.” You know it and I know it, but acting on that knowledge is another matter altogether. While small daily acts can add up to the biggest influences of your life, developing such practices can be a challenge. A single word may suffice to make this point – exercise.
When I [...]
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May '09
As you navigate through the midlife passage, or any life transition, you pick up another job – albeit it unintentionally. If you already have a full-time job, or full-time work as a Mom, you’ll require additional stores of energy and support. But how do you find these reserves in the midst of new [...]
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April '09
CSPAN Books is my companion of choice for weekend chores, because its featured authors highjack my mind while I’m paying bills, loading the dishwasher, or folding laundry. Last weekend, Joshua Carter Ramo, author of The Age of the Unthinkable made the heist.
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March '09
I don’t know about you, but roller coaster rides have never been a favored pastime of mine. I managed to avoid them until college, when to impress a date, I said, “yes” to his invitation for a ride on one. By the third down slide, words came out of my mouth that I had [...]
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February '09
For a moment, call to mind something that truly bugs you. It’s an odd request, I know, but bear with me. See if you can find two things that are guaranteed to annoy you. They can be huge (the fact there are hungry people in the world), or seemingly small (someone zipped in [...]
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January '09
“Out with the old, in with the new” is a common mantra for this time of year. And it’s perfect advice at midlife when you find yourself stuck between a past that no longer works and a future you cannot envision.
Last night as I was leafing through some gorgeous, colored photos in this month’s [...]
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December '08
Recently, greetings from my friend Abby highlighted the results of a study on happiness that seems to be cropping up everywhere. Turns out, happiness is contagious – who knew? Well, most of us. Given a choice, don’t we usually prefer hanging out with joyful and fun-loving folks? It was, however, heartening to learn [...]
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November '08
Sometimes, in the midst of a midlife transition, you feel like Alice in Wonderland. You’re in a confusing place; nothing works according to customary rules and you don’t know who you are anymore. You need guidance – but from a cat with a big grin who seems to appear and disappear at will?
Well, advice can [...]
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October '08
These days we are besieged with discouraging news and information – probably more than we want, or ever expected. This constant barrage may not only exacerbate realistic concerns, but can also activate pessimistic thoughts already lurking in the recesses of our subconscious minds.
“As you think, so you become,” reads one Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) axiom. [...]
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