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This Is How We Nurture the Seeds of Joy, Compassion, and Strength
Right now, you have access to an unlimited supply of peace. The kind of joyful, steady peace you can dip your toes into on a hot summer day. In this moment, you can have the fresh air of freedom, like...
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How to Succeed in Life
I had millions of dollars from selling a business and then I lost it all. I lost my home. I had the IRS all over me. Then I lost my family. Then all my relationships fell apart. My friends and family...
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When Your Child’s Anger Triggers You
“When my little boy shouts at me, it really pushes my buttons. I just can’t help it. I always end up shouting back, or worse.” – Shannon Many parents tell me that when their child gets defiant, they...
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Love, Transactionality, and the “5 People” You Hang With
We hear this from motivators: “You are the average of the five people that you surround yourself with.” Cue the racing mental inventory of your friendships: are your homies “successful” enough? Is...
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Are You in Your Own Way?
Do you ever dream about the person you think you’re supposed to be? Ever wonder why you’re not happy, or struggling? Do you have days where you feel like you’ve got it all figured out, and the next day...
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Bitter After Your Breakup? Here’s What to Do.
Getting your life back after a breakup can be hard. And one of the most challenging obstacles to overcome is one that can grab hold of even the most patient of people. Being bitter about what happened....
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How to Regain Your Leadership When You’ve Dropped the Ball
I can’t count the number of times I’ve dropped the ball in the last year and a half. I believe it started the day I ate ice cream before 11am, which was also the day I found out I was pregnant. On that...
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Narcissistic Mother? 4 Protection Tips (So You Can Be Happy!)
Our Boundary conversation continues! This week’s episode topic is, unfortunately, a popular one about how to draw boundaries and protect yourself from a narcissistic mother. I’m providing four tips...
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Stop Trying so Hard to Be Yourself!
With so many opportunities to see people doing extraordinary things or expressing in unique ways it can be easy to feel, well . . . ordinary. I get the pressure to be a “Unicorn.” It seems like we are...
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7 Tips for Handling Criticism
I have a very tough time being criticized, corrected, or accused – of even the smallest mistakes – and I react very angrily. I’ve wrestled this instinct under control in a professional context, more or...
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Accept and Ride the Tide
I wake up and I’m yearning for something more. I feel the tide coming for me. Then it hits me… The yearn for something more may never be possible if we don’t accept the present moment. Accepting the...
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8 Things You Need to Know Before Growing Up
Even though we all need it, people won’t just sit down with you and tell you the secrets of being a grown up. Not even your parents – no one tells you those harsh truths we all find out sooner or...
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Have You Quit News? Here’s Why I Won’t.
“News can damage your health.” That’s what I am told by people who have quit news. I have not yet quit, but I have changed the way I consume news. And I call it news hygiene. Here is why. Before I go...
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Staying Sober When Life Gets Hard
When I first got sober, I remember gravitating towards the women that would share their stories, of trudging through pain in recovery and never picking up a drink or a drug. It was such a foreign...
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“We Run Away from Desperation:” Thoughts on Pursuing a Creative Idea.
I recently recorded a Side Hustle School episode about Michelle D’Avella, a designer who spent several years building a blog before turning it into a full-time income. The episode comes out next week,...
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Love the Life You’ve Been Gifted
As life happens around you, as you move through each day, we often hold onto past experiences. We hold them in our thoughts, in our soul, in the way we react to others and in the way we treat...
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And the Most Common Mindset for Every Successful Person Is…
Bernie Madoff once rejected investing in me. I went to see him because I was raising money for a project. My neighbor worked for him.. As I was walking up the steps to his building (the famous...
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When “Pushing Through It” Isn’t Working for You Anymore. This Is How to Rally…
Last year, after a whole lot of gigs, travel and hustle, I found myself flattened with mono and some very taxed lungs. I was down for the count. “Making time to heal” became my sole/Soul focus. I had...
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The Power of Sharing Your Goals with Others
An individual’s goals are very personal. In fact, a well thought out goal hints at the person’s vulnerability and deepest desires. Not only do goals reflect a person’s desires, goals also have the...
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Acknowledge Your Dream, Ignite It, Then Listen to Your Voice to Follow It
Seems so cliché, follow your dreams. What exactly does that mean? Follow my dreams of no laundry, bills or worries? Those are my daily dreams and I would love for someone to point to the path those are...
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