There is no such thing as truly ordinary time in daily life. All time is EXTRAORDINARY. We GET another day.In each of these ordinary days we get to make choices. Will we go the ordinary way or the extraordinary way? Will we even go by another way and step out a bit? What are the little things in our lives that are extraordinary?
Read More[After over 30 years off the court, I took up tennis again this spring.] Sports analogies are nothing new. We hear about the quarterbacks on sales teams or how a person’s golf game is analogous to something in their work. Today, I had the humbling realization that there are seasons in life that can be a lot like my tennis game: Love-40.
Read MoreToday I looked at my resume for the first time in nine years. Insert a blinding glare as I try to gaze into the past. Blindness. I can’t see anything as I’m reading it, because I am overwhelmed by the professional genesis - the initial version of my adult-self. She truly exhausts me.
Read MoreFor all the Moms out there - know that I see you and for all of our days that are wins and those that can feel like losses, we are doing meaningful work - paid and unpaid - to help shape our children and families. Motherhood is a HOLY calling and it’s a YES that will give us inexplicable reward that cannot be monetized or promoted.
Read MoreOne month ago, I had a life-changing migraine headache that left me debilitated and in-bed while my boys were in virtual school. I couldn’t help them at all. I couldn’t fall asleep it hurt so much. I could only lie there and pray the pain would leave me. I vowed I would not allow myself to ever feel this way again, if I could control it.
Read MoreThere are people who tell you that you can’t do it. There are people who tell you that you won’t. There are people who you’re so close to you can’t believe that they’re actually your biggest psychological opposition. There are people so unsure of themselves that they will make you feel unsure of yourself.
Read MoreDo you ever have those mornings where the alarm goes off, your brain gets jolted, your eyes snap open, and your body jerks off the bed and in under 5 seconds you’re standing up? This was me for many, many years. The alarm was a Pavlovian response to go-go-go, do-do-do, achieve-achieve-achieve.
Read MoreI don’t believe in coincidence. I’m not sure that I ever have. Today was no different. Today I was talking to one of my lifelong and dearest friends. Like so many other times, every time I talk with her my life levels up. So it makes perfect sense that while we were talking, a bird was caught in the ground portion of our golf practice net in our backyard.
Read MoreWhole health isn’t all about perfect weight, exterior appearances, or what others think. Whole health is getting to know your body - all of the good and challenging aspects of it and being willing to address them. This is why you’ll find that these are 10 of my nonegotiable self-care choices.
Read MoreBefore we go down the road about how much, the exercise a person will do is the exercise she or he ENJOYS. Makes sense, right? When we enjoy an activity we are likely to do it - and do more of it.
Read MoreThese little nuisances. The Spotted Lantern Fly in my water. It’s kind of like Alannis Morrisette having a fly in her chardonnay, but it wasn’t ironic…or was it? What about health nuisances?
Read MoreMaking successful change is rarely a linear process. Taking a real-life look at the stages of change and where we might be with making successful change is one of the secret ingredients to lasting health transformation.
Read MoreMedical studies are surfacing indicating that conditions like diabetes, hypertension, obesity and other health conditions that can lead to metabolic syndrome have been found…
Read MoreEach client brings a unique perspective, portfolio of strengths and experiences and smart habits. That’s why it’s so important for me to walk alongside my clients and support their self-directed success.
Read MoreWe all know we should drink more water, but how much? How do we increase our water intake in a fun and easy way?
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