- Accidental Lessons
Yesterday, I was driving home feeling pretty good after an interesting meeting. The sun was shining, the air was warm, and all I wanted to do was finish my work for the day and then take the kids out for ice cream. As I came into some traffic near a busy intersection, I heard tires squeal – for a long time. I looked in my driver’s side mirror and what I saw caused all time to stand still. - Attracting Positive Space with Your Thoughts
Gene and Martha were married for 3 years. Their relationship was rocky – they had no respect for each other or for anyone else. They were constantly finding themselves in some kind of trouble or in some form of victimization. They were the perfect example of how you attract what you think about and how you get what you give. - Attracting Success
Julia is a successful business owner. She has been building her business for the past 10 years and has finally reached her success goals, - Cultivating Creativity in Children
My husband, my eight-year-old son, and I were having lunch one day and when there was a lull in the conversation, my son looked up at us and, completely out of the blue says, “Do people get mad because they can’t see their foreheads?” We both stopped eating and gave him a blank look. - Do We Really Need Gossip?
I have these old friends who come into town every once in awhile to stay at another friends house and we all get together for the weekend. Since we live in town, we visit while they are they are there and then go home to sleep. I like this set-up because we can leave whenever we want to. - Everyday Embellishments
Recently, I finished reading the book, “A Million Little Pieces”. The controversy surrounding this book was over the author, James Frey, who later admitted he embellished the story or made part of it up. - Everyday Leadership: Putting People First
Some people say leaders are born, not made. I disagree. I’ve found there are lots of latent leaders out there who just need to acquire and polish some skills before they can be successful in a leadership role. - Getting in The Flow
When I feel like I’m really in the flow, everything seems to be moving forward at a nice pace. - Good Intuition!
This morning I was coming back from a meeting when my phone rang. I looked at the caller ID and it said “unavailable”. Now, I typically do not answer those phone calls because they are usually from telemarketers. But this morning I answered because we have an unlisted home phone number and I thought it could have been my husband or my kids. I was wrong. - How the Pied Piper Attracts a Following
I went out to dinner with an old acquaintance of mine recently and was reminded of why I don’t go out with her very often. She treats people like dirt. When the server came to take our order, she was incredibly loud and rude. She knows I don’t like that behavior. I was curious to hear the reason she asked me to dinner. - How To Get My Business
As a woman, I like to be “courted” by businesses who want me to buy from them. Yesterday, we went to 3 different open houses (houses that are for sale, not graduation open houses) and two of the three realtors - Introducing Marriage as a Blanket Solution
This morning I spoke to a group of male business owners on leadership. As I was leaving, one of the men stopped me and asked me what I consider a strange question. - Intuition Is Not A Feeling
A popular business website has an article on it about a woman who wrote a book on why women are making better business choices than men. When I scanned the list - Intuition to the Emotional Rescue
My family and I were supposed to take a trip by car out to California - Life Artistry: Painting Your Future Portrait
Somebody once said that it’s easier to live your life if you are living in the present moment instead of living in the past or the future. - Marketing to Women: Don't Waste Our Time
As a woman, there are many ways to keep me from doing business with you. One is to send me email spam; like most people, I don’t like that. Another way is to send teenagers to knock on my door to - Meeting the Other Side Half-Way
Recently, while reading a book, I came across this concept: “If I don’t believe in it, then I’m not bound by it’s rules.” This rings true for me, however, I have a family member who does not believe in that at all. - Positive Energy Experiment
They say that prayer and positive thoughts aimed at another bring that person positive energy and healing. So, let’s try an experiment: once a day, pray for or think positively about someone who needs a good boost of positive energy without telling him or her what you are doing. Do it for a week or more and record your results. - Shifting the Conflict: 4 Steps to a Faster Resolution
Have you recently encountered conflict in your career or in your life? You are not alone. Conflict touches all of us at some point in our lives. The question is, how do we resolve it? - Shifting Your Belief System to Work for You
Andrea is stuck. Her parents raised her to believe that she has no control over her life and she shouldn’t even try. She has been looking for the perfect job for the past 18 months or so, and is frustrated that the “unseen - Shifting Your Belief System to Work for You
Andrea is stuck. Her parents raised her to believe that she has no control over her life and she shouldn’t even try. She has been looking for the perfect job for the past 18 months or so, and is frustrated that the “unseen - Striking the Gender Balance
This afternoon, I attended a meeting with our local Chamber of Commerce office on starting a group for women. - Talking Your Way into Greater Self-Confidence
Many years ago, when I was in high school, I was thinking about what made the popular girls popular. (Yes, I know, this is probably not something every 10th grader thinks about, - The Art of Distraction
Kathleen appears to be having a bad day. First, her car wouldn’t start and she was late for work. - The Lighter Side of Burn Out
A deeply spiritual friend of mine recently asked me a simple question that has put me into a tizzy lately. All he asked was, “What are you reading right now?” I looked at him and said, “You don’t want to know.” I was embarrassed about what it is that I have been reading because it has become somewhat of an addiction. - The Lure of Low Self-Esteem
Rachel has a problem. For 3 ½ years, she has been dating a man who indulges in drugs and alcohol regularly and who is often unfaithful to their relationship. Why, you ask, would anyone put up with such behavior? To her, the answer is simple. To anyone else, it’s crazy. - The Path Out of Denial
Ellen is the “other woman”. She thinks she is getting married soon because her “boyfriend” tells her every day that he will leave his wife and kids any day now so he can marry her. He has been promising this for two years, and it hasn’t happened. Yet she won’t leave him because she loves him. - The Power of Attracting What You Want
I was in a clothing store yesterday and I overheard the owner talking with a couple of people who were in the store about how she needs help with marketing. - The Selfish Girl's Guide to Shifting Gears
My husband went to his company summer picnic over the weekend where they golfed for the day and then went back to the VP’s house for a barbecue. It sounds as though a good time was had by all – most people were on their best behavior. - Well, It Worked for Me
The other day, someone was giving me some unsolicited advice. He was telling me that in order to grow my business, I needed to change the way I dress. He said that instead of dressing like a professional, I needed to dress in gypsy-like clothing. - Who Are You Attracting?
Almost every time I talk with someone lately, they tell me how tired they are. It seems as though many people are not sleeping very well right now, and that includes me. - Who Is Surrounding You?
This morning I was thinking about how my life has changed over the past several years and I realized that through each stage I attracted and surrounded myself with certain kinds of people. - Why Do We Have Problems?
I have a question that’s been nagging me for several months now: Why do we have problems? Maybe the question should be “Why do we choose to have problems?” - You Are What You Think
Janet is depressed. She thinks she’s a failure at her own life because, since her divorce, she hasn’t been able to find a good date, a good job, or a good apartment.
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