The Gentle Art of Listening

It started about six weeks ago when a friend reminded me to listen more than I talk. It was still on my mind when I went to see a presentation on leadership. Listening came up as a way to develop trust. I might have been done with it there but then someone in one of...

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Procrastination is a Brilliant Teacher

Recently, I had a conversation with a member of one of my groups about procrastination. He's relatively new to the idea of accountability as a skill and he said something to the effect of, " I guess I'll get better at this over time, since you probably don't struggle...

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Practicing Massive Gratitude

This last week was all about gratitude and abundance. It came up everywhere I turned but it wasn't until I was on a call with one of my accountability groups that I really got it. After I had my "aha" moment which I describe in the video, I started taking the feeling...

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5 little things

This post was inspired by a comment I got on an earlier post (thanks Ryan M.) asking what I did to plan the day ahead. I have gotten more into planning as my life has gotten more hectic and crowded. But I'm not a great planner nor do I really strive to be. When I was...

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5am Wake Up Call

You got the memo, getting up extra early is a good thing to do. You set the alarm, you peeled your resisting body out of bed, now what? Do you head to your phone and check your email? Do you put on your workout clothes and get out the door? Do you meditate and try not...

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Inspired planning

It's time to get fired up about business plans! In October? Yes, that's right.  Why now? Well, one of my accountability groups is busy with their 2013 business planning and they are so happy about getting it done early, it's inspired me. Why it never occurred to me to...

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Getting Ready to Get Ready

Ready, Set, Go! What happened? Why didn't you go? Oh, you weren't ready? You need a little bit more time. Some research needs to be done. It's not perfect. It doesn't look the way you want it to. It's summer, people are on vacation. The holidays are approaching,...

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