Guest Blog: Are You Enslaved by What If?
“What if.” Two words that make every one of us put the breaks on. “What if” is one of the LIES that limit.
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How Do You Respond To Change?
Individuals and organizations wrestle with the Illusion – one of the LIES That Limit™ – that things are not supposed to change. Attachment to this false idea is time- and energy-consuming. It often leads to a drop in productivity and effectiveness.
Read More →Do You Know What You Want?
Identify one situation in your life that you have been struggling with. Maybe you’re wondering about a job or career change, whether to stay in a relationship, how best to guide your children or what to do about a financial challenge. Whatever it is, write it down in just the way you’ve been thinking and talking about it, in your head and/or to others. Now, ask yourself, “How can I think and speak about this so that I’m focused on the outcome I really want – NOT what I don’t want or don’t have or am worried or frustrated about.
Read More →Guest Blog: It’s Time to Get Out of Your Own Way
How often do you set up mental barriers on your road to success? If you live in the woulda, coulda, shoulda world of excuses, chances are you are getting in your own way. Chances also are that you are self-destructing.
Read More →Teens: Learning To Talk With Them, Not To Them
We say kids are hard to talk to. Maybe that’s our problem. We talk to them instead of talking with them. Talking with involves sharing your point of view, listening to the other person and validating their point of view. Validating their perspective doesn’t mean you agree or disagree with what they’re saying, it just means that you acknowledge and understand their perspective, and see it as valid.
Read More →Celebrating the Strength of Meaningful Connection This Women’s History Month
This year, I’m going to celebrate Women’s History Month by nourishing myself – feeding my soul. I’m going to give myself the luxury of what I experienced during the Women’s Leadership Collaborative by creating at least three opportunities to celebrate a woman I know or meet. I’m going to allow the time and space for us to share our stories and unhurriedly explore what’s going beneath our headlines and subtitles.
Read More →Even in Prison, Nelson Mandela was Free. Are You?
As we continue to honor Black History Month – a celebration of liberation, freedom and achievement – how do you define liberty and freedom? Are they the same or different? In this country, we all have liberty – basic legal rights – but fewer of us are really free.
Read More →Live As If Every Day Is Valentine’s Day
To celebrate love and honor our tender hearts primarily, one a day a year is not enough. It creates the illusion that love is scarce and perpetuates the story that a certain kind of love – romantic love – is better, more desirable, than other kinds of love.
Read More →Know That You Are Free: What Harriet Tubman Is Still Teaching Us Today
Harriet Tubman was not defined by who others thought she was or what society said she was. She decided who she was. She didn’t let circumstances or other people’s fears define her life. She decided who she was and she decided that she was free.
Read More →Do You Reflect Before You Make A Resolution?
…before you set about working on your 2011 New Year’s Resolutions, stop for a moment. Reflect on your experience of 2010 and acknowledge what you accomplished.
Read More →How to Avoid Burning Out This Holiday Season
Our activity level inevitably ramps up when the holiday season arrives. Yet, you can still enjoy the spirit of the season to the fullest without burning the Christmas lights at both ends. Your ideas of what you should and shouldn’t do, what you must do, who you can’t say “No” to will lead you down […]
Read More →Guest Blog: Overcoming Good Little Girl Syndrome
Speaker-Author-Empowerment Coach Phyllis Avery shares her story of self-discovery that followed the devastating loss of her father. She uses her life lesson to help others stay true to themselves.
Read More →Guest Blog: A 13-Year-Old’s Journey from Cancer to Grace
Melinda Marchiano is an astounding young lady who made the conscious choice not to succumb to the LIES™ that bring so many down when faced with a devastating cancer diagnosis. We are grateful that she chose to share her story of how she kept cancer’s LIES from limiting her during a time when no one would have blamed her for taking a major time out.
Read More →“LIES That Limit: Uncover the Truth of Who You Really Are” Is Now Available!
I’m delighted to share great news with you. LIES That Limit: Uncover the Truth of Who You Really Are is now available for purchase at LiesThatLimit.com and on Amazon! That’s right! LIES That Limit is not only a blog, it’s a book that I hope you and millions of others will buy, read and use […]
Read More →Giving Gifts vs. Experiences This Holiday Season
According to an article in Psychology Today, we get greater satisfaction out of buying “experiences” rather than buying “things.”
Read More →Living Your Purpose: A Real Life Example
Guest Blogger Kyle Ruffin invites us to take inspiration from a family friend who’s passion has landed him national attention. At 72, living his purpose keeps him going strong. Since I was 10, I’ve known my father’s best friend Ralph Hunter and in many ways, he has been like family. He has always enjoyed life […]
Read More →Guest Blog: How To Improve Your Relationship With Money Starting Today
How To Improve Your Relationship With Money Starting Today
Read More →5 Back-To-School Tips for Raising a Happy Child
The beginning of the school year is the perfect time for parents to establish new habits that will help their children make the most of the school year. The new school year gives us a special opportunity to build on past successes and start anew in areas where change and improvement are called for. We […]
Read More →“LIES That Limit” Book Update
LIES That Limit™ is more than just a blog, it’s the title of my forthcoming book. I have been working with the Spirit of Purpose team and many wonderful people to publish a book that I’m certain will help thousands (hopefully millions) of people shed the falsehoods that keep them locked in unhappy, unfulfilled lives. […]
Read More →Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
This week, guest blogger Donna Peek shares a valuable lesson she learned about happiness and whether it’s a choice or chance? Donna is a practicing alliance professional with over 27 years of experience in the high tech industry, including over 15 years managing alliance partnerships. You can read more from her in her Peek Performance […]
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