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“If you let fear of consequences prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway Without personal growth our lives are thin.  Thin is another word for shallow.  We intuitively know there is more.  Somewhere between  “I know” and “I don’t know” is where real learning takes place.  It’s not a place of comfort. However,...Read More

2016 is an election year. Along with that comes the spin zone! It often involves a lack of civility along with an inability to speak the truth, especially to those in power. It would be easy to point our finger at the political landscape and miss the personal applications to our home space and workplace. Speaking Truth to Power Is a principle that must work...Read More

Anxiety can sprout as fast as mushrooms in a dark room.  It seems to multiply in the closets of our minds.  And if we get lazy, it will get the best of us. As counterintuitive as it is, anxiety is a lazy habit. We usually associate it with speed, racing, activity, hysteria, imbalance, over-functioning, plate-spinning, and other out-of-control activities.  When we get anxious we are...Read More

We’ve just come off a “fresh start” high! However, we all know the statistics of the New Year resolutions failure rate. It’s very high to say the least. One reason is that the person who made those New Year’s goals is not the same person that will carry them out!! The one (you), that made them was not going through the pressures, commitments, tensions, time...Read More

Leadership at all levels is a key force in any organization. So it makes sense that self-leadership would be a key force in your personal life. As you take a break from your role at work, you do not take a break from your role as a leader. Leadership starts in yourself. That’s the key to letting your light shine. We live in a time when...Read More

We all have that feeling that something needs to change.  And that’s why resolutions are popular.  But let’s face it.  Statistics highlight the tremendous failure rate of resolution roulette. If you are like most people you will find yourself huddling around 3 or 4 resolutions. Usually they involve some kind of improvement on a bad habit — that usually doesn’t change. Is it possible that...Read More