We are all mamas – even men!

It’s Mother’s Day this weekend (better get that card in the mail if this is news to you) so I wanted to celebrate all the moms out there and honor the mother that is in each one of us. Motherhood is about more than just having children. It’s about radiating the qualities of compassion, nurturing,…

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This is no bueno!

You may be doing something that is really bad for you so my message today is muy importante! (I’m headed to Costa Rica in two days so I’m practicing mi español!!) My warning has to do with how you treat yourself.  It is probably not news to you that most of us are extremely hard on…

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I was totally over it!!

Last week my personal tank was on empty. I had been over-giving, over-doing and was just over it! As a service-oriented entrepreneur, sometimes I do not even realize I’m “over-ing.” I know many of you do and give A LOT. I acknowledge you for this.  And we are all human. There are times when we…

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How I fought my enemies

Last weekend I learned how to juggle.  I have never had a desire to juggle. The few times I’ve tried were frustrating so I learned other party tricks like how to balance a spoon on my nose (seriously). Yet at a recent leadership training I attended, opting out of juggling was not an option because…

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Attention!

Where you look is where you go. Whatever you put your attention expands and impacts what you experience and create in your life.  Consider: Where are you looking?  What are you paying attention to?   When we allow ourselves to engage in worry, obsessing or regret; our attention quickly slips away from the type of thinking…

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Story time!

I will admit I like getting stuff done. I love the gratitude, excitement and often relief I feel when I attain a goal. Don’t you? Of course you do! We all love results and finishing things! However in our doing-doing-doing world sometimes we become so addicted to catching the fish that we do not enjoy…

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Do you doubt the difference you’re making?

First I want to express my gratitude for all the loving comments and emails I received to my vlog from last week. Thank you for reminding me of the difference that sharing vulnerably makes. Your responses reminded me of something my coach Mona said to me nearly 10 years ago when I was writing my…

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A personal update

Last week my update was about being who you are and WOW did I get a chance to practice what I was preaching! This is often the case. One of the things I love most about my work is that I am consistently called forward, which is challenging in the best kind of way. In…

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How to be yourself

Earlier this week I was in Miami speaking on a panel to major beauty brands about how to reach consumers.  The priceless take-away (other than the awesome swag bag, gotta love beauty conventions!) was authenticity is KING when it comes to building loyalty. We all encouraged the brands to be transparent and engage with their…

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How to STOP worrying!

There seems to be a lot to worry about in life given we cannot control everything. But worrying is a HUGE drain of your energy and completely useless so today I am going to offer you a way to stop worrying, or at the very least dramatically reduce it. Honestly I used to be quite…

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