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Your vision is your anchor
While teaching in Chile this week, one of the women asked me how to deal with her boss who treats her like a child. I asked her what she does now. She said she ends up arguing with him even when the issue is not worth her time.
I remembered a time when I was complaining about a similar situation to a friend when I was still working for someone else.
Let the Forest Find You
A few years ago, I went on a tour in Costa Rica in search of a Resplendent Quetzal. These are strikingly colored birds only found in the cloud forests of Central America. They do not survive in captivity and are hard to spot in the dense tree canopies.
After an hour of looking up and only seeing a few toucans (funny how I would delight to see them anywhere else), I
Filling in the Gaps
I am in the process of moving my home. Again. I do this every three to five years.
My girlfriend asked me when I was going to stop moving, as if I were filling in for some inadequacy.
I don't know why I like to move, but I do seem to have to shake up my life every three to five years with a house, a new direction for my work, or
A celebration of madness
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..." -Jack Kerouac
We high achievers are deliciously mad. I love colleagues who are as mad as
The burden of confidence
In my teleseminar with Susan Falter Barnes (you can hear it at http://www.audioacrobat.com/play/WMsbdQ2k), she asked if all passionate, driven women are overwhelmed. We talked about childhood drivers, like trying to please dad or trying not to be mom. After the call, I went back to my research.
I found that due to the
Coach cat
This happened ten years ago when it was easier to delete email. I miss those days, and I miss my best "coach cat" PK who has since passed on.
One over-booked morning, I knew I only had about five minutes before a client was going to call. I turned on the computer, promising myself that I would not read my e-mail. I just wanted to see how many were
You are how you read
There is a great article at The Atlantic.com called Is Google Making Us Stupid?
One point stood out for me...how your read demonstrates how you are leading your life.
Do you indulge in a good read, taking your time to absorb the words as well as to reflect on the meaning? Or do you, like me, scan for key words and get to the end
Who is Chasing You?
Recently, a coach told me that my parents abused me.
She didn't mean I was physically abused. She didn't mean I was psychologically abused through demeaning words or behavior.
She said I was abused because the my parents gave me their love on a conditional basis. The condition was that I would excel at everything I do.
Now I do believe my parents loved me. However, after a long debate, I opened up
Do you know how to chill out?
The U.S. Department of Labor reports only one in five women take a vacation once every six years. I’m betting that if you are reading this blog, you are in that 20% group. This doesn’t mean you took a few days off to get things done at home, attend a friend’s wedding, or entertain the kids. This means taking a bona fide, self-centered, body and mind relaxing week off.
In
Serving a Calling vs. Feeding a Craving
“Until you’ve lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was, or what freedom really is.” -- Margaret Mitchell
After reading this quote, I asked myself what parts of my work did I choose to do for my joy and what parts to maintain “my reputation?” What did I say “yes” to because it just felt important to do?
I had to admit that there were lots of things
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