Self Awareness

Pain and Vision

Pain and Vision

Yesterday, I had a coaching session and my coach introduced me to a quote. “Pain pushes until vision pulls.” – Michael Beckwith We can take this quote as a physical pain or a pain from the loss of someone close to us. However, we can also apply this to the pain...

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Busy Boredom

Busy Boredom

My recent research has led me to two statistics that I found difficult to reconcile. Stress and boredom. Multiple reports and studies have been citing the rise in knowledge worker stress.  Current levels marked by the StressPulse report indicates that 59% of workers...

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A New Angle on Pricing

A New Angle on Pricing

We all have prices we charge. Our salary. A product we sell. A service we offer. Often, conversations about pricing are challenging. We question if we are charging too much…. or too little….and often go in with uncertainty. Cathy Heller shifted this perspective on...

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Why Take the Enneagram?

Why Take the Enneagram?

There are some who believe that the Enneagram was first used in ancient Egypt. However, the assessment used today is based on the work of Oscar Ichazo in the 1950s and Claudio Naranjo in the 1970s when it became more popular in the United States. What You Will Learn...

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Take Action to Reduce Overwhelm

Take Action to Reduce Overwhelm

The feeling of overwhelm can be triggered by so many things in all parts of our lives. Home chores that are piling up. So many meetings at work there isn’t time to get the work done. A project that is full of roadblocks and challenges. Concern for our planet and...

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Gaining Clarity

Gaining Clarity

I heard an episode of the Daily Boost podcast titled “Understanding the 4 Kinds of Clarity”. This 12-minute episode introduced four types of clarity: Clarity of Purpose – What is your purpose? Why are you doing what you are doing? Clarity of Task – What tasks fulfill...

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The DISC Assessment – Overview

The DISC Assessment – Overview

The original DISC model was proposed by William Moulton Marston. He wrote a book titled Emotions of Normal People that established his behavior theories. Since that time, many have built on his concepts and expanded the assessment.  What You Will Learn The DISC...

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Policies Support Boundaries

Policies Support Boundaries

We all have challenges setting boundaries sometimes. Some struggle more than others. Yet, boundaries make us stronger and our lives more sustainable. My Perspective I think that boundaries are much easier if we know what we need and we set rules. Rules in life make...

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Overview of the Myers-Briggs Assessment

Overview of the Myers-Briggs Assessment

The Myers-Briggs assessment was developed by Katherine Cook Briggs and her daughter, Isabel Briggs Myers, and was first published in 1962.  The background is interesting as it started with Katherine being intrigued by Isabel’s fiancé and how differently he...

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Women Over 50 Feeling Invisible

Women Over 50 Feeling Invisible

I recently heard about the Invisible Woman Syndrome. This is when women over 50 feel that others no longer see them. They are ignored in stores and restaurants. Passed on the street as if they didn’t exist. Articles have been written by HuffPost, Psychology Today, and...

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Anatomy of a Strength

Anatomy of a Strength

Strengths. We all have them. Yet do we really understand them? What if we dug in a little more. Defined what makes us unique. Get underneath how our education and our natural tendencies create something special. What emerges when we mash together our disparate...

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Executive Function

Executive Function

We don’t usually hear about executive function. We are taught skills (some) in our early education. Yet, this is a topic not as frequently in conversations once we reach adulthood. So, what is “executive function”? This statement refers to a set of skills. These...

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Possible

Possible

Do we limit what is possible? We lead full lives. Work. Family. Hobbies. We make money and spend it on our lifestyle. We get into routines and habits. Life becomes comfortable. We may get overwhelmed, but generally we know the cycles. My Perspective In the flow of...

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Write for Clarity

Write for Clarity

In a previous post, I covered different ways of journaling to find one that works for you. There is one type of journaling that wasn’t covered and deserves a post of its own. Work journaling. When looking at articles on work journals, there are several purposes....

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Four Rooms

Four Rooms

Doing a bit of research, I came across an Indian proverb and a quote that struck me as it relates to personal development. “There is an Indian proverb that says everyone is a house with four rooms, a physical, a mental, an emotional, and a spiritual. Most of us tend...

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Reversible Decisions

Reversible Decisions

An episode of the Mel Robins podcast earlier this year had an interview with Steven Bartlett. The title was “The 51% Rule” and it focused on decision making and how to make decisions better. One of the discussions centered around the idea of reversible decisions....

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Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to speak at a wellbeing workshop.  There were many great conversations with women looking to set goals for the year and improve their overall wellbeing. One of the interesting comments at the end of the day was that someone...

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Monday Energy

Monday Energy

In prior posts we have talked about daily energy. There are morning larks and night owls as discussed here. We use our energy to create, connect, care and more as discussed in this post. Our energy also flows differently each week, month, and year. Today, let’s...

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Solving Inefficiency

Solving Inefficiency

There was an episode of Little Happier recently that talked about desire paths. The grass worn shortcuts people create when constructed paths take longer, less convenient routes. The short, 3-minute episode suggested we look for other desire paths in our lives. My...

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Decline with Confidence

Decline with Confidence

We are asked questions all the time where the words don’t and can’t are interchangeable. Would you like dessert? Can you volunteer at the school on Thursday? Could you please attend this meeting at 6:30 tomorrow morning? Using can’t in these circumstances puts the...

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Setting Boundaries

Setting Boundaries

There is a lot of information about the benefits of setting boundaries. Improved wellbeing. Higher productivity. Deeper engagement. Increased self-esteem. Yet, the benefits don’t help us figure out how to set the boundaries. My Perspective I think we should each...

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