I attended a workshop on horses and leadership recently. This is a picture of me attempting to exercise “power with,” instead of “power OVER,” a horse named Forest.
What challenged me in this amazing exercise was not how big horses are, that there were no ropes or leads on them, or even my own expectation that [...]
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
You may have heard this quote by Marianne Williamson a lot in the last few years. It hit me at a deep level when I heard it in the movie Akeelah and the Bee four or so [...]
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It’s finally here, and I’m so excited!
Those of you who know me, follow my blog or have been clients know that I’m nuts about the enneagram, a personality type system based on ancient Sufi wisdom that tells us about our spiritual life paths.
But I rarely talk about the enneagram on this site. It always [...]
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Clients have been asking me for books and other resources to support their journey ever since I’ve been in practice. While I love giving a personal referral tailored to a person’s need, I also believe there are many people out there like me who just need the right book to get them started.
My journey to [...]
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Posted in inspiration, joy on May 6th, 2009 No Comments »
In March, Laura Cruikshank and I led an amazing workshop called “Yes You Can! How Spirit Helps You Let Go of the ‘No.’”
We helped over thirty women get connected to something they wanted to change in their lives, release it, and then use positive intention to attract their hearts’ desires.
I just found a couple photos [...]
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As you evolve in your life, trying to learn to trust your intution, your path seems to become much less….dependable. And not so much a straight-down-the-line-to-where-you-can-see-the-end walkway. It’s more like an invisible yellow brick road. And nobody else can see it or feel it but you.
So how DO you know or learn to trust that [...]
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Do you think you have to be an expert in something before you start offering it to clients?
Do you ever think, “oh, so-and-so has been doing this longer, so I should refer out to him?”
There’s a fine line between listening to your integrity…and self-sabotaging.
If you want to hear more about this, tune in [...]
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I was on the radio with Laura Cruikshank of WWISH for about 2 minutes when a caller appeared. I let him on the air with us and within a few seconds of him speaking, I realized who it was!
I’m always amazed by the serendipity and magic of life. I had thought this would be my [...]
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In case you missed it, here’s the archived show I did today about the emotions around comparison and competition in small business life.
Here’s a summary of what I talked about:
When you’re in business for yourself, you need to look at who’s been there before you.What’s the competition doing and what is happening in the industry?
Trouble [...]
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I got the awesome opportunity to do a half-hour radio show with Kelley Jones of StartYourOwnBusiness.com this week. We talked about one of the least discussed issues in entrepreneurship: emotions!
I am so fired up about letting people know that emotions are a crucial part of being in business for yourself (let alone of being human [...]
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