#1 Skill to Change Your Life
As I was hiking in the back-country of Santa Barbara among the beautiful wild flowers and majestic mountains, my heart became so full of gratitude that it brought me to tears. This feeling of fulfillment and connection to all lead me to wonder what I could offer in my blog that would be the biggest benefit to you. I asked myself, “What is one skill that made the most difference in creating my life?” The #1 skill that changed my life is learning to manage and master my thoughts and feelings. If you don’t master managing your thoughts and feelings you won’t change anything permanently. It...
Read MoreStop thinking your way through life and start feeling it!
I’m sitting under two oak trees in the back mountain country of Santa Barbara. Blue jays and sparrows are talking to each other and I’m feeling happy and grateful for the hike I just finished. When my partner Jeff decided to go on a mountain bike ride and asked if I wanted to come along my feelings were initially torn. I wanted to be with him and have fun in nature but I also wanted to stay at home and follow my desire to write. So I started thinking, how can I do both? Then Jeff came up with the idea for me to come along and go for a hike or small bike ride and then write on one of the...
Read MoreStop Procrastinating, Embrace Change & Get your Taxes Done
This is the time of year. TAXES. Ahhh. Many of you, sensitive creatives & entrepreneurs, may be pulling your hair out just about now. Your whole body is rearing up like a wild horse, resisting to get your taxes done, procrastinating to collect all the information, data and documents needed to finish this unenjoyable task. Maybe this is the first year you have to do business taxes because you just started your first business last year. Congratulations on taking the step to enter the world of creative entrepreneurs! If you are a creative, taxes are just not your thing, but you can do...
Read MoreCreate Intentional Outcomes with Anese Cavanaugh
Anese Cavanaugh is the author of Contagious Culture: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives(McGraw Hill, 11/15). 14 years ago she invented the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence) and has reached big success using it with leadership groups and individuals. Anese talks about the 3 components of IEP and what happens if you are consistently not present or do not set intentions. Anese and Marilyn also discuss the “superpowers” we all have and what people who are successful and create positive change in and impact the world do...
Read More4 Sure-Fire Steps to Free Yourself from Anxiety
Anxiety, we all have it and some more than others. A full-blown anxiety or panic attack can feel paralyzing and life threatening. You feel like you’re outside your body, confused or spacey. It feels hard to breath and you have a strong sensation of doom, like you’re going to die even though you may be home safely reading a book in your bed. On the lighter end of the anxiety spectrum you may feel afraid and very vulnerable with “what if I fail?” thoughts crossing your mind. Before giving a speech on stage, you think you can’t remember anything, with an upset stomach, heart racing and flushed...
Read MoreStressed? Try EFT Tapping to Calm Yourself
Stress is a killer of your creativity and plays havoc with your health and well-being. Some cognitive symptoms of stress include the inability to concentrate, anxious or racing thoughts, and constant worrying. If you are irritable, moody, agitated, feeling overwhelmed, lonely or depressed, those can be signs of emotional stress. Physical symptoms are probably most obvious, and they include any kind of pain, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, constipation, loss of sex drive, chest pains and more. You can also have behavioral issues such as eating more or less than usual, procrastinating, sleeping...
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