You Need to Know How to Rise UP From Your Heart to Empower Change
Did you make a vow as a child to not be like mother? Don’t worry you are not alone Are you a strong women who takes a lot of pride in getting things done? Are you usually disappointed and highly critical of yourself, as well as, other women? Do you fear appearing weak, needy, not smart enough, not strong enough or other “feminine” negatively charged characteristics? I have felt all the above, but I din’t realized it was holding me back from loving myself and honoring women. I had made a childhood vowed to not be like my mother. Not only was I not going to be like her,...
Read MoreHow To Grow Your Confidence From Your Heart
Lack of confidence has you hiding out when you are really wanting to Stand Out and accomplish things that are important to you. Do you settle for what you get rather than asking for what you want? Are you panicked thinking about speaking up in a meeting or giving a presentation? Do you stop yourself from taking action because you are afraid you’ll look stupid? Are you passionate about something but afraid to lead or ask others to support you? Do you not say something when someone says a sexist or discriminatory joke? All of these situations are related to lack of confidence. What is...
Read More#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 More9 Steps from Idea to Finished Project: Getting Things Done
Most creatives and creative entrepreneurs are really good at coming up with exciting new ideas but don’t know how to follow through and complete them. That description used to fit me very well, I used to be one of those creatives that would get new ideas for projects every even multiple times a day. But I didn’t understand that as a creative ideas will never stop flowing and in order to do something with those ideas, they needed my immediate or even future focus. Staying focused on one vision till the conclusion of it is not often a skill that creatives learn. As a creative you practiced...
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...
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