#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 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 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...
Read MoreA Guide for Millennials Working with older Generations with Lee Caraher
After entrepreneur and author Lee Caraher initially failed working with young people, she decided to re-evaluate her business model. She had hired six Millennials within a short time of each other, all of which either left her company or were let go within six months. Knowing that there was more to Millennials than meets the eye, she knew she had to find out what would keep young people interested in staying with the company and how she could become part of the solution. Her current book “Millennials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work” is for both...
Read More5 New Habits that will keep you Energized and Focused on Succeeding
Do you wake up dragging or anxious? Do you feel like you are all over the place emotionally throughout the day? Do you easily get distracted and feel confused and end up not getting much done during the day? Is your day filled with worry and fears? Do you jump from idea to idea without a plan and don’t complete projects? If you said YES to any of these you will want to read further. Highly sensitive and Creative people are easily affected by their environment. Learning to manage your energy (as well as keeping other’s energy out – Learn how HERE) is key to building the successful life and...
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