Encouragement

What’s Really Holding You Back?

How many times have you said…if only I had this or if only I had that…then I could move forward and do this? Or are you the type that feels you can always push yourself to greatness and you don’t need anybody but yourself? In either case, as a writer, you’ll always need to have [...]

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Adding Pressure

Right now, there are millions of writers on facebook, twitter, emailing their friends, or simply doing something other than writing. Why? Because they simply haven’t created enough pressure to get the job done right now. If you’re a procrastinating writer like I was (recovering procrastinator), and you have never used pressure to get the job [...]

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When it’s time to make a change

My life’s journey has been an awesome one thus far. I’ve done some things that still excite me today when I think about them. For instance, I was the head drum major in my high school band. I’ve written and published numerous articles for various news media, starting with my college newspaper, all the way [...]

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Fear Frozen!

When was the last time you got so scared that it paralyzed you? I mean you just weren’t able to move. You stood still like a deer in headlights, unsure of what to do next. You were fear frozen! Each time we experience this, it seemingly adds more fuel to our fears. We think we [...]

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What are you worth?

As a life coach, I am often helping my clients figure out their worth. It starts when I initially meet them and they are interested in hiring me as their coach. They love the complimentary session and they love the breakthroughs achieved in these sessions, but when it comes time to hire me, they sometimes [...]

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Perfectionist Are You?

Hey all you perfectionist out there. It’s time to wrap it up and let it go. As a recovering perfectionist, I am here to encourage you today to put your final stamp on it and let it go. Often we will try to make our projects so perfect that we end up delaying its delivery. [...]

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Excuses? Are you using one?

In a world where people are so busy doing something, we often times use that “something” as an excuse not to do what we really should be doing. Whether it’s checking email a hundred times a day, updating status on Facebook and/or Twitter or just goofing off (as my grade school teachers used to say), [...]

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Working in Your Passion and Holidays

Most people today are happy to be getting a 3 day weekend. They’ve posted on Facebook that they are most certainly ready to ditch the 8-5 and enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend. As I read these status updates on Facebook and Twitter, it made me wonder about those people who are working in their [...]

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Confusion to Clarity…Eventually

Have you ever been confused about something? Today I was confused in Step Class at the gym. That hop, jump, stradle, then exit combo really confuses me. I watch the instructor intently and still end up confusing the steps and not doing it exactly right. Usually I am relieved when we get past that combo, [...]

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What are you being called to do?

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Why is it that most of us are called to do something, but are afraid to step out there and do it? You may be called to be in the medical field, or you may be called to speak, teach, and of course some of you may be getting the preaching call (as the old [...]

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