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Lessons Learned on the Road to Virtual Group Training

Today I want to share with you how long it has taken to get my virtual Group Training program off the ground. I want to be honest about this because hopefully you'll see that whatever project or dream you've had simmering for years can still become a reality. I have been in business since 2011, [...]

Seize the Opportunity

One of the main pieces of advice I give when mentoring is to be open to opportunities, no matter how off-the-wall or alarmingly huge they may seem. I've been presented with opportunities ranging from speaking for free at networking events and doing a podcast interview to speaking at a national conference and creating a partnership. Every [...]

Dream Big

I was doing a little professional development and started a course by Tony Robbins. It's called "The Time of Your Life." Literally 5 minutes in, I had a mind-blowing moment. Tony talked about making sure that no matter what we do, we should know what we want. It's the next thing he said that [...]

10 Tips to Defeat the Avoidance Monster

Have you had the experience of avoiding a project over and over and having no idea why? Me, too. Avoidance is a common behavior when we feel overwhelmed or anxious about a project. Here are 5 tips to help you stop avoiding:   Break it down Sometimes a project can feel overwhelming when viewed as [...]

16 Ways to be Kind to Yourself as a Business Owner

This year has been all about health for me: Reducing the hours I work, joining a gym with my husband and finding a therapist are some of the big changes I've made. However, I don't always remember that adding new things, healthy things, to my daily and weekly routines means that I don't have [...]

What Are Our Productivity Limits?

This week is bringing some realizations to light for me: I am realizing that the limits I used to have for getting things done and being productive are no longer limits I can sustain. I cannot get as much done in a day as I used to. What does that mean for me and [...]

5 Ways Productivity and Rest Are Intertwined

It may seem counterintuitive that rest is so important to productivity. But if you really think about it, you get more done when you feel better rested, right? What if you put the priority on feeling rested so that you could be more productive each day? Not meaning that you get more rest in order [...]

Lessons I Learned From Losing My Facebook Account

Lessons I Learned From Losing My Facebook Account I know, after reading that title, you're probably wondering how a technology trainer could have technology trouble. But I promise I'm just like you with a little extra technology background and experience sprinkled in. And as much as I excel in Windows and email programs, there was [...]

Have You Forgotten Your Big Rocks?

Have You Forgotten Your Big Rocks? Lately, I've been reminded from many different sources that you have to decide what's most important in your life and prioritize those things. Put them in your schedule. Give them the honor of being your most important things. It doesn't matter whether those things include people, your health, your [...]

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