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September 28th, 2010

Impatience’s No Friend of Mine

While I was roaming around London taking a bike tour or sitting on the curb in Paris eating ice-cream and listening to a band play American songs, I was blissfully happy.

Sure there were moments that tested me.

But nothing tested me more than Ms. Patience who bothered me when I got back home.

Reality Check: In every day life, it’s harder to find the Eiffel Towers to gaze upon or a reason to just be. I found it decadent and yet, so vital to sit in a cafe and stare outward and let time pass without bullying it to stay awhile.

I wondered why we Americans don’t do it more. read more »

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September 27th, 2010

What I Found Behind the Wizard’s Curtain

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I haven’t been here for the last few weeks. And I’m still recovering from the effects.

Want to know where I’ve been?

I just returned from an adventurous few weeks in London and Paris. Two very glamorous cities. The trip itself was a lot more than I bargained for. But it wasn’t the oohs and aahs of big, beautiful Parisian architecture, the mystical stonehenge or the captivating Windsor castle that got to me.

Surprisingly, it was the big, unexpected lessons that sprouted out from disappointments, illness, and the hard to swallow violent past of the world’s history that made me feel like Buddha.{I suddenly felt like I was seeing the world and my life for the first time.}

Here’s what I learned: read more »

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September 13th, 2010

What Makes Someone Inspiring?

One night my husband and I were up late at night talking about inspiration.

While I agree that we often look up to people who are successful, I think there is something inspiring about those who struggle every day to get to where they want to go. If you’re aspiring to be inspiring, just keep doing what you’re doing and then share your story with the rest of the world.

I was consulting someone recently on their website. We were working on what to highlight about her story when suddenly I got that pit in my stomach, goosebumps up and down my arms feeling. She was saying something that was inspiring me and I knew then it would inspire others.

It wasn’t her story of success that did it for me, but the vast legacy of her life, her intertwining experiences, her passion, her uniquely personal situation that took my breath away. I believe it’s these type of experiences and stories that can help you inspire others.

Tool to Find Inspiration

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August 31st, 2010

Turn On the Lights Series

I love community living. I’ll take a walk and meander through the town popping my head into the neighborhood stores. I like to check out the scene without committing to anything.

Yet, I get sad when I see a few of them.

Their wares our so beautiful and unique. Yet, no one would ever know that.

Why?

Because they forgot to turn the lights on.

Their stores from the outside look dark and uninviting. There are no stores, no beautiful window displays, nothing that makes me want to creep in out of curiosity. So I don’t.

And I walk away sad wishing they just did something to make their storefront more exciting.

The same thing can be said about your website or your newsletter or anything else you are producing with your name on it.

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August 26th, 2010

A Business Q to Ask Yourself: Are You Fighting an Uphill Battle or a Losing One?

Sometimes on your quest to be great, you run into a little obstacle.

Okay maybe a BIG one!

The question is, “Is it an uphill battle you’re trekking or a losing one?”

What’s the difference?

One is worth fighting for.

How do you know the difference?

That’s the big question isn’t it?

Should I keep going or should I quit while I’m ahead?

You may be on the straight and narrow towards your dreams. Working hard to accomplish a goal or fulfill a purpose. But you keep encountering new problems, feel burnout and things just don’t feel like they are fitting into place.

This is the time when you need to make a decision.

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