Small Talk Leads to BIG Talk
Developing a strong character, generally we don’t think too much about our character, we just carry on our merry way. This week spend a bit of time reflecting… • Character traits do you currently...
View ArticleMaking Mealtimes Rock!
Don’t underestimate the family meals. So many families, with the rush of scheduling, are not getting the full bang for their buck at mealtime. Eating together is about more than just eating together....
View ArticleUnconscious Acts
I asked the flight attendant my ‘famous’ question, “Tell me something beautiful, loving or kind you have seen done on a plane.” This smiling woman didn’t even have to think, she answered immediately....
View ArticleI would like to tell you this because…
I would like to tell you this because… When you set up a conversation like this, it’s like a signal to the other person, it helps prepare them for the message you are about to deliver. That was just...
View ArticleThree Point Communication
Master Three-Point Communication Have you ever had to deliver negative feedback and found it extra difficult because the person in question didn’t take it so well, maybe they took it little to...
View ArticleStop Counting on Willpower
Stop counting on willpower. Have you been envious of people who seem to have so much willpower it never seems to wane? Well if it makes you feel any better, nobody, no – no – nobody has infinite...
View ArticleIt’s not just about what you do…it’s about what you think.
Yoga – it’s all the rage. Hot Yoga, Couples Yoga, Laughter Yoga, Acro-Yoga – all great in so many ways, but have you ever heard of Eye Yoga? Practicing eye yoga; a series of eye exercises, may help you...
View ArticleMore Than Enough
Make your passwords something that are positive. My smile of the day – my friend told me that I’m one of her passwords. That is, she uses my name as part of her login security. Hey, any friend can send...
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It’s a Class Act
Classy. Super Classy What do you think of when you think of classy? The way someone is dressed? The way someone looks or acts? I think of people, specific people and specific acts that they have done....
View ArticleStart Fresh Each Day
“Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.” Robert Brault Ain’t it so – it’s hard to know what is true, but it’s easy to...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Word?
Replace a word. There is one word you say. A lot. It’s not a happy word. It’s not a good word. It’s not a positive word. But you sure like to say it and it’s not serving you well. What is your word?...
View ArticleWhat Motivates You?
This is going to sound odd and I’m just telling the essence of the story but … I told a woman I was working with that I thought she was beautiful. Immediately tears welled up in her eyes and she began...
View ArticleJust Love
A relation of mine and I had a blow up recently. The two of us, normally rational adults who get along just fine – were at odds. It was awful, uncomfortable and sad. He was upset and I was crying. For...
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2016 Audience Feedback-What are they saying?
Isn’t it funny how at the end of every year we lament about how fast the year went? Every year it’s the same thing, yet we always seem so surprised. We are funny people. 2016 was the busiest year...
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Natural Stress Relievers
Do you remember my Anti-Stress blog post? Well Lucy Grover with Positive Health Wellness sure did and was kind enough to pass along some information to share with my wonderful readers! Check it out...
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What is your Beautiful Interruption?
Beautiful Interruption I first heard this phrase while watching a TED talk about talking to strangers (when you can spare 12 minutes, enjoy it here). These two words, so rarely put together in the...
View ArticleHope and Confidence
Hope and confidence – sometimes it comes from the inside out and other times it comes from the outside in! Once in a while we need someone to believe in us more than we believe in ourselves – if you...
View ArticleNo Apologies
I feel pretty comfortable sharing my thoughts with you but today, this post is really personal. I have kept it under wraps for quite a few months, I was not ready to share it publicly – but I’m ready...
View ArticleInvisible Threads
Seven point four billion. That’s the current estimate for our world’s population. Yet even with those odds, here we are thrown together by chance and by choices made – some by us, some by other...
View ArticleLight it Up!
I can’t count the number of flights I have been on in the last year. I pretty much get on a plane to go to work. The glamour of being a professional speaker is balanced with the exhaustion,...
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