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Move-Your-Butt Mantras

Happy Friday! It’s been a great week for me, and I’m having a bit of a mantra moment. I’ve written before about how much I love mantras (a word or phrase that you say to yourself to bring about a change in your mood, viewpoint, or attitude). “Calm” is still my fave mantra, but I…

Link Roundup: Best of Sage Grayson Coaching 2012

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am so grateful for the support, encouragement, and love I’ve received over the past year from you, my kick-ass followers! It’s because of you that I was able to blast through my old limitations and start my own life coaching business, Sage Grayson Coaching. Some of you have…

Book Review: What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend

**Note: The opinions expressed in this review are my own. I was not compensated for my review, and I do not receive commission on the sale of the ebook.** I was recently given an advance copy of Laura Vanderkam’s newest ebook, What the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend. I’m a big fan of…

DIY Aspiration Journal

This week I made a bunch of mini aspiration journals. Ta-da! So, what’s an aspiration journal? Most journals or diaries are places for you to list the mundane things that happened during your day. “Made a sandwich for lunch. It was good.” Kind of boring, right? As an alternative, try keeping an aspiration journal where…

Clutter Control: Handling Physical and Emotional Junk

Have you ever watched the TV show Hoarders? It’s about people who hold on to possessions, knick knacks, and even garbage forever, completely filling up their houses with junk. OK, so it’s sensational reality TV, but I can’t turn away from these train wrecks! The clutter inside their homes is a reflection of the clutter…

For Instant Happiness, Try Smile Meditation

When I ask people why they don’t meditate, I hear a lot of the same excuses: It’s too complicated. I’m not a Buddhist (or spiritual). I don’t have time. But meditation is actually very simple (if it’s complicated, you’re doing it wrong). You can meditate no matter what your religion is, and you can enjoy…

Quiz: Are You a Superhero or a Sidekick?

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No—it’s a quiz to determine once and for all whether you’re a bold and brawny superhero or a witty and wily sidekick. So, pull up your underwear on the outside of your pants, strap on your boots, and tie on your cape. It’s time…