Posts Tagged ‘fear’
What Can You Gain By Giving Up?
I admit it, I’m a quitter. I give up on things all the time. And here’s the best part: it feels soooo good! I want to spread the word that it’s possible to gain so much by giving up. There is a worldwide epidemic of people taking on too much! Too many responsibilities and projects…
Read MoreWho Do You Think You Are? Time for an Ego Smackdown
When you decide to make a big change in your life, you’ll face many obstacles. Sometimes it feels like there are a thousand voices telling you that you’re no good and your choices are wrong. And the worst voices are the ones in our own minds. What do those voices say to you? You think…
Read MoreWhen Doing Less Is More
“Let’s talk about why you haven’t been coming to the gym.” This week I met with my new personal trainer. My first personal trainer was fired (not my fault), and my second trainer was kind of a drill sergeant who I stopped seeing when I got overwhelmed with work. My new trainer convinced me to…
Read MoreThe Gift of Fear
Last week I was away on a business trip (again), and I have another one in 2 weeks. Good thing I know how to travel in style. Anyhoo, my work friend C and I were walking back to my hotel after a fancy schmancy company dinner. We stopped near the front entrance that happened to…
Read MoreYou’re Not Ready—Take a Leap of Faith Anyway!
I’m going to tell you a story about the first time I took a leap of faith. Let me bring you back to the early 1980s…. I was very young, before I had started elementary school (this was also back when I was a blond). If you were a kid during this time and you…
Read More“I Can Do It! IGNITE” Conference & Giveaway
I was sitting in an auditorium surrounded by thousands of self-empowerment seekers furiously taking notes about how to live my life to the fullest, when Louise Hay decided to show us what’s inside her bra. This was by far the weirdest and most wonderful conference I’ve ever attended! Last weekend, Chris and I attended the…
Read MoreWhat’s the Worst That Could Happen?
Have you ever been sitting around with your girlfriends, and eventually someone will ask, “Would you rather have a personal chef, chauffeur, or stylist?” Your answer says a lot about you, but I’m the only person I know who’ll choose a chauffeur every time. I’m not a bad driver. I got a 100% on my…
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