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20 Feb Lambs in the basement: a winter flashback

Posted at 10:31h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

A hot cup of coffee. Crispy, almost burnt toast. An uncomfortable sense that I’m already behind in my day.

17 Jun A Father’s Day fastwrite – The Good Life

Posted at 10:38h in Inspirational, Personal

"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." Clarence Budington Kelland I saw this quote posted on Facebook on Father’s day.

28 Mar How resilient are you in the face of breakdown?

Posted at 12:48h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

At the beginning of my seminars I ask attendees to share what they want to create as a result of participating.

06 Feb Just the facts, ma’am

Posted at 12:54h in Inspirational, Personal

Growing up on the farm, my family was often featured in local newspapers.

11 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals.

Posted at 10:37h in Inspirational, Personal, Resolutions

I ended 2013 uncharacteristically grumpy. I felt on the brink of tears or anger for much of the last couple of weeks of the year, without really being able to identify why.

24 Oct The Curse of the Airfare

Posted at 12:59h in Inspirational, Personal

I don’t know when time started to speed up, but in the past few years I’ve noticed that once school begins

26 Sep How to really change your life. Yes, really.

Posted at 13:02h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Productivity, Results

In 2007 I was diagnosed with lymphoma. In that moment when I heard the doctor say “You have a malignant, aggressive cancer”

23 Jul Does a bear care?

Posted at 13:07h in Inspirational, Personal

Last week, while my sister and I were having breakfast at my country house, a bear walked across my lawn.

28 Jun Who is your inner visionary?

Posted at 13:10h in Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Positivity

When you think about your vision, do you think about what your life will look like in the future?

22 May Money Talks. Are you listening?

Posted at 13:14h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Positivity, Productivity

A hot topic in the news these days is why the “1%” have such a disproportionately large amount of accumulated wealth

08 May The bus before mine is leaving

Posted at 13:17h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity

My daughter had a “publishing” party at her school recently, and so, instead of driving her as I usually do, we took public transportation.

10 Apr The Consequences of Prosperity

Posted at 13:57h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Productivity

Years ago in New York, it was common to see people handing out flyers in the subway.

22 Mar What makes a “good” school?

Posted at 14:18h in Inspirational, Personal, Positivity, Results

I have a friend whose daughter goes to a competitive middle school on the UWS.

16 Mar Capris or flood pants?

Posted at 14:22h in Inspirational, Personal

When I anticipated motherhood, I only pictured two phases of their childhood

28 Jan Even in the Face of Evidence (Lessons Learned from Sheep Farming)

Posted at 14:33h in Inspirational, Personal

Growing up, my father, two sisters, and I took many road trips to visit relatives for summer vacations.

21 Jan New Year’s Resolutions: Friend or Foe?

Posted at 10:35h in Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

When I was a child, we had a family friend who we would often visit on Saturdays.

09 Jan Sweet Success: Carrying on a Family Tradition

Posted at 14:35h in Inspirational, Personal

There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of getting something done that I’ve wanted to do for a long time.

29 Dec It’s Always Something

Posted at 14:37h in Inspirational, Personal

My mother used to say, “It’s always something.” I’ve been looking forward to going upstate for quite a while.

20 Nov Give Thanks Whatever Happens

Posted at 14:39h in Inspirational, Personal

After Hurricane Sandy, a graduate of the Abundance & Prosperity workshop, Will Romero, wrote these words:

24 Oct How well do you receive money?

Posted at 14:42h in Abundance, Inspirational, Personal

I recently read a moving and insightful book called 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life

04 Oct The Presidential debate got me thinking

Posted at 14:44h in Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Miscellaneous

Did you watch the presidential debate last night? I did, and boy, was it stimulating.

24 Sep Ukulele Lady

Posted at 15:06h in Inspirational, Personal

I’m a singer, and all my life, I’ve wanted to play the guitar so that I could accompany myself.

05 Sep Saving vs. Letting Go

Posted at 15:17h in Inspirational, Personal

My husband Jon’s grandparents lived right around the corner from him while he was growing up, and I was lucky to have met Jon while they

29 Aug Personal Growth vs. Transformation

Posted at 15:20h in Entrepreneurship, Inspirational

Personal Growth vs. Transformation The model of “personal growth” has been consistent throughout the “empowerment” age:

31 Jul Olympic cheers

Posted at 15:48h in Personal

People who know me well know I love the Olympics. You might even go so far as to call me a fanatic.

17 Jul “It’s Like…Y’know”

Posted at 15:57h in Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal

The word “like” has invaded our speaking the same way the kudzu has invaded the South.

11 Jul Grumpy morning

Posted at 15:59h in Inspirational, Personal

I was grumpy yesterday morning. A few months ago, I spent some time researching camps for my kids.

03 Jul The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Posted at 16:01h in Inspirational, Personal

Back in the days when we were dating, one of the activities Jon and I often did with our friends was go to the movies.

02 Jul Paradise

Posted at 16:05h in Inspirational, Personal

Last night, I was sitting in paradise. I was on the front porch of my country house, watching the most spectacular natural light show I’ve ever seen.

22 Jun Today I just smiled

Posted at 16:08h in Inspirational, Personal

Today, I was feeling in a bit of a funk. I was doing things I typically enjoy, but not getting any satisfaction out of them.