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1. Sometimes we need a “bigger canvas” in our life. Small thinking doesn’t serve us and we need to step way back for a bigger view of what’s possible. Linklater wanted to tell a story about growing up and most of the stories about kids are just a moment in time. He wanted to show it all and said “I needed a bigger canvas.”

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2. Find a cool way to tell your story. It makes for a much better story. Linklater thought it would be cool to show adults in his story actually g…

“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?"

–Ernest Hemingway

I never imagined I would be writing on the topic of sleep, but I know what the impact is of not getting enough of it on my ability to think, act, and react. It's not good. I also know how getting enough sleep makes me feel ready, confident, and capable. I prefer getting enough sleep.

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“Women upset everything. When you let them into your life, you find that the woman is driving at one thing and you’re driving at another.”
 - George Bernard Shaw (1856 – 1950) “Pygmalion” (1913)

I spent many years of my career climbing the proverbial ladder in Corporate America. I did what I think is typical of so many women who want to succeed in their careers and be promoted into leadership positions. I looked at who was above me, modeled them, was mentored by them, and got promoted by th…

Have you ever had someone say something to you that shook your world and made you feel totally worthless? Well, I can relate.

I grew up in a home where both my parents worked. My Dad worked during the day and my Mom at night. I very rarely saw my Mom when I was growing up. The only time I saw her was in the morning when she would wake my brother, my sister and I up and get us off to school; after school until 4:30 when she left for job; and then for ½ hour at 8:00 at night when she would c…

Last week, I got a letter in the mail from the IRS. The dreaded letter all business owners never want to see. It informed me that I was being audited for my 2012 business expenses. They were not auditing one or two categories. Nope. I was being audited for all 23 expense categories for that year.

The good news is that I keep very good records of my business and I’m very, very honest on my taxes.

The bad news is they want all this by September 30. The same date my book manuscript is due to m…

I spent a lot of my career in the business world working for someone as an employee. From the very beginning, I took great pride at being very professional. I was educated and programmed (yes, I said programmed), to always think and act like a "professional".

Photo Credit: Priya Saihgal

This was programmed through employee orientations where expectations were set of what behavior was valued, through observing other successful individuals in the company, and through evaluations where one wa…

"If you are distressed by any external thing, it is not this thing which disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now." - Author Unknown

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Let's face it. Stress is really hurting us. If you don't think so, read the following statistics from the American Psychological Association.

Three quarters of Americans experience symptoms related to stress in a given month:

• 77% experience physical symptoms

• 73% experie…

"Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from." - Al Franken

Fail Fabulously. I first heard this term when I was attending coach training. I disliked it from the moment I heard it. What was fabulous about failing? Failing was failing and you couldn't convince me that it was a fabulous experience.

Admit it. We all make mistakes. I…

"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." - Margaret Cousins

Think of the last time you received unexpected appreciation. What was said? How did it make you feel about yourself? How did it make you feel about the person giving the appreciation?

Now think of the last time you gave appreciation. What was said? How did it make you feel about yourself? How did the person receiving it feel?

I cannot think of anything that b…

I need a Mantra. I want to finish my book. I want to spend more time writing this blog and other articles as it brings me joy. Lately, I have not written anything. No book editing, no blogs, no thought provoking stories no witty sayings. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. I have just been slacking and I could not, for whatever reason, get the words on the paper for at least four months now.

After pondering this, I now think that's because I had to go through what I had to go through. My 'being' tim…