Confessions of a Stress Junkie

Confessions of a “Stress Junkie” In the week that I was preparing this first newsletter, I was inspired by my mastermind group, hearing in the voices of some of my group members the same anxious and stressed tone that had become such a familiar pattern. I am a recovering “stress and adrenaline junkie”. Here’s what “I know for sure” (if Oprah were to ever ask me…): That my energy and natural ability to handle and “control” large projects, multi-layered strategies, emergency situations, and rapidly changing environments was a complete cover-up for a deep, deep wound I call a “hole in my heart”. I attached my ...

Stepping UP! Beyond Baby Steps…

It’s been 20 months since I was “released” from my job and career of 25 years, and committed to never going back to work for someone else again. And boy, does that scare me. Still. In fact, fear stopped me in my tracks again this month, and it took everything I have learned and know to manage that energy in a way that made it possible for me to grow through that fear rather than shrivel up, fall down and never get up again. If you’ve read my special report, Becoming a Wise Well Woman- How to Baby Step Your Way to More ...

“The Secret to Living as a Wise Well Woman Revealed”

Is there a secret to being a wise, well woman? Am I a wise, well woman? And for that matter, what is a wise, well woman? When can I consider myself a wise, well woman? Do I earn that designation somehow and do I have to be “old” to be wise? Maybe when I’m old, someone will tell me. If I asked you to describe a woman who is wise, what would you say? What words come to mind? Gentle, kind, thoughtful, like a grandmother… Smart, intelligent, perceptive, like a college professor… Caring, compassionate, intuitive, like a nurse… Selfless, giving, open-hearted, like Mother Theresa… And to be well, means ...

Yes, You Can Have IT All!

Do you remember that famous phrase, ladies, “You can have it all!”? Mary Kay has a book by that title, Gloria Steinem encouraged us to reach for it, and even Oprah has been quoted as saying it, “just not at the same time”. Yes, over the years I have believed I could accomplish lots of things… but what does this really mean, to “have it all”? What is “IT”? For those of us who came of age hearing that expression in the late 70’s and early 80’s, we charged out to take on life in a way we had never seen women do before (certainly ...

Can Creativity and Discipline Co-Exist?

For the past few years, my personal mission has been to present my most authentic self to world each and every day. My authentic self is my most creative self, and yet, seemingly in contradiction to my mission, I am a successful operations manager now committed to the life of an entrepreneur as a business consultant. As I counted my blessings in 2008 and set goals for 2009 I kept hearing the question – how do I honor and integrate my creative side with the discipline I know it takes to grow a small business and to lead a fulfilled and ...

Wisdom

Compassion: The Key to Happiness, says the Dalai Lama

Last week I made a special commitment to myself to take time out to be present when His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama came to town. At the campus of NSU, this simple,...

Confessions of a Stress Junkie

Confessions of a “Stress Junkie” In the week that I was preparing this first newsletter, I was inspired by my mastermind group, hearing in the voices of some...

From the office of Oprah Winfrey, an Exclusive Invitation…

Thursday, as I casually glanced through my mail, something unusual caught my eye…a pretty pinkish envelope. As I looked at it a little more closely, I realized...