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Distractions or Shiny Object Syndrome?

I am a magpie. I am attracted to bright shiny objects. Those who know me always expect to see something sparkling on me.

I am hopelessly addicted to shiny objects. And they constantly distract me from getting things done.

Are you familiar with the “Shiny Object Syndrome”. That’s when you are constantly distracted at every turn by something more fun, shiny or better than what you are currently doing or working on. It can include other distracting things that are not shiny! …

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Holiday Self Care

Holidays

Holiday Madness!! We are now in December – Yikes!! Where has this year flown?

It has been quite the year. Hopefully your year has been action packed and filled with grand adventures.

Sometimes, the adventure of getting through the week without anything going wrong or gone bang in the night is as good as it gets. And that is pretty darn good.

And now, here we are in December, we’ve navigated Halloween and Thanksgiving in the manner that worked best of us (or didn’t).

The December Holidays and New Year’s are rapidly approaching. And it will happen in a rush.

So how do we survive this time with the minimum of casualties, self-blame, sickness and downright disasters? …

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Retreat and Refresh Yourself

Self Care

This last weekend I went with a couple of my girlfriends to one of my favorite retreat houses in Santa Barbara: La Casa de Maria.

The accommodations aren’t plush, but …

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Being Vulnerable – Being Open to Love

Letting Go

When I was a young girl around 11, my best friend moved away. I was crushed.

I didn’t understand and felt so sad and alone.

My Mother didn’t really help me understand the situation or help me deal with the sadness.

I had allowed myself to get close to someone and …

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Small Acts of Self Care

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I had that Corporate Finance dream job. I felt I was making a difference in my organization and that the work I was doing mattered.

But, I was on the road sometimes three out of every four weeks a month for at least four days a week.

I was beginning to feel as if my personal life was slipping away, on hold for my career and my personal happiness was on a downward spiral.

I said, ENOUGH. I made a decision to start setting boundaries and to reclaim myself, …

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Celebrate Success

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I recently completed a ten part interview series – Making Lemonade Out of Lemons, empowering women to grow and profit from their life challenges. Amazing, eh?

It was something that I had never done before and the subject of empowering women to be successful through thick and thin is a topic near and dear to my heart.

In the process, I was stretched beyond where I thought I could stretch.

And yet, when I walked through the fear of doing something, many things actually, outside my existing comfort zone, I discovered something.

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