Category: Productivity
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Make Time for What Is Important to YOU!
“Make Time for What Is Important to YOU!” was the title of a women’s group presentation last week, and like so many, the women felt the stress of having so much on their plate that is seemed impossible to get the important things done. The to do list gets longer rather than shorter and easy to…
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Tips & tricks for keeping resolutions alive
It’s great to hear success stories of my clients and friends keeping their New Year’s resolutions and getting results. Posts on Facebook of pounds lost, miles logged in preparation for a mini-marathon or conversation around a new daily habit of saving money all bring me satisfaction. Possibilities imagined, and realities experienced! But it seems more…
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Be Purposeful
“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know’, Alice answered. ‘Then’, said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter which road you take.’ Energy comes from purpose, and…
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Being Present
I didn’t know it as a child, but now I recognize the gift my father gave me by being present. He had the ability to stop what he was doing and truly focus on others, and listen to not just words, but what was behind those words. As a parent, it can be challenging to…
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A Blank Slate
A blank slate… what comes to mind? Do you think of emptiness or perhaps a lot of work, or does a blank slate energize you with opportunity and creativity? We often associate a blank slate with starting over, so perhaps your initial thoughts may be based on whether or not you want a fresh start,…
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My Silent Retreat
I’d wanted to take a silent retreat for about a year, and finally found a time and place to experience it. Located about a mile from the Abbey of Gethsemani, Bethany Spring is the Merton Institute Retreat Center. An idyllic setting with several small cottages on a pond, it’s a serene and peaceful place to…
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A Path to Productivity
As I sit at my desk preparing for a productivity program to a group of 14 executives next week, I ask myself, what would this group find valuable? What’s not working for them? Where are the opportunities to do something differently and increase productivity? The executives are from a wide variety of industries, and I…