Archive for the ‘Values’ Category

Why Not Wednesdays :: Speak your truth

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Why Not Wednesdays is a series I feature (you guessed it) every Wednesday. I’ll be asking “Why not” do something that is scary, unconventional, creative, or a mix of all three. My hope is that you allow yourself to dream big, and routinely ask yourself, “Why not?”

This is a scary one. Join me in the [...]

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2009 word o' the year

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

{What’s with the theme? It’s Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009. Check it out — and participate!}
Word or phrase that encapsulates my year?
Action.
Props to Christine.
I’ve been committing to Christine Kane’s annual challenge of picking my word for the coming year each January. (On her blog right now, you get to read all the posts from people [...]

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Why Not Wednesday :: Forgo gifts this holiday season

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

So this might very well be an unpopular post.
For those of you who celebrate Christmas–What if, instead of giving (and asking for) gifts this year, you made donations to the charity cause of your choice?
Acumen Fund and Kiva are a couple of my favorite for international work relieving poverty and supporting entrepreneurs.
Your local foodbank is [...]

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What is your personal tagline?

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Have you given any thought to your personal brand? Do you know the image that you convey when you step out of your house every morning?
It’s important to recognize that we do convey a brand every time we go out into the world and interact with people. The question is, are you conveying the personal [...]

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what is your relationship with money?

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Recently one of my clients, let’s call her Sarah, was struggling with her relationship with money.
The way she felt about money had begun to show itself in some of her relationships. In fact, she had never addressed her relationship with money in a meaningful way until it started to affect some of her real-life relationships [...]

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my story

Friday, March 20th, 2009

i want to share my journey to entrepreneurship here in the hopes that it inspires some of you to make similar big life changes to fulfill your longings and your passions.
for a long time in my 20s, i lived on auto pilot. my heart and mind felt closed more than it felt open, and i [...]

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