Getting out of Your Own Way
Do you feel like you are getting in YOUR OWN WAY? What about feeling that there are areas in your life that you keep coming back to the beginning, back where you started, even if you try SO HARD to move ahead? Mia Hewett knows all about this. She has spent her career studying and
- Published in Ideapreneur(TM), Inspiration, Leadership
3 Reasons why I became a ski instructor
Every year, I ask myself, what can I try out? How can I add some “adventure” to my life? This year I’m becoming a ski instructor. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do growing up, being part of the “it” group and wearing the cool jacket ;-). But why did I do it? Here
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3 Steps To Design The Life & Work You Love
What does your IDEAL work day look like? Could it look like a day at the beach? For years, I dreamed of doing the work that I do today and this week, I’m spending three days in Panama, working on the next 12 months plan for one of my dear clients. I flew in, especially
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The Light in 9/11
Where were you when the twin towers got hit? Do you remember exactly where you were, what you were doing, what your plan was for that day? Lisa remembers that day very well. She had just dropped her older children at preschool and was getting her 4-month-old baby settled for a morning nap when the
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How to Master Networking Events
Do you avoid networking events like the plague? Do you go to networking events only to eat more cheese than you should and come home with no new leads or opportunities? Do you hide in your room during breaks at conferences and events to avoid the whole thing? As professionals (whether you are in
3 Steps to Stand out From Your Competition
Have you ever colored outside the lines? I know that I didn’t until well into my 40s. When I started my coaching practice, I wanted to help people get unstuck. After a while, I stopped loving it. I felt constrained. As an ICF certified coach, I was trained to guide clients to their CLARITY, their
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3 Strategies to Go From Employed to Self-Employed
Are you facing the rest of your life? Have you recently been laid off, retired, or maybe even fired? The employment market has drastically changed in the last 10 years, especially for high level executives over 50 years old. Companies are hiring on a budget, and they are contracting out expertise. That means, that an
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What is your Worst Nightmare?
Have you ever imagine your WORST CASE SCENARIO? As an entrepreneur, especially responsible for the financial well-being of our family, sometimes I let my mind go into “worst case scenario” mode. You know… when you play a horror movie after horror movie in your mind except that these feel real and you have no popcorn?
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Why Doing Laundry Is Good for Business…
Productivity is CRUCIAL for business. But productivity doesn’t mean that if we work more efficiently, if we make the most of every minute of our day, then we can pack even more into each day. We suffer when we focus ONLY on productivity and we forget to make space for being. Space for recharging,
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How To Align Fun With Work
Do you, like me, have the belief that if you are having too much fun you can not call it work? I held that belief for a long time, and to some extent, it stopped me from growing, from expanding and from showing up truly for who I was. So if you have yet to
- Published in Mindset, Personal Growth, Relationship Marketing, Relationships
Secrets to Making Decisions Without all the Answers
So, as an entrepreneur or a professional for that matter, how do you navigate uneven ground? Every single day, we are making decisions with only half of the information. Like a car driving through the night, we can only see as far as the headlights will show and the rest we are trusting maps (GPS),
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What The Fortresses of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico Made Me Realize…
Many times we are not even aware that we are living in a fortress… actually, we masquerade our fear so well that it looks like a castle. Our conversations are full of compliments, niceties, side conversation, even chit chat… we think we are being polite, but what we are actually doing is avoiding an honest,