When someone asks you to do something or go somewhere, do you automatically say yes when you want to say no? Do you put everyone else’s needs in front of your own? These are some of the actions of a textbook people pleaser. Pleasing people isn’t a bad thing, until it becomes automatic, starts to […]
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If you are in an office environment and especially if you have a team, you are getting interrupted about every 8 minutes. It makes it hard to get a whole lot done in that time. When I was in the office, I used to go find a place that I could hide out and get things
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As some of you may know I am a former Information Technology person. The thing that is great about IT people is that we are problem solvers at heart. As soon as we hear about an issue, we immediately jump into solution mode. We just can’t help ourselves! The challenge is that solving problems for
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Multiple clients have been struggling with setting boundaries for themselves over the past few weeks. It is something that I have struggled with over the years as well. For example, how many times do you go to an event simply because someone asked you to and you feel bad so you don’t want to say
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Setting boundaries for your time is one thing, but being able to maintain them is another. Keeping your boundaries can be a challenge when there are so many things that need your attention. There always seem to be more things to do than you have time for. Maintaining boundaries is hard for those who have trouble saying
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There are many situations where it takes courage to stand up for yourself. Starting your own business is a great example of how you need to be able to face your critics. It takes a lot of time to get things going and initially you are a team of only one. There are a lot of decisions
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I posted a quote this week on social media that said, “If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” by Maya Angelou. In terms of self acceptance, this quote says it all. How can you accept yourself when you are focused on comparing yourself to others? Think
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When you have worked somewhere for a long time, it becomes difficult to leave. You are tied to the people that you work with, you know how everything works, it is comfortable and it has become a part of how others see you and how you identify yourself. Your job has become a part of who
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Do you choose to see the positive in life or can you only see the negative? How did you answer the question? Now how would you characterize the people around you…positive or negative? If you are surrounded by negative people, then it can be much more challenging to try to stay positive. You have a
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Do you remember the last opportunity you had to do something that pushed you out of your comfort zone? Some examples may be presenting in front of a group, attending a networking event or going in for a job interview. Some of what drives the nervousness or anxiety is the mindset of a past situation
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“What makes you think that you are ready for that job?” This is what some people may hear when they are getting ready to interview for a new role. However, what if this question isn’t coming from a friend or family member, but it is coming from inside their own head? Situations in their past or
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Self-doubt shows up when you are out of your comfort zone and trying something new. All of these stories show up in your head telling you why you aren’t ready for it and placing doubt in your mind. What if those stories weren’t even true, but you still believed them? How can you move past
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I was so excited to have my women’s leadership retreat this past weekend! The group of women that attended were all so wonderful and it went so well! What I wanted to share with you though is the behind the scenes of what happened to make the retreat a reality. I was thinking about doing a
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Remember how free you used to feel when you were little and you would just play all day long? Everything in front of you was something new and exciting to try out. You were operating out of curiosity and a sense of adventure to see what other new things you could try out.
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Imagine that you are driving down the highway and you see a big accident up ahead. Your first instinct is try to get off the road and find a different way to get to your destination isn’t it? So you most likely choose that option because it means that you will get to keep moving
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