March 18th, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
WARRIOR A Warrior, she’s often been, obsessed with other lands. In tending to her freedom, so content to raise her hand. Yet even in the midst of war, surrounded by alone she knew t’was might that brought her here, and sliced her to the bone. This Warrior has sheathed her sword. Its glint may dull, […]
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March 14th, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
Are you a person who enjoys the challenge of competition, but also likes to fit in? Admitting that a challenge energizes you but attempting to fit in with a group establishes a dichotomy that creates a conflict within. You cannot fit in and stand out. The first step is admitting that you have a strong […]
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February 28th, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference From the poem The Road Less Traveled by Robert Frost Isn’t it cool? Every day that you wake up on […]
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February 13th, 2024 Stephanie O'Brien
How did she get a REFERRAL… when most people don’t even get a REPLY? I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotten almost as many spammy sales pitches from website designers as I have for products that will supposedly enlarge an appendage I don’t have. It’s gotten so bad that most of the time, if […]
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February 1st, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
Don’t love your work? Can’t wait to get the heck out of there when your shift is done? It’s up to you to find some part of your job to enjoy. Let’s get real: You signed on for this work. You agreed to their terms and conditions. Even if you felt you had no choice […]
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February 1st, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
Arthur C. Brooks and Oprah Winfrey have written a thought-provoking book together. It’s called Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier. Yep. There are other books on how to get happy. Why is this one different? One of the many things I enjoy about this content is that Brooks and […]
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February 1st, 2024 Stephanie O'Brien
How is coaching like yard care? That’s a question I had to ask myself early in my business, when a yard care company asked me for help with their marketing! Most of my training and experience had been focused on working with coaches. So yard care was a whole new creative challenge for me! But […]
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January 31st, 2024 Stephanie O'Brien
“What am I missing in the time I spend on this?” Have you ever asked yourself that question? How many hours have you spent creating your coaching program the long, hard way? And what else could you have accomplished in those hours? How many emails could you have cleared from your inbox in the time […]
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January 28th, 2024 Marcia Reynolds
Sdecoret/Depositphotos In her essay collection, Jenn Shapland explores Thin Skin — “To be thin-skinned is to feel keenly, to perceive things that might go unseen, unnoticed, that others might prefer not to notice.” In our desire to feel safe and be seen as competent, we develop thick skin so we don’t feel vulnerable to judgement. […]
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January 21st, 2024 Paula D. Tozer
Each day when I wake up on this side of the grass I search for something colored beautiful with which to decorate my day. I’ve never been disappointed. I highly recommend this practice. It has saved many of my opportunities from circling the bowl. Today entrepreneur, author, podcaster, and motivational speaker Ed Mylett shared the good stuff. Maybe […]
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