If you could rewrite your story, what would it look like? I was working with a colleague and this two-part exercise was posed to me. Part 1 – Identify a pattern(s) in your life or your mind that keeps you stuck, keeps you small, keeps you attracting the same outcomes. Are you ready to dismantle the excuses, justifications and stories that are keeping you stuck? Part 2 – Write the story that you wish to release in 2500 words or less....

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If you were going through a disease diagnosis, how would you decide what to do next? Do you know anyone that has recently been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or condition? Or someone that has just received a cancer diagnosis? What would your advice be to them? What would you do if it was you? I know a very good friend and a few family members who have been diagnosed with MS, I have several friends that have been diagnosed with cancer over...

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Have you ever thought of your life in terms of a metaphor? Forrest Gump eloquently told us that “life is like a box of chocolates” and that is a metaphor that many of us are familiar with. Are there other metaphors that work to describe life? I was reading Martha Beck’s book “Finding Your Way in a Wild New World” last night and she talked about finding a metaphor for everything. For some reason, I started to think...

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What do you call yourself? If someone asked you that question, how would you answer it? Some of you might say that you’re a doctor, a lawyer or a priest (that sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it?). Others might say you’re a housewife, a factory worker, or an engineer. I remember hearing a friend of mine answer that question in a round circle setting and she said something like “what I do is I’m a consultant,...

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What do you get when you mix a success story, a law and an old belief system? If you shake it up real well, you just might come out with a new belief system. The Success Story I was listening in on a teleseminar this week hosted by Dr. Lissa Rankin and her colleague Amy Ahlers. During the call they brought up the story about the first sub-four minute mile ever run. Well, I know my sports history quite well so I knew that this was the story of...

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Is there something in your life that you are truly passionate about? Maybe it’s singing, dancing, being a life or a business coach, travelling. Maybe it’s being the best mother, or father, or grandparent that you can be. Maybe you want to make a real difference and aspire to change the world. Whatever it is, you find that whenever you’re talking about or doing this thing or things, you literally feel your energy rising. When...

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