Setting Boundaries

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Boundaries are your invisible “property lines” that define who you are and protect you from the unacceptable behaviors of others. You must communicate those boundaries to others. The goal is to have others change their unacceptable behavior when they are around you. For some, the way of handling a boundary violation is to let people [...]

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Winning the Lottery

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Evelyn Adams won the New Jersey lottery not once but twice, in 1985 and 1986, for a total of $5.4 million. She lost it all and now lives in a trailer. William Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania state lottery in 1988. He too lost it all, even accumulating $1 million in debt within [...]

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Be UNreasonable

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How many times have you been told to “be reasonable?” To sit down be quiet behave don’t make waves and stop asking questions. Countless, I suspect. If you heard that a lot growing up, you may still be following those misguided directions. For the record, you were not created to “fit in.” You were designed, [...]

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Gratitude

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There are days that seem daunting and circumstances that seem overwhelming. No matter who you are or the conditions of your life, even if it looks easy to others, you will have days when you feel like giving up. The best strategy I know for overcoming what life throws at you is to be grateful. [...]

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With friends like these…

With friends like these…you can’t help but be successful! It amazes me how quickly my power partners race out of the gate each new year. The amount of planning involved to make it look so easy is one of the things I admire about each of them. Planning has never been my strong suit – [...]

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Dipping my toe in…

O.K. so here’s the thing. The past two weeks over the Christmas holidays I have been a complete and total sloth. I ate lots of desserts and even some fast food (actually, I fell in love with ChickFilA sauce). I sat around a lot and I  slept too much. And I didn’t work out, not [...]

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Saying No

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January 4, 2011 Welcome to the new year. Have you piled on a few more tasks, ideas, commitments, and resolutions? Most people think of the start of the new year as a means to do more. Although their intentions are good, after a few weeks they’re usually exhausted and return to what they’ve always done. [...]

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Building a Successful Business

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Building a successful business is more exciting than I ever thought it would be. It’s also harder than I ever thought it would be as well. On a day when it all seems to be crashing in, it can feel utterly overwhelming, especially when trying to dig yourself out of debt or support your family. [...]

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The Glass Ceiling

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The glass ceiling – you’ve heard the term before. It refers to the invisible limit placed on women in the corporate world. Given the political structure and the nature of power struggles, territoriality, and primal instincts that bleed into the corporate world, a woman’s rise to a level commensurate with her worth has often been [...]

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