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How to Rebound after Disappointment: Life Skills 101 Apr 28, 2020

We are at the start of Week Seven of this quarantine.

As I did a review of where I am and compared it to where I had PLANNED to be, I didn't feel celebratory. I felt the rise of disappointment in my chest…and if I am being completely honest with you, I felt a bit of shame as well.

By now,...

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Can I Still Have the Year of My Dreams? Apr 21, 2020

That’s the question many of us are asking ourselves.

Like you, I welcomed this year, this new decade, with so much excitement and the hope of new limitless opportunity. There was in the air…everywhere I turned, I saw how everyone else sensed it too. 2020 would be a year like no...

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Resilience Reboot: Five Proven Ways to Develop It, Even in Uncertain Times Apr 14, 2020

Don’t you just love a story of triumph when the hero rises from the ashes of seeming defeat and great challenges to win the prize…or find true love…or amass great wealth?

I know I do! Classic underdog narratives are inspiring.

Tales like these share an element that we...

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How To Know When It's Time To Refill Your Emotional Well Apr 07, 2020

I’ve been singing the praises of self-care and soul-care for some time. Honestly, it’s been partly self-talk and reprogramming because I’m what I call the “Pour” type. I tend to pour out into others…their agendas, their needs, their desires, their lives....

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How to Develop a Unique Manual for Your New Family Normal Mar 31, 2020

I think that I was about 20 years old…

I had saved my college job earnings to buy my first car and flew to Atlanta where my parents lived to find, purchase, and drive it back to New York within one week.

While this is not a big deal for many, for some reason, this is one of my favorite...

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A Loving Check-In and A Blind Spot Exposed Mar 24, 2020

I wish that I could meet up with you for a cup of coffee to ask, How are you doing?

Seriously…I want to know.

How are you doing, really? I know that this reality that we’re all facing is hard and disconcerting. I know that some days just suck. (Is there a better term for it?)

If...

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3 Secrets to How to Thrive When Work and School Come Home Mar 17, 2020

I know what you’re thinking…

You’ve already read every perspective out there regarding the recent global health crisis…and you’ve had ENOUGH!

I’m with you. I’m done with following the news all, day, long. It’s not helpful.

And the anxiety...

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