About June is the time of the year when all the things you wanted to do at the beginning of the year start pressing in around you. Your kids are almost out of school for the summer and your house still looks like a tornado hit it, despite your goal to organize and clean shop….
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Do you want to hate this topic as much as I do? I bet. That is obviously because when we are in the midst of problems, the last thing we want to do is summon the observer perspective to see that problems are opportunities. There is almost something luring and delicious about letting ourselves live…
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Everyone is under the impression that if they want to be a game changer they must make some sort of monumental shift away from what they are doing now, towards whatever it is that a game changer does. The project looks dauntless. I know. Making a difference and stepping out as a leader are always scary…
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Every year, when I find myself in October, I am shocked. It is madness because it happens with such regularity and such rapidity that I really need to take note. If you are not careful, what happens is that the holiday seasons and the parties and gatherings can get so all consuming that we lose…
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In some ways it seems as if the women’s movement is moving forward at a rapid pace. Everywhere you look women are in the workforce and in positions of authority in ways we could have only dreamed…even 20 years ago. However, I think one thing our fellow entrepreneurial women need to gain strength and power from…
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Rachael Atamian participates in the first 2016 Big Fish group, the Stargazers, and chronicles her adventures. The next installment in my Big Fish adventure continues with learning how to change my negative self talk. What a relief. When you start changing the way you think about the world, you are changing your experience in it….
Read MoreOne of the greatest gifts of this year for me has been learning in a whole new way to receive. If you are someone (like many of us!) who finds it more natural to give than to receive, I get it! It’s easy to feel guilty when we receive generous gifts of time, attention, and all…
Read MoreFor the past month, I’ve been writing about how to finish out 2012 powerfully so you can enjoy a holiday break with a huge sense of satisfaction … and still have energy to celebrate your successes at years’ end! Here are the previous 4 steps in case you missed any of them (just click any…
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe it’s almost back-to-school time already! I can feel the excitement in the air as kids get ready to start a new school year, and their parents get ready for a different routine. As I help my daughter prepare for going back to school, I’ve been thinking about ways I can have…
Read MoreIt’s Olympics time again — I always enjoy sharing the excitement with the rest of the world! We can learn a lot about what it takes to be successful from watching the stories about how these athletes got to this level, and then watching them actually “do their work” during the next 2 weeks. I…
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