Recognize. Begin to recognize when you are doing it or when your kids are doing it. As parents we need to first recognize comparing behavior in ourselves and then begin to watch for it in our kids. Stop. When you begin to compare – stop and think of something else. Even tell yourself out loud that [...]
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Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
“Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.” Marquis de Condorcet People compete with one another every day. I hear business owners comparing themselves to their competitors. I hear executives holding themselves up to someone else’s standards. And I hear parents talking about how amazing their kids are and what they are doing [...]
Being Grateful for What Is…
I have been so grateful for my life over the last few months and I’ve let everyone know it. When I am in a good place – it’s easy to talk about gratitude. I’ve been writing about gratitude and encouraging others to live in gratitude. And I should have known that I’d be tested. It [...]
Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Over spring break I had the opportunity to teach entrepreneurship to high school students. One of the things we talked about was the power in developing an entrepreneurial mindset. They questioned what I meant when I told them that EVERYONE needs to develop an entrepreneurial mindset if they’re going to thrive in the current business [...]
Tips for Expanding Your Bumpers
Make self care a PRIORITY. This should be the first thing we put in our calendars. And yet the truth is that it’s usually the last. Just for today – build in some time for you. Say NO. Often the reason we have no bumpers is that we have said ‘yes’ to too many things. Learning to say [...]
Expand Your Bumpers
Most of the time I end up writing about what I need to hear most and this month is no exception. After a few grueling months without enough down time – I came crashing down last week. I woke up last Monday exhausted and cranky. I was loaded for bear - irritable, tired and ready to pick a fight. I [...]
What I Learned at Start Up Weekend Portland, Maine
If you EVER have the opportunity to attend a Start Up Weekend anywhere in the world – GO!!! I guarantee, if you attend with an open mind, it will change your life and your business. You’ll be challenged (sometimes pushed) to get out of your comfort zone, you’ll be inspired and you’ll learn what it really [...]
Ask for Help
In order to be unstoppable in life and business – we need help. We can’t do it alone. Trying to do it all alone eventually leads to a feeling of burnout and a lot of chaos. I used to think asking for help was a sign of weakness. I thought I had to be superwoman [...]
Be Mission Obsessed
Your mission in life is your road map – without a clear, compelling mission it’s easy to get off track. In order to reach our full potential and to stay in forward motion – we need a mission. A life mission moves us out of our comfort zone, pushes us farther than we’d go on [...]
More Bucket List Ideas…
Here are some more ideas that could go on your bucket list… Have a job in Sales Buy my parents house Get a digital camera Catalog and file all my music Guinness Book of World Records for living to 132 years Take a trip to Europe Take a trip to Australia Go On a Cruise [...]