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The Power of Gratitude

Laura — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:56:21 +0000

Whether you are having a challenging day, month or year the quickest and small. And no matter how small it is, it still counts!

My Gratitude List

Big Stuff:

My husband friends.

All of my clients and readers of my blog.

My health.

My home.

Small Stuff:

Morning walks with the dog.

Slipping into bed with a good book.

My husband making dinner.

Finding just the right nail polish color.

Smile from a stranger.

Knowing that the answer may not be in front of me but it’s very close.

Staying in the moment.

Long showers.

Music of any kind.

Dancing with my dog.

Finding an amazing piece of art.

Hot cup of tea.

Super warm blanket.

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Eat, Sleep, Read

Laura — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:48:53 +0000

I was walking around downtown Asheville, NC last week and don’t create the time for such a simple thing. It’s funny when you think about it, because as a young child that is really what your life consisted of. Don’t you notice that kids have the best imaginations? They are full of fun and engaged in life.

When was the last time you felt that way? For many of my clients it has been a long time. And even though they are beginning to create a path of change and read. We try so hard to get everything done just right, [...]

Making Time

Laura — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:37:18 +0000

Not having the time is the number one excuse we all use when we aren’t getting the results we want. I won’t argue with the fact that our lives are jammed packed with activity. For many of my clients it’s work, kids, house chores, and bed. The difference between my clients who get what they want and the ones who don’t is time management. You can’t delete your job or time with your kids, but you can manage it differently. Many of my clients are creative types: they write, paint, dance, and the momentum is there so it becomes a part [...]

Are you too serious?

Laura — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:58:20 +0000

I hate to say it but my husband defend my excellent choice in films, on a very simple level I knew he was right. When I was in a job I disliked I spent a lot of time focusing on the job. How was I going to leave? What else was I going to do? I spent very little time on fun because I was so busy figuring out my how. It left very little time for fun. Then I realized it was fun that was the key to figuring out what I really wanted to do. So I explored [...]

High Concept and High Touch: Learning To Excel In the Modern Workplace

Laura — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:25:39 +0000

In Part 1 of this blog, I was discussing Daniel Pink’s book “A Whole New Mind”. His book focuses on the change in the American workforce in which left brain linear thinking jobs are being automated via technology and products that can’t be replicated immediately overseas.

Pink asserts that we are entering the “the conceptual age”, whose main characters are the creator and meaning”. So the question becomes: How do I tap into that creative right side of my brain?

After investigating that very question, Pink devised an answer by creating the “six senses”. These are six specific [...]