Reclaiming Energy
I’ve mentioned the other two things you can do to create more life balance in my past BLOGs. I wrote about gaining self awareness and making choices based on knowing who you are and what you want. This third thing is just as simple. It doesn’t require you to trek off into a distant land, search for some big guru somewhere, or take any more time out of your already Super Busy life! The more you become aware and the more you make choices... [Read More...]
The Power of Choice
So many people limit their choices because they feel they have none. They are stuck by “golden handcuffs” (high salary, benefits, stock options, etc.) that keep them in a position they are very unsatisfied with. I believe people always have choices but that every choice comes with consequences, both good and bad. Sometimes it’s the consequences that we fear that keep us stuck, but we do have choices! One of my former clients, Barbara,... [Read More...]
Gaining Self Awareness
Gaining awareness is an important key to living a full and balanced life. Self awareness includes knowing what’s important to you, what brings you stress, and what you enjoy. Knowing your values, needs, preferences, strengths, limitations, beliefs, habits, and priorities will help you make better decisions, communicate more effectively, and boost your satisfaction, performance and effectiveness. Self awareness is the first step toward maximizing... [Read More...]
Defining “Having it all”
Ok, I posted a message about “having it all’ and it prompted a question, what does that really mean? Having it all may mean different things to different people. If you want to “have it all”, begin by defining what that really means to you and not what you think it should mean. Once you know what you want, you can take steps to consciously create it by adapting, adjusting and recalibrating similarly to what I’ve done... [Read More...]
Having it “all”
This past week I’ve been interviewed for a newspaper article, a magazine article and contacted by someone from Oprah’s office who called to ‘pick my brain’ for a show they’re preparing. Many of the questions were similar although their objectives and prospective audiences were different. What this says to me is that people are interested in finding out how I’ve created my own life balance and if it’s possible... [Read More...]
Life Balance
Work-life balance has become the forefront issue confronting family and Corporate America, and the issues appear in other nations across the globe, as well. Balance is about “consciously creating a life that reflects your personal values”. People react to the idea of life balance. I find that people either get pensive and envious of the idea of a balanced life or they become argumentative and insist that they “have to live this way…they... [Read More...]
Last Minute
Well, Hanukkah is already here and Christmas is less than a week away. This is the final push to get everything done. We celebrated Hanukkah with my family this past weekend. I had 20+ people over Sunday morning for breakfast at 9 am. Afterwards, I rushed off to bring my daughter to her final performance of “Miracle on 34th Street” at the community theatre. This was followed by a cast photo and cast party. I got home around 6:30 pm. It... [Read More...]
Effective Ways to Lessen Holiday Stress
Holidays are typically one of the most stressful times of the year for most people. Although it is a joyous and happy and spiritually-based day or time period for many, it is often comprised of frantic activities, shopping and feasting marathons, as well as, an increase in both stress and illness levels. For super busy parent, the holiday time is usually an increasingly busy time. The following tips can help diminish the stress and avert accompanying... [Read More...]
