3 ways to cultivate an attitude of gratitude

Growing up, our overachiever family placed a high value on competency. Often that translated into a critical mindset toward self and others, where we frequently saw the bad before the good. This way of being, like all patterns, became habitual…
self-care

5 life-changing ways to start your day

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I'm in the middle of my busiest speaking time. I just finished two engagements and am headed out this week for three more. While I love to travel, break routine and "do it different," going for extended periods where I'm eating new foods, sleeping…
personal power

8 ways to own your personal power

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Jodi, one of our career coaching clients, had a rough week. After she received a disconcerting email from a new business partner, it became clear they were not on the same page. Jodi paused and decided to stop the email tennis match, pick…
self-care

THE most important question to ask yourself (+ video)

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Growing up as the oldest of seven children in a chaotic, creative, often-stressful environment (five boys, two girls), I don’t ever remember anyone asking me, “Renee, what do you need today?” My recollection is I floated through my days…
self-care

5 ways to practice spiritual self-care

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It’s 1976, and my mom and dad are sitting quietly with their eyes closed, hands resting upward—thumb and index finger touching—while my younger siblings crawl on their backs and shoulders. My older two brothers and I sit nearby, holding…
mindfulness

Are you comfortable living with polarities?

“Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.” ~Shakespeare Around the globe, many of us are experiencing deep frustration and despair right now. Others are expanding joyfully into new ways of being and seeing. And most…
emotional self-care

The one thing we need (but often don’t value)

I just returned from delivering keynote addresses at several women's leadership events. My topic, Finding Balance in a 24/7 World: The Art & Science of Self-Renewal, was well received and the audiences loved practicing my four strategies…
living intentionally

Do you have a foot in two worlds?

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Last weekend my teenager, husband and I all wanted to see a movie. This is always tricky, but our compromise Ant-Man and the Wasp worked, and I even enjoyed it! In the movie, the primary antagonist, Ava Starr (above), can phase…
living intentionally

What We Miss by Holding it Together

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I’m the oldest of seven, the product of overachievers, a hyper-competent “woman who always has the answers and knows where she’s going." My friends and family see me as the go-to girl who always seems to have it together. But over the…
self-care

7 self-care rituals I can’t live without

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The last two weeks have been a series of rapid transitions. My 16-year-old starts 11th grade this week, I'm preparing to launch into a full fall speaking schedule, and my husband, son and I have been traveling off and on since June 5th (from…
life coaching

Change your environment, change your thoughts

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There’s just one way to radically change your behavior: radically change your environment.—Dr. B.J. Fogg, Director of the Stanford Behavior Design Lab I just returned from four weeks in Western North Carolina. It wasn’t so much a vacation…

What is your life trying to tell you?

While leading a life-mapping workshop for seasoned small business owners, I was visiting with two long-time entrepreneurs who both shared they were getting signs it was time to let their business go. They were ready to harness and redirect their…
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