Living from the Inside-Out
Work Life BalanceOctober overwhelm. It’s an old familiar friend. With my natural proclivity to “always think big” (I am a dyed in the wool entrepreneur!), underestimate how much time is needed for tasks and my tendency to take on too much at one time--I…
Breathe
Work Life BalanceI heard a movement teacher say the other day that every time we take a deep breath, our physiology and emotional makeup is completely altered. So in other words, remembering to breathe, can be life changing! I returned back to the office…
Unplugged
Work Life BalanceAre you really living your life ... or are you watching your life being lived? Last night my husband told me he “likes me better the way I am right now.” I’m at the beginning of an 8-week writing/creativity sabbatical and the ah-has…
Is Ms. Balance Out of Balance?
Work Life Balance My back and shoulders hurt from too much computer time. I’m not sleeping great (too many late nights online). My mind is too busy. I’m more reactive. And, I’m not as present as I’d like to be with my family and friends. “When…
Doing vs. Being
Work Life BalanceThis is the time of year that many of us feel more like human doings than human beings. Yesterday afternoon, my husband and son went out to work on costumes for one of my husband’s upcoming Samba School gigs. I had been looking forward…
Stardust
Work Life Balance Imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions.--Albert Einstein I’ve always been fascinated with the idea of creating something out of nothing. I just spoke at and participated in RISE global week (grassroots, city-wide,…
Success
Work Life Balance I was interviewed last week by a national women’s magazine on the subject of women and success. It’s got me thinking. I shared with the editor some of the things my team and I observe through our coaching business: -how women define…
Re-Defining Balance
Work Life BalanceThe other night at dinner my eight year-old son asked us what “ponder” means. It got me thinking. Lately, I’ve been getting clearer that I want to reduce the number of hours I work each week. I am really feeling a strong pull…
The Great Wide Open
Work Life Balance I facilitated a Career Strategy Workshop this past Saturday morning for a wonderful group of men and women in their late thirties to late fifties at various life stages. I continue to offer this workshop (I’ve been doing it since 2005)…
Doing Mania
Work Life Balance This is the time of year that many of us feel more like human doings than human beings. Yesterday afternoon, my husband and seven-year old son went out to work on costumes for one of my husband’s upcoming Samba gigs. I had been looking…
Your Stillpoint
Work Life BalanceLast week, over the course of several days, we received a handful of emails and phone calls from entrepreneur clients and colleagues sharing the news that their start-up businesses were not where they needed to be financially at year-end and…
Balance from the Inside-Out
Work Life Balance September has always been like the start of the New Year for me. I have launched businesses, started new jobs, rolled out new business models, embarked on back-to-back speaking sprints and unveiled new creative endeavors…
