Tag Archive for: being present

Getting Quiet
Mindfulness
Last week while working with a coaching client on some big life decisions, the topic came up about why we make excuses to stay busy and avoid quiet time.
Some call this prayer, meditation or reflection—in essence, it’s time to be alone…

Mindfulness
MindfulnessAll last week I started my mornings walking around the Town Lake hike and bike trail in Austin, alone.
Being such an extrovert, I typically walk with a partner and use this early morning time for walk/talk meetings or rare windows to connect…

Slowing Down
Life BalanceHave you noticed how speeded up we all seem to be lately? Pulling into my gym parking lot this morning, you would have thought they had just announced “the first 20 to enter the front door this morning win a free trip to Europe!”
Why are…

Don’t Believe Everything You Think
Work Life Balance
Photo: Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Irleland, August 2007, Renee Trudeau
The two weeks before Thanksgiving were really stressful for me. I was feeling pulled in too many directions by work, had countless deadlines breathing down my back…