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I spent the last 2 days getting home for my coaching retreat. 2 days? You may be thinking… Where were you? I was in Palm Springs, California. The trip home started out great. The Uber diver owned a Tesla! It wasn’t on my bucket list. I added it, so I could check it off. I…

In the Decision chapter of “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill says: “Accurate analysis of over 25,000 men and women who had experienced failure, disclosed the fact that lack of decision was near the head of the list.” “Indecision is a habit… “ and: “Analysis of several hundred people who had accumulated fortunes well beyond…

They call the Dead Sea the Dead Sea for a reason. It’s dead, mostly. There are no plants, fish, or any other visible life in the sea. It has a single source, the Jordan River, and is not connected to the ocean. It’s landlocked, which means water flows into it but doesn’t flow out. Its water has no escape,…

I am teaching a class at church based on the “The Soul’s Conspiracy” By Gary Simmons. It is about mastering conflict and transforming your life. Last night’s class was all about communication. Compassionate communication. There are 2 parts to compassionate communication. Authentic listening and conscious speaking. Authentic listening means to listen to understand. Many times…

I am participating in a 21 day meditation by Oprah and Deepak Chopra called “Manifesting Grace through Gratitude.” Everyday for 21 days I’m sent a new topic, based on the theme. Oprah explains the specific topic and then Deepak leads you in a meditation to deepen the concept. The topics have included: “Gratitude Benefits Mind…

Do “If only’s” and “Won’t it be great when’s” keep you from getting things done? Does worry disrupt your sleep? Create stress? Cause muscle tension in parts of your body? Make it difficult for you to make decisions? As long as we are living, we will experience fear, doubt and worry. Every day we can…

Did you know your brain is pre-wired to respond more quickly to negative thoughts, feelings and perceived threats? It’s called negativity bias. In the caveman days, this was crucial to survival. You needed to recognize what the threats were to avoid them. Miss one roaming lion, tiger or bear and… oh my. In today’s world,…

I know what you thinking… Lynn, what do you mean? You are always talking about staying positive. Doing what you love. Why would you want me to be good at BS? Ah, my BS may not be your BS! What is my BS, you may ask? Be See. OR… Be it ’til you See it!…

Were you ever told to “STOP daydreaming”? To “get your head out of the clouds”? To “pay attention”? It’s a pretty common experience for many of us. For many of us, we got the message early on, that daydreaming is BAD. But as it turns out, there are actually some very important benefits of daydreaming.…

Why is it important to be calm? Reduce stress. Can being calm increase your confidence? These are the questions I started out with for this week’s blog. As I was doing research, I came across this great article on Huffington Post called “7 Things Calm People Do Differently” Some of these things we’ve have talked…