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I want to share something that's been a true growth edge for me. It's making room for PLEASURE. ✨Whah!? How can that be hard?Probably because I'm a life-time overachiever and over-doer. I've been very successful at hard work and getting sh@!t done. I'm so good at it--and rewarded for it--that it's become a go-to strategy for …
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https://youtu.be/Yvu2PI1Yx_U When's the last time you took a pause? In this video, I answer your top questions about how to take an intentional pause. Give it a look-see and let me know how I can help you take a break! Here are the questions I answer: What is a pause and why do I need one?What’s the …
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I'm looking to try a little experiment. With all this time at home, have you actually gotten distraction-free “Me-Time”? Didn't think so. Since the order to shelter in place came through, my spacious, reliable, daily routine has vanished. Instead, it seems I’m scouring news and social feeds, and I have a FULL house of people …
Oh how maligned the term avoidance.Oh the haters. But what if avoidance was a winning strategy? What if avoiding fixing a problem was the best way toward solving it? Stay with me. First, let’s define our terms. Avoidance is "the action of keeping away from or not doing something." For the sake of this discussion, I’m not talking about avoiding your …
RETREAT AND GROW RICH Podcast with Darla LeDoux I remember the days when I would just keep adding to my plate and not taking anything away. I had a really smart consultant kind of Ivy League friend who liked my idea a lot. I was getting some business advice from her. She’s like, “But you …
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Hello Brilliant Friends, >> Here’s the AUDIO for today’s newsletter Are you settling? Do you hear yourself say, this job isn’t THAT bad? Or, my relationship is good enough? Or, I don’t want to make any changes right now, I’ll just make it work. If any of these sound familiar, you might be ready for (gasp!) an ending. Almost two years ago, …
Hello Brilliant Friends, >> Here’s the AUDIO for today’s newsletterLast week I attended The What Summit held at Skywalker Ranch in northern California.A mentor reminded me that this was the same location where Bill Moyers interviewed Joseph Campbell, the foremost scholar of mythology, back in 1988. “Campbell believed the most heroic of all acts is the courage to discover …
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Hello Brilliant Friends, >> Here’s the AUDIO for today’s newsletter With this newsletter, I’m celebrating the official launch of Pause Box. Why now? Because I need to start. Seriously. I’ve been going back and forth, letting one deadline get absorbed by another, and waiting to be “ready.” And by “ready,” let’s be clear, I’m waiting to be perfect and to …
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