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Ask a Better Question, Get a Better Answer

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Personal performance expert Tony Robbins is known around the world for his ability to help people create motion  in their lives.

One of the most powerful insights I learned from him is expressed in this quote.

“Quality questions create a quality life.
Successful people ask better questions,
and as a result, they get better answers.”

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What to Do When You Don’t Fit In

Why am I here?

Puzzle piece with eyes looking out of itRemember your first day at a new school?

Maybe it was grade school.  Maybe in university.  The gut-gnawing uncertainty. People  everywhere, yet you feel so alone.  You just want to go hide somewhere.

Life can feel like that, can’t it?

Why am I here? Why can’t I seem to get my stuff together? Why does everything seem to fall into place for others and never for me? [Read more...]

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Be Kind

Today I Was Unkind to Myself

When I got into my car after work, I felt like crap.

Not physically.  Work wasn’t particularly stressful. No terribly cranky customers to deal with. I have no excuse.

Negativity swirled around me.  The darkest side of me relished it. If there was a negative conversation, I wanted to hear it and add my energy to it.  My nostrils were filled with the stench of it. [Read more...]

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025: AWAKE! Podcast – Interview with Stacy Claflin

Interview with Young Adult Novelist, Stacy Claflin

Duration: 24:41

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Author Stacy Claflin

This is a recent interview with novelist, Stacy Claflin.  Stacy is the author of The Transformed Series as well as the upcoming Chasing Mercy (May 2013) 

The Transformed, made up of Deception and Betrayal is a delight for young readers interested in the genre of supernatural thrillers.

Now, I have to admit, I’m a kid at heart, so these books were a fun read for me too!  However, I wanted to talk with Stacy and get to know a bit more about her inspiration as a novelist, her writing process and how she stays motivated and on track to produce so prolifically. [Read more...]

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Breaking the Cycle of Toxic Desires

What Do You Want?

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  • A boyfriend/girlfriend.
  • A better job.
  • A bigger house

Your desires are endless. And that is good.

Without desire there would be no growth. But there is a big difference between a desire for something different and the feeling of desperation caused by a belief of lack.   [Read more...]

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Let’s Talk About God

Panache Desai and OprahThis morning I watched Super Soul Sunday and Oprah’s interview with Panache Desai.

“You are not broken,” said Panache. “Everything you need is within you.”

There is a universal force that we are all a part of.  It is Love.  Some call it God.  This is how Panache expressed it.

“Any words I would use to describe God would diminish God”
-Panache Desai (Tweet This)

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024: AWAKE Podcast – 5 Steps To Doing Your Life’s Work Every Day!

Interview with Denise Barreto – Part 2

Duration: 25:18

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Author, Denise Barreto

This is the second part of a 2-part discussion with Denise Barreto, author of the book, From Here to There: 5 Steps to Doing Your Life’s Work Every Day.  

(Check out Part One here)

Denise has identified a 5-step process that will allow you to do your life’s work no matter where you are in your career or life journey.

Denise asserts that you do not need to be an entrepreneur to pursue your life’s work.  You can do your life’s work right where you are right now!

In this episode, Denise and I discuss each of the 5 steps of the process in detail and Denise shares some great insights on how you can apply this process in your own life!

Learn more about Denise and her mission at Relationships Matter Now!

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Find Your Passion and Live From Your “Sweet Spot!”

I Consider Myself Many Things…

Driven

Focused

Goal-oriented

Ambitious

Compassionate

Kind

Sarcastic

Witty

Wise

And in the past, I would have added “passionate” to the list.  In reality, I was still searching  for my passion in life. [Read more...]

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023: AWAKE! Podcast – The Importance of Doing the Work You Love

Interview with Denise Barreto – Part 1

Duration: 25:56

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Author, Denise Barreto

This is the first part of a 2-part discussion with Denise Barreto, author of the book, From Here to There: 5 Steps to Doing Your Life’s Work Every Day. (listen to Part 2)

Denise has identified a 5-step process that will allow you to do your life’s work no matter where you are in your career or life journey.

Denise asserts that you do not need to be an entrepreneur to pursue your life’s work.  You can do your life’s work right where you are right now!

In this episode, Denise shares personal anecdotes of how she honed her best skills long before she left her job to do her life’s work as a small business owner.  Her story will inspire you.

Learn more about Denise and her mission at Relationships Matter Now!

(In Part 2 of the discussion, Denise and I talk through the 5-step process, step-by-step so be sure to tune in next week as well!)

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In Which I Prove that Doing the Impossible is Normal

Dare the Impossible

Do the Impossible

Impossible!!!

It seems so much more daunting that it really is.

It’s only because you and I have certain beliefs we hold about what is possible or not–and even beliefs about the idea of possibility.

We think that the impossible is something that is grand and overwhelming–that only the superheroes and over-achievers attempt. [Read more...]