The Why and How to Take Time for YOU

March 19, 2013

Why is it that we know positive experiences will enhance our happiness, yet we’re so unwilling to create them for ourselves? Do we think we should just be happy with what we’ve got, and not seek for more? Or do we really think we don’t deserve that much good stuff? These are tricky questions, but [...]

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Mileposts in the Distance – Heading into the Home Stretch

March 14, 2013

Note from Stacey: Every Thursday we’re thrilled to offer Laura’s Mileposts in the Distance column. We’re down to some crucial negotiations my Inner Critic and I. We’ve mulled over what fears are in the way, we’ve hashed out our disagreements about our ability to share quality content. We’ve had some great conversations (I just hope my lips [...]

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How to Tap into Your Unstoppable Self (Literally!)

March 12, 2013

I’ve shared many, many times about how our thoughts create our reality and why we need to consciously choose better-feeling thoughts. By actively choosing better-feeling thoughts – often called affirmations – we work with our unconscious or subconscious mind to change the beliefs that make us cling to something that no longer serves us. For [...]

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Mileposts in the Distance – Holding Pattern

March 7, 2013

Note from Stacey: Every Thursday we’re thrilled to offer Laura’s Mileposts in the Distance column. We sat down on this past Sunday for a talk about the next turn in this writing journey, my Inner Critic and I, but I’m afraid the dialogue didn’t go all that far. I asked questions and got reasons, deflections and basically [...]

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How to Stop Beating Yourself Up (without turning into a self-pitying slacker)

March 5, 2013

I hear from so many of my brilliant and accomplished clients that they think they wouldn’t be so brilliant and accomplished unless they had constantly found fault with themselves and pushed themselves harder to do better. I think they’re wrong. And I think it’s time for them to stop finding fault and cracking the whip. [...]

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Mileposts in the Distance – After reading the signposts, you need to accept them

February 28, 2013

Note from Stacey: Every Thursday we’re thrilled to offer Laura’s Mileposts in the Distance column. Did you ever find a piece of media late by herd mentality standards, but just the right time for you? In terms of books that was me and The Red Tent. We’ve found a couple of tv shows well after their first [...]

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Do You Make These 4 “Boundary” Mistakes?

February 26, 2013

This week, I’m going to share a way to transform what you may perceive as limitations in your life into ways that you can prove to yourself that you really care about yourself, and that you’re ready to make YOU a priority. Make no mistake: when you value yourself enough to make YOU a priority, [...]

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Mileposts in the Distance – A particular space in time

February 21, 2013

Note from Stacey: Every Thursday we’re thrilled to offer Laura’s Mileposts in the Distance column. Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. ~ Omar Khayyam That quote coincided with a satisfying drop on the scale this week. I was doing a mental happy dance at the number that’s eluded me for a few weeks [...]

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How to Stop Decision Fatigue from Ruining Your Life

February 19, 2013

Last week I shared why it’s often so hard to align our actions with our priorities: it’s because we’ve got two systems in our brains – the rational system and the emotional system – and, unfortunately, they often disagree about what will make us happy. But there’s another reason too, and it’s called “Decision Fatigue.” [...]

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Mileposts in the Distance – Thought for the day

February 14, 2013

Note from Stacey: Every Thursday we’re thrilled to offer Laura’s Mileposts in the Distance column. There’s been a great deal of love everywhere you look for weeks. Love in the form of sweets has been in the grocery store since red and pink candy summarily replaced Christmas reds and greens on December 27. Love in the form [...]

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