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Part 2: Creating Your Own Luck with Your internalGPS

Last week (linked if you missed it) started with the first of four posts on how to create your own luck. It was all about  living in the moment, laughing and loving. This week is how to use understanding, uniqueness, and utilization to create your own luck. This “LUCK” acronym is a fun way to…
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Creating Your Own Luck with Your internalGPS

This is the first of four posts on how to create your own luck. I am declaring March as a month of luck with St. Patrick’s day coming and the stories and symbols of luck around this Irish tradition. Living in the moment, laughing and loving are the first tips on how to create your…
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Saying “I love you” at Work -Is my internalGPS Malfunctioning?

I joined a conference call recently and heard the end of a conversation with, “I love you.” This would not be a shock if it were a call with friends or family or even some Coaches…But, this was a guy I was working with as part of my consulting for a large Aerospace corporation; it…
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Tips For More Harmonious Holidays

Japanese character for “Harmony” “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Several coaching clients of mine have had a strong desire for more balance in their lives; can you relate to this? I coach them to consider harmony instead of balance. Balance can…
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Using Your internalGPS to Illuminate the Darkness

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton, 1862-1937, Author I love reflecting the light back to my coaching clients. It is sometimes a challenge for them to see their own light that is buried under big challenges. They need a Coach to…
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Following Your internalGPS: Goodbye to an Inspirational Model

❝Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow…
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Listening To My internalGPS & Letting Go

  “Sometimes we have to walk away from everything that has meant security for us in order to reach our dreams” – Stacy Allison–The first American woman to summit Mt. Everest Several years ago, I ended a long marriage that had become miserable and then a couple years ago, I walked away from my big paycheck,…
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Positive Thinking & Affirmations Caused Big Malfunctions in My internalGPS

What? One of my most popular speeches is called, “Using your internalGPS to Stay Positive & Productive in Difficult Times.” Yet, I strongly believe positive thinking and affirmations are dangerous and can keep you stuck in denial for a long time. It did for me. I was unhappy in my marriage and in my career…
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Overcoming Overwhelm with Your internalGPS

It is uncanny how often my coaching opportunities relate to what I also need in my work or life. I have had numerous conversations about staying focused and energized in the face of, “too much to do” or “not enough time” or “I’m feeling overwhelmed with all these changes.” Pause Even for just a minute…
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Coaching Impossible Into Opportunity

“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles R. Swindoll In the past couple months; I have had the great opportunity to coach two different teams using the amazing Team Advantage (linked) process. It has been a great experience on many different levels. But, last week,…
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