We’re doing our part to curb stress and boost enjoyment during the holidays.  In the next couple of weeks, we’ll be posting some of our favorites stress-busting tips.  Here’s the first one.
Tip #1:  Micro-Retreats

This is a simple and powerful exercise to do regularly (daily).  It only takes 5 minutes.

Set an alarm to go off a [...]

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Attempting to control life, business, other people, etc., makes us crazy.  Flat out c-r-a-z-y!  It’s exhausting and a complete waste of time.  Most of us know this (that is, in those moments when we aren’t being controlling).  But letting go of control doesn’t mean we just take a hands-off approach and hope for the best.  [...]

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Most of us need ways to regularly relieve the stresses and tensions of business and personal life.  Aerobic exercise is usually my first choice.  However, recently I have been thinking that something more focused and calming might suit me better.  Something less frenetic.  (That tells you something about how I approach exercise!)  Having taken yoga [...]

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#1.  Don’t have rules — Rules lock us into fixed and stagnant ways to operating and being.  What at one time was freeing can quickly become a prison.  Instead of rules, create commitments that will support what you want.  For example: rather than having a rule of “No sweets! Ever!” you might have a commitment [...]

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A client of mine recently said that she feels like every year she gets into the holiday spirit after the holidays have already passed.  I thought about what she said and realized that this happens to me too, so I got to thinking that maybe this happens to a lot of women.  We are so wrapped [...]

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Last week we met with several groups of women in business.  Some were Entrepreneurs, some were Corporate, and still others were dreaming of starting their own businesses and planning an escape from a life-draining job.  Each group faced different issues in their work worlds, yet they all shared one common challenge:  The Ability to Say [...]

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I woke up this morning with absolutely NO voice.  I mean not even a croak or a creak.  I have been battling a cold all week but continuing to do all the things I was slated to do.  As women we have the tendency to keep going even when our body tries sending us subtle signals that we [...]

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On Thursday, we met with 27 other business women to deliver a workshop on personal energy management…at 7:30 in the morning!  We considered this a good turnout for that hour of the day and took it as a sign that women want new and reliable ways to increase their stamina.  
We work with women who [...]

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