Each morning before looking at email, calendars, or to-do lists, give yourself some quiet time to consciously create your day.  Decide how you would like for your day to go.  Decide how you would like to feel throughout the day, and what qualities you intend to bring to your day (a sense of humor, an [...]

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As one year closes and a new one opens, it’s a prime time to choose a point of focus for the coming year.  We encourage all of our coaching clients and GROWE members to select a theme and then visit it regularly throughout the year.   A theme is a big picture topic to explore, learn [...]

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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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I’ve been using Concept Draw’s Mind Mapping software and love it.  It works on both Mac & Windows platforms and has cross-platform capability.  So I can create a map on my Mac and send it to my Window’s-owning business partner for updates, comments, etc.  It’s very easy to use.  Highly recommend trying the 30-day free [...]

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