Thriving in the Squeeze: How to Deal with “Good Stress”

Thriving in the Squeeze - Dealing With Good Stress

The Squeeze It isn’t always the problems in our lives that create stress, eat our time, and make us wonder if we’re going to make it. Sometimes we work so hard to GET an opportunity that when it arrives, TAKING the opportunity puts us on overload. It’s “Good Stress.” The same stress can pop up anytime…

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Wild + Brave Masterclass: Make Love Welcome

Hello Everyone! I hope you were able to join us for February’s free Masterclass. In case you missed it, or if you want to review some of the scientific research on Love, check out the Show Notes below. Enjoy watching the Facebook Live Broadcast embedded below, and feel free to interact in the comments as…

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Wild + Brave Thanksgiving Challenge

Whether you’ve got a big turkey dinner planned or not, chances are good you’re planning to do something to acknowledge the holiday tomorrow. And while it’s great that “Thanksgiving Day” gives us in the USA an annual excuse to stop and practice gratitude, it actually can become challenging not to let the day pass us by in busyness.  …

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Family Friday: Get Your Kids a Monkey (Buddy) TODAY!

This Family Friday, I’m sharing something that’s so simple, it consists of ONE WORD! (And no – that one word isn’t “monkey.” But hey – monkeys are fun…and they are a big part of this! Trust me!) The science behind this one word is amazing and it’s something you can tap into to reduce your…

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6 Secrets to being Easy-to-Help

Where to Start Getting Help Have you ever found yourself thinking “I just need some help!!” Only to have someone ask, “what can I do to help you,” and you don’t even know where to start? Or you realize that for everything you wish they could do, there’s a huge backlog of things that they…

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Are You Helping Too Much?

Meet Nick Vujicic Several years ago, I was privileged to meet Nick V and hear him speak. If you don’t know who he is, I would encourage you to visit his FB page, website, or watch his YouTube channel. That day was a defining moment for me: not because Nick’s a world class speaker, not…

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Get The Right Things Done

It’s Friday. Your checklist has gotten a little longer every day this week, each new day inheriting the last couple things you couldn’t quite get done the day before. At this point, you probably have several things that have to happen that didn’t even make it on the checklist; adding it would just be too…

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Stop Your Kids’ Bickering in 1 Easy Step

How to Stop the Bickering As many of you know, I come from a very close family. My brother is my best friend – and has been since I arrived in the world 14 months after his debut. My sister is someone I couldn’t live without if I tried…there is truly no one like her…

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Choose Your Own Happy Ending

Choose Your Own Happy Ending

Have you ever had the evening arrive, exhausted from the day, and you just call it quits? You don’t stop to do anything fun. You don’t go out in a blaze of glory, hear a resounding bang of the office door, or truly feel “off.” Worse, do you find yourself staying up later than “necessary,”…

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Falling Awake: Mindfulness in 5 Minutes or Less

This is the time of year we talk about Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men (and Women!) But for most people, this holiday is anything but peaceful! We already lead stressful lives that are jam-packed, and now we need to find time to bake, decorate, plan a party, and shop for presents. According to a national survey released by the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly half of all women in the United States experience heightened stress during the holidays at great risk to the health of their minds and bodies. Several years ago a major news network released a poll that said that 45% of Americans wished they could just cancel Christmas because of the associated stress that came with it. Sad, right? Despite repeated warnings about the effect of stress on physical and mental health, surveys show that people are engaging in unhealthy behaviors to manage stress more than ever before – especially during the holidays!

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