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    You Can’t Always Get What You Want

    Today I received an email that our retreat for this weekend, the retreat entitled “Big Love,” has been cancelled. We didn’t have a single person signed up. I’m definitely disappointed. And…

    October 9, 2012
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    Stations of the Cross: A Modern Approach for a Rainy Day Retreat

    This last weekend, at our retreat, we created a modern twist on the Stations of the Cross. Late on Thursday we realized that it would be too rainy to plan on…

    April 2, 2012
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    Friday Photos: San Damiano, A Lovely Place to Retreat

    Tomorrow I get to go out to San Damiano Retreat in Danville, California. It’s out near where I grew up and went to high school. While it’s only about an hour…

    March 23, 2012
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    A Video ‘Trailer’ for the August Retreat

    I whipped up a little video trailer on the August retreat Father Rusty and I are working on, hopefully for use on the San Damiano home page. Here’s a sneak peek…

    August 3, 2011
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    A Heavenly Nap: Angel in the Shade at San Damiano

    A happy, slumbering angel in the garden at San Damiano. I’d love to curl up like this for a nap and unwind in the peace of a heavenly place.…

    June 15, 2011
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  • Golfing and puppy adventures this week. Watch for Chewie tripping as he brings the ball back to Zoom. Never fear, he’s fine and we all went out to celebrate Zooms first place win at the junior golf tournament with some ice cream afterwards.
  • This week on the podcast, EB Sanders joins me to talk about careers. One of the things we talk about is roles and responsibilities, and how what so many of us crave is simple clarity around what we do, and what other people are supposed to be doing. I share a story about one place I worked, and was the new person, and my new colleagues kept loading up my plate with whatever crappy part of their job they wanted to offload. ⠀ ⠀ I remember having a conversation with the person that was managing me and asking her if the things that had been delegated to me aligned with what she wanted my role to be focusing on. It took a little bit of courage to walk in and ask for clarity and alignment. The truth was that she also did not know that others were taking it upon themselves to ditch responsibilities they didn't want on a newcomer, nor did she want the role to be doing those things. ⠀ ⠀ It's totally okay to have the conversation of "Is this really what you want me doing? This isn't what we talked about in the interview stage. So, how can we make it align better?" ⠀ ⠀ “Clear is kind. ⠀ Unclear is unkind.” - Brene Brown ⠀ If you're curious about this discussion, and how you can get the clarity you need for your role - tune into the discussion this week with @eb_sanders and I on the podcast.⠀ ⠀ Thank you, EB for joining me on the show!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀✔️ quote is from @brenebrown from Dare to Lead which is worth a read 💖
  • In this episode, I’m overjoyed to have EB Sanders joining me to talk about her work as a career coach, and how to design a career and a life that works for you. She has an amazing background of being a teacher, then a staffing and recruiting professional, and now she is a full time career coaching helping creative people discover work that makes them happy. EB and I hit it off from the moment we said hello, and it was such a treat getting to pick her brain about how people design a career, as both a full time employee in a corporation, or as an entrepreneur.⠀ ⠀ I really hope you’ll join us because we talk about a lot of the juicy stuff about how to be happy at work - from how to change a toxic environment, how to define your values to find a job that is a great fit, and why a “9 to 5” is a great fit for many people. I think you’re gonna love this episode!⠀ Thank you @eb_sanders for joining me this week!⠀ ⠀ You can find the link to the whole conversation in my profile⠀ ⠀ #careersuccess #jobsearch #jobgrowth #networking#careeradvice #wednesdaywisdom #positivethoughtsonly #motivation #yallwokemeupfromnappin #siesta⠀ #worklife #recruitment #candidates #jobs #recruitmentlife #consulting #careerchange#work #motivation #workhard #career #careeradvice #life#betterneverstops #jumpstartyourjoy #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #podernfamily
  • Full moon on the move! We were out playing with friends last night and Z looked up and said that it looked like we were in Star Wars, and, was later amazed at how quickly the moon was moving up in the sky. I’m grateful for some new perspectives, fresh ideas, lightness and beauty. And for the expectation that everything will come back around, every season, all our lessons. It’s on us and in us to see the rotations with new eyes and learn from the last time we walked this path. For me, I’ve noticed a new centeredness and sureness. I feel grounded and in my purpose. It feels powerful and freeing at the same time. How’s the full moon treating you? #fullmoon #fremontca #moon #luna #goldenhour #bluehour #sequoia #summersky #dusk #twilight #outtildark
  • After trying these “Rising Moon Overnight Oats” at Docking Bay 7 at Black Spire Outpost, I’m obsessed. Disney does some amazing gluten free food, and I polished this off and have been thinking about basically every day since we were there 😂 I have so many questions ... am I the last to discover overnight oats? How did it taste SO good? I’ve gotta go back 😍 #risingmoonovernightoats #overnightoats #glutenfreedisney #glutenfreegalaxysedge #starwars #cargobay7 #glutenfree #starwarsnerd #offplanet #breakfastgoals #howdidtheydothat #takemeback #batuu #batuudreaming
  • This week on Jump Start Your Joy - I’m sharing all about how you can be both a planner, and allow room for creativity and spontaneity to play a role in your life or your business. As a planner at heart, I feel a sense of calm and “everything is right with the world” when I’m able to make a list, or, plan a trip. The magic happens, though, when I make the plan and then don’t cling to it too tightly. And, I struggled with doing that for a really long time - of planning, but not needing to control the outcome once I’d figured out the plan.⠀ ⠀ Want to learn more about this world of balance and spontaneity? Tune in this week to the podcast. The link is in my bio- enjoy!⠀ ⠀ #podcast#findyourpurpose #smallbusiness #jumpstartyourjoy #inspiration⠀ #followyourdreams#followyourheart#newentrepreneurs #newbusiness#podcast #perfectionist #changeyourmindset#changeyourmindset#changeyourlife #plannermindset #creativity #joyeveryday#joyofchildhood#whatlightsyouup #wisdomwednesday
  • There’s something about that heart / mind thing that was really hard for me to figure out. As a very heady, thinking person (and someone who was really good at managing projects), it seemed hard (I know see that it was actually vulnerable, which is also hard) to step away from my thinking, building, doing, managing head, and trust that my heart knew the way.⠀ ⠀ The thing is, joy is all about heart. I don’t think that there are many ways to think yourself into being joyful or content, or happy. It’s something you feel, so it has to start with the heart.⠀ ⠀ Want to learn more about it? And how to make room for creativity, joy, and fun as a heady, thinking human? Tune in this week on the podcast and I’ll share how it’s worked for me.⠀ ⠀ #podcast#findyourpurpose #smallbusiness #jumpstartyourjoy #inspiration⠀ #followyourdreams#followyourheart#newentrepreneurs #newbusiness#podcast #changeyourmindset#changeyourmindset#changeyourlife #plannermindset #creativity #joyeveryday#joyofchildhood#whatlightsyouup #whysoserious #perfectionist
  • “We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip, a trip takes us.” – John Steinbeck⠀ ⠀ Here’s what I have learned after doing a podcast for awhile. At the heart of any creative process is surrender - surrender to what could be, to what might show up as you’re working, to what the spirit sends your way, and to slowing down. This would not have been something I’d have believed was possible even 5 years ago. I was so very attached to my project manager-ness, and it was kind of hard for me to see that there was a manner of leading that involved letting go of attachment to a specific outcome, and letting the process unfold as you go. ⠀ ⠀ Want to learn more about how to approach things from a “well planned, loosely held” point of view? Tune in this week on the podcast, and you’ll get my thoughts.⠀ ⠀ #podcast#findyourpurpose #smallbusiness #jumpstartyourjoy #inspiration⠀ #followyourdreams#followyourheart#newentrepreneurs #newbusiness#podcast #perfectionist #changeyourmindset#changeyourmindset#changeyourlife #plannermindset #creativity #joyeveryday#joyofchildhood#whatlightsyouup #wisdomwednesday
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