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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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  • My name is Paula and I’m a Podcast Host, and podcast consultant. Let’s do #fridayintroductions 💜 I work with women in the healing and coaching professions - supporting them or coaching them in creating a podcast they love. Sometimes that means I also project manage their marketing, which is something I’ve done for 20 years. Today it meant I got to participate at career day at my sons elementary school. It’s felt good to stand in front of this sign and talk about following your dreams with kids. It felt even better to freaking admit to myself that this. This is what I do. This is what I love. This is what lights me up and what I can’t stop talking about. I’ve been a little too shy about saying that. What changed it? Well, one @dearfranny told me I should read the book “The Big Leap” by @hendricks.gay “It will change your life” she said. Francesca was right and I’m now happily embracing what is my “Zone of Genius” (aka the thing that you are really good at, is energizing, and that leverages your talents). No more zone of excellence. I’m all in on this. And boy, it was divine telling other people who know me as Zooms mom that hey! I have a cool career I created out of what I love. Yes! I have a podcast! Yes! I make a living doing this! Nothing but gratitude here, and it’s not missed in me that as a little girl I used to answer the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” With one word: HAPPY. And today I got to share that happiness, back at school, and encourage other youngsters who didn’t know how to answer that question with what it can look like to follow your own path. Thanks @whenigrowupcoach and @jennlee for holding this vision with me and to my family for always “getting” me. And to anyone doubting it ... HAPPY can pay the bills. 🎉 #podcastersunite #podcastersofinstagram #lifecoachlife #livingthedream #momentsofmine #itsalllookingup #jumpstartyourjoy #behappy #whatiwanttobewhenigrowup
  • “Follow your curiosity” has been one of the themes that keeps popping up in the podcast, and I love the playfulness of it. ⠀ ⠀ My guest this week, Zoha Abbas, shares it as a top way that she taps into joy.⠀ Elizabeth Gilbert has shifted away from saying “Follow Your Passion” to “Follow Your Curiosity.” Mallory Wisong and I talked about it on last week’s episode, too. ⠀ ⠀ I love the shift and the focus on being curious. It takes the pressure off trying to define what your “passion” is. It takes pressure off for having to figure anything out. It just lets you be, and it keeps life fresh.⠀ ⠀ Want to hear what else Zoha has to say about curiosity? You can find a link to the podcast episode in my profile.Thank you @multidoer for joining me!⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneurmotivation #entrepreneurs #trust #business #confidence #lifecoachlife #entrepreneur #goodbusiness #inspiration #intention #dreamersanddoers #fempreneur #multipassionate #womeneur #bossbabemovement #fempire #lifegoals #pursuejoy #alifeofintention #escapethe9to5 #goaldigger #goalchaser #thebossbabesociete #action #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy#thursdaythoughts #hakunamatata #100daysofjoy
  • Someone is really hoping for leftovers from whatever it was I just defrosted and ate for dinner 😂 Things have been a little outside the norm around here. My father in law is in the hospital and hubby has been out of town with his Mom and Dad for more than a week. Things are off schedule. We are out of sorts. We miss Sean, we wish “Grandpa Dit Dit” (it’s what Zoom called him before he could pronounce the name Dick and it endearingly stuck) was better and home. Zoom has had Mac and cheese more times than I can count and I have no idea what it was I defrost and ate for dinner. (pinky swear for reals no idea... I froze it last month and didn’t label it but everything I freeze is gluten free and made by the husband who is a chef). My reframe here is ... gratitude for my past self loving my future self enough to freeze a meal. For a boy who is happy to eat the same thing more than one night in a row. Grateful for people we love and people we miss. Happy there’s a little dog here that lets me snuggle him. And grateful I’ve got enough cleaning product on hand to do the massive amount of cleaning I’ve tackled this week. 😂 also super glad I got waived from jury duty this week. Hope you all are having a peaceful week. #mysterymeat #leftoversarenotmyjam #chewiethechi #chihuahuasofinstagram #chihuahuamix #dreamingofdinner #letsquotehowardjones #thingscanonlygetbetter #earsfordays #stresscleaning
  • Zoha Abbas is the amazing powerhouse behind the site “Multidoer,” and she works with creative entrepreneurs to help them craft process in their businesses. Here’s what makes Zoha so interesting and special (and why she’s an entrepreneur after my own heart): she is a multipassionate herself, and has artfully meshed the worlds of creativity and organization together to create a unique business and offering. ⠀ ⠀ Action + Creativity = Mind Blown⠀ ⠀ Zoha was first on the show back in Season 2, and I’m so happy to have gotten to catch up with her again this week. We’ve both seen our own businesses and offerings morph over the last two years, and I always find it interesting when there are notable parallels between the kind of work that two people are doing. What I find super inspiring (and what fits in so well with the “Action” section of the show), is that Zoha works with clients to help them create their own structure for their business. By defining 3 key “Anchors,” she helps people rework how they do work.⠀ ⠀ Want to tune in to the whole conversation? You can find a link to the podcast episode in my profile.Thank you @multidoer for joining me!⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneurmotivation #entrepreneurs #trust #business #confidence #lifecoachlife #entrepreneur #goodbusiness #inspiration #intention #dreamersanddoers #fempreneur #multipassionate #womeneur #bossbabemovement #fempire #lifegoals #pursuejoy #alifeofintention #escapethe9to5 #goaldigger #goalchaser #thebossbabesociete #action #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #wednesdaywisdom #100daysofjoy
  • I’m really excited to have Zoha Abbas joining me on the show this week! Zoha works with clients to help them identify their own Values, and pull them into their life and business. “Use your Values as your Northstar,” is her advice to entrepreneurs. If you can identify what is at the core of your personality and interests, and bring aspects of that into your work, you’ll be more successful and feel more “on purpose.” ⠀ ⠀ If you’re not honoring your own Values in the work that you do (or the life that you lead), you’re more likely to find that you are burnt out, frustrated, or feel overwhelmed.⠀ ⠀ Want to hear more about it? You can find a link to the podcast episode in my profile.Thank you @multidoer for joining me on the show!⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneurmotivation #entrepreneurs #trust #business #confidence #lifecoachlife #entrepreneur #goodbusiness #inspiration #intention #dreamersanddoers #fempreneur #multipassionate #womeneur #bossbabemovement #fempire #lifegoals #pursuejoy #alifeofintention #escapethe9to5 #goaldigger #goalchaser #thebossbabesociete #action #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #transformationtuesday
  • This is me in 1996 - going back to grad school at Yale Divinity School, moving across the country from California to Connecticut. I left a job in mutual funds (2nd pic is outside @franklintempletoninv_rancho which used to be in San Mateo) to go back to what I loved, what filled my heart with joy. It was a big change, all of it. I went from party school (UCSB) to Ivy League. I didn’t know a soul at Yale when I got there. The program I joined was primarily for those wanting to be ordained ministers. I loved YDS (Yale Divinity School) with my whole heart. I said yes to so many new things and found a deep appreciation for it all - the people, the faith and spirituality, the place and history. I see so much hesitation in my eyes in this first picture. My mom took it after helping me move in, and she would head home soon afterwards. I did not think I was ready for my “Wide Open Spaces” and yet I found my heart and spirit had yearned for the new spaces, the room to make my big mistakes. So, if you are on to a new intimidating adventure... lean in. If you meet a friend in a new place, delight in her loud laugh and welcoming nature, if you are moving to somewhere stay open and curious and keep that child like wonder. You’re gonna be great. I just know it. I’m looking at you @revkkd and our friendship and hat tip @dixie_chicks for a song that still makes me cry and want to hit the road. And @thedebcooperman for reminding me of that song. @yaledivinityschool #wideopenspaces #roomtomakethebigmistakes #yaledivinityschool #yds #thequad #yale #pinchmeimdreaming #didthatreallyhappen #gauchoatheart #boolaboolahallelujah #100daysofjoy
  • “Follow your curiosity” is one of the key themes of this week’s podcast episode, with VA Mallory Wisong. She and I have been working together for the last year, and what I find is that we both love to infuse our work with joy, curiosity, and, magic. ⠀ ⠀ In many ways, this might not seem like a traditional bit of business advice - making room for magic, especially from two people who are process nerds, and love a good timeline. But here’s the thing … many people can pull together a list of deliverables. I’ve met plenty of project managers in my day, and each one knows how to do a status report, lead a client meeting, and send a follow up email. ⠀ ⠀ But the ones who are notably different from the others? ⠀ They leave room for the “what if,” they come up with fun names for their team, they bring food, they celebrate wins, they make a point to weave fun and intrapersonal aspects into the project, and it makes all the difference. ⠀ ⠀ Mallory and I are talking about that thing this week - the magic, the woo, the unexpected, the things that aren't “normally” part of a business. Because that’s the stuff that is joyful, and very much needed.⠀ ⠀ Want to tune in to the whole conversation? You can find a link to the podcast episode in my profile.Thank you @mallorywisong for joining me!⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneurmotivation #successmindset #entrepreneurs #trust #business #confidence #virtualassistant #lifecoachlife #entrepreneur #changemaker #visionar y#goodbusiness #inspiration #intention #action #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #thursdaythoughts
  • Mallory Wisong is a virtual assistant, certified life coach, and I have the great pleasure of both working with her, and, having her join me on this week’s episode. With a background doing admin work in the financial industry, Mal brings with her a unique blend of a knack for process and details, along with intuition, heart, courage, and the ability to hold the highest vision for those she works with. I think you will love getting to know her on this episode, and getting a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes with the show.⠀ ⠀ The thing that stands out for me about our conversation is that Mallory and I share about how we like to make room for magic in our work, which has been a refreshing theme for us over the past year. There was a lot of interesting synchronicity that led to our working together, and I think that there’s a lot to learn from our story (and how well we work together). Lots of times, when you’re an entrepreneur, it can be stressful trying to find the right people to bring on to your team. You need to be able to trust someone, to know that they will be able to do the work, and that they will care about the business. What I want you to know is that the right person is out there. Lots of times it just takes remaining open to possibilities, and having faith that the right person IS out there. ⠀ ⠀ Want to tune in to the whole conversation? You can find a link to the podcast episode in my profile.Thank you @mallorywisong for joining me!⠀ ⠀ #entrepreneurmotivation #successmindset #entrepreneurs #trust #business #confidence #virtualassistant #lifecoachlife #entrepreneur #changemaker #visionar y#goodbusiness #inspiration #intention #action #podcast #podcastersofinstagram #jumpstartyourjoy #wednesdaywisdom
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