Category: balance
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Four Steps to Find Balance in Your Life
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In working with clients, and at retreats, people often ask how they can find balance in their lives. Everyone seems to be more crunched for time, and have more that they want to do than ever before. I find that it’s easier to keep the “walls are closing in around…
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Your Own Breath as an Antidote to Overwhelm
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Gently confronting overwhelm in our daily lives can feel like a monumental endeavor. Many of us crave more calm. Seeking that in the midst of endless to-do lists and bottomless demands on our time and attention may actually yield the opposite. Looking for the quick fix or simply “getting away…
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What Does Work-Life Balance Really Mean?
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The term “work-life balance” has gotten a bad reputation in recent years, and in some instances it feels like the word “balance” has become synonymous with busy-ness for the sake of being busy. Balance really means so much more than juggling endless tasks, and there are a lot of good,…
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Finding Balance in Your Life: A Free Course
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As a coach, I get a lot of inquiries from women who are feeling too busy, overwhelmed, and like they are pulled in way too many directions to be doing anything very well. Finding balance in your life can be complicated. You may feel like your life is run by…
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Reflection on a Retreat Activity: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand
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At a recent about “Balance,” I introduced a retreat activity called “Rock, Pebbles, Sand.” This itself story was featured in Stephen Covey’s book First Things First, but has also made it’s rounds all over the internet. A lecturer was leading a seminar, and announced “Okay, it’s time for a quiz.” Reaching…
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A Recap on the Balance Retreat
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Saturday was one of those wonderful, life affirming days. We had a large group of participants, so many participants! There was a point during the day, when leading one of the sessions, that I felt so fully present and engaged. So in the moment, and so full of gratitude to…
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Morning iPhone Usage, This Time with Intention
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Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a hard time getting out the door and getting to work in a reasonable amount of time. I can make excuses, but I know that it has to do with my routine. And due to the fact that for a long time, I’ve…
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Struggling to Live a Balanced Life: How “Shoulds” Effect How We See Things
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My search for the last year has been specifically around finding balance, and it is the topic for the next retreat I am leading. And my experiences over the last year have been full of not only searching for balance, but also in trying to actually define what balance would…
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The Search for Balance: New Priorities as a Working Mother
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I’m no stranger to busy-ness. I work, I have a three year old son, and I’m studying for the PMP (Project Management Professional) exam, I’m planning a wedding, and planning a retreat. Appropriately, the retreat is on …. balance. Life Changes Make us Rethink PrioritiesBalance has been that thing I’ve…