life fully loved

See intentions like the North Star. They guide but don't direct. Set an intention as you enter 2023. Just one. No action required, just be you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My daughter saw Santa one day on the way to school. She figured out where he was going. Her belief in Santa and her desire that he do something in relation to Christmas led to her expectation, revealed in this video. Desire + Belief = Expectation. It's a purposeful equation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louise Penny's Three Pines isn't just a place; it's a beating heart where belonging, connection, and courage reign supreme. Three Pines, although fictional, shows us what a life fully loved really looks like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gandhi says, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Change starts with you. As you change from within, your outer world changes too. Think of a world in which each of us undergoes this process of transformation. One by one becomes many over time. This is how we will change the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listening is a lost art. Its value, though, is manifold. We listen to connect and learn about others and ourselves. I like how the Dalai Lama sums it up: “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My son at bat taught me a lesson in responding versus reacting. While the amygdala (fear-based) response is real, you don’t have to react to it. Give yourself the space to choose differently. For more related to this topic, listen to Dancing at The White Horse and Feeling Stuck . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piano lessons taught me more than music. I saw how passion brought my whole self (mind, body, heart, spirit) into the moment. And how did I get there? I followed the advice from the famous joke: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. What's your Carnegie Hall? How can you bring more of your whole self into your life? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

HR today is rigid. So many rules and regulations that we've replaced "care" with "compliance." There's another way of doing HR that's less about maintaining structures and more about finding fluidity. Using the evolution of dress code policy over the years, I talk about how to make that transition. Then I explore finding that happy balance between rigidity and fluidity. Of course, I'm not just tal...

I love lists. So today, I'm doing a countdown of the lessons I learned while writing my Book, Career Advice: What I Wish I Knew When I Was 24 . 1) Advice vs. Feedback 2) Don't Make Assumptions 3) Be Generous 4) Know Your Audience 5) Jungle Gym Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know aspens are connected as a single living organism? Aspens remind us we’re connected, as individuals, groups, and societies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you remember swimming when you were a kid? Time moved slowly, didn't it? When did it change … and why? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After my car spun out on the highway one snowy winter night, I had a reckoning. I had to choose my key priorities and let go of the rest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do I find a job I love and will pay well? It’s the #1 question I hear from young adults. Do you wonder about it too, even now? The key to finding a job that pays well is shifting your mindset from scarcity to abundance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who doesn’t love Napoleon Dynamite? He’s a great example of living up to your potential. Using “dynamite” as a metaphor, this video talks about how to use it to move from “potential” to “actual.” You want a life of meaning. When you know you’re fulfilling your purpose in life, you are realizing your potential. And if you’re still figuring it out? Hey, that’s okay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Imagine what the world would look like if we saw each other as precious babies – pure potential, innocent, loving and loved? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We worry for lots of reasons: control, familiarity, comfort (ironic, I know!), safety. The payoff of worrying is an illusory sense of control over external variables. Of course, that's a fallacy. We can't control the external environment, only ourselves and how we respond to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What advice would you give young adults starting their careers? Listen to hear what I learned along with what I wish I knew myself when I was starting out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sweating the small stuff keeps us from dealing with the urgent challenges of today. Look at the small stuff as practice for how to handle the big stuff. Listen to hear how a simple shift can help you get ready. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I got my broken record player fixed and the first song it played was Frank Sinatra's "You Make Me Feel So Young." You likely know it. It got me thinking about how the missing piece - the "preamp" or preamplifier - got rid of the problem, which was distortion. And then I thought about how resilience performs the same function. It gets rid of our distortion by providing clarity. The lyrics of the so...

As Indy said, Why did it have to be snakes? My fear of snakes bared its fangs on a recent walk, forcing me to face it head-on. How do you want to respond to fears in your life? Pre-pave the path with your exit strategy in mind so you don’t stay stuck in the snake pit with Indy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paying attention requires us to lace intention with reflection. By doing so, we move from problem to solution. Time (and our perception of it) has a lot to do with our ability to pay attention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rites of passage move us from one stage of life to the next. Learn how to grow through these transitions with ease. It's about choices and mastery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Networking is about making authentic connections. It provides us with physical, behavioural, and neurological benefits. This podcast talks about: - what networking is (and isn't) - why we do it - what we get from it - what stops us - how do it authentically Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Judge Judy is a saboteur we can all relate to. Replace judgement with discernment by following these three (3) steps: 1) Recognize when your Judge shows up 2) Release the (negative) thought 3) Resolve to do better. You can download these steps as a graphic by clicking here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dancing feels good. It’s fun! It teaches us to live in the moment. We connect to ourselves and others when we do it. Dancing shows us through the body how alignment and dissonance feel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.