To really connect with others, the most important thing you need to be able to do is show and share your authentic self. Sounds simple, right? Actually, as one of the hardest things in the world to do, it’s still the number one thing that holds people back in their lives and businesses. And don’t be fooled by first impressions, despite the old adage. Most often people only show what they think you want to see first rather than the truth. Whether they are doing it consciously or not, that’s … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2012
When Reality Slaps you in the Face, Do you Slap Back?
May 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It happens in a second. Sometimes in a millisecond. You aren’t stunned as much as you are completely unprepared and confused, but at the same time, it all just clicks. Then you begin to realize, oh yea…this is the new truth. And life will be forever different. But don’t go automatically thinking I mean this in a negative context, or that it’s the result of some big, mind blowing event. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. This new reality is freedom. It’s growth. It’s the idea that life can … [Read more...]
What’s your Spiritual MO?
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
For people who may not know me, I’m as much of a spiritual "woo woo" person as I am a left-brained, logical entrepreneur and business person. And as a communicator by heart and trade, I’m always fascinated with how people connect with their own idea of spirituality. How do they nurture it, seek it, grow it -- decide their own individual path? What role does it play, if any? The topic of spirituality connects and polarizes because it’s such an important part of how people define themselves -- … [Read more...]
Living Someone Else’s Version of the Ideal Life?
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
We have a very interesting conundrum as human beings -- how do we live our most authentic life in a way that honors us as an individual and strengthens the collective community as well as our physical environment (aka earth). Does that sound way too big for one person to manage? Well, that’s because it can feel overwhelming based on how you perceive it through your own beliefs and experiences. And with so many people showing, telling and dictating how you should or could feel, and sharing it … [Read more...]