When I hear, "Sorry I'm late!" from someone, I know that the real meaning is usually, "I planned to leave on time but had to put out a fire!" Now, I’ll admit, I DO surround myself with high achieving, passionate business owners. They do have a lot on their plate. They are juggling multiple roles. They also are NOT in the fire safety profession [...]
Stress, anyone? I know – with all that we NEED to accomplish, all the we WANT to accomplish, and all the STUFF going on each day, it can be easy to feel stressed! Here’s a list I ran across in Think and Grow Rich for Women by Susan Lechter that can help you reduce stress in your life. AND . . . once you [...]
Here we are ... three weeks into January. So how are you doing on those firm New Year's resolutions you set? Not to be negative, but did you know that 30% of people give up after 2 weeks, and less than half are still focused and achieving success after 6 months? GRRRR . . . those aren’t great statistics. Guess what - I have [...]
How do you fill up your cup? What activities GIVE you energy? How can you recharge your batteries? Stop – and really think about this! Write a list! What do you love doing? How do you relax? (Do you need a little help getting started? Here's some ideas: baking, sleeping, reading, meditating, exercising, yoga, being in nature, watching a romantic comedy, laughing with friends [...]
Do you wrap gifts Christmas Eve? Do you find you are exhausted Christmas morning because you were up all night putting together toys? When you pull the gifts out of the hiding places, do you realize that you bought “too much” for one person and “not enough” for another? Did you start your gift buying in July and then forgot about everything you had [...]
We are continuing our journey to a Stress Free Holiday Season. If you’ve missed previous posts - Week #1 – Mentally create the holiday of your dreams. Week #2 – List all the activities you currently participate in during the holidays. Week #3 – Categorize these activities – how much do you enjoy doing them? One of the causes of stress around the holidays [...]
