Take time to to’odle and you’ll reach your dreams faster

I love lists.  I covet lists.  I crave making lists.  Lists relax me.  They keep my delusion of being in control of my world firmly in place. I have a confession to make however.  At the end of a bad day, my eyes will skittishly wander towards a list only to streak away faster than […]

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What’s on your to done list? Yep, your to done list.

Have lots of time on your hands?  More than enough resources to do what you want to do?  Do you regularly feel in charge, competent, controlled? Is relaxed your middle name? Yes?  Then please send me the name of the deserted island you’re living on. No?  Then welcome to the rest of the world. Fifth […]

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Scratch to do lists. What’s on your not to do list?

  Chances are if I ask what’s on your to-do list you’ll be able to pull 1 (or 10) out of your Blackberry, IPhone, daytimer and/or nightstand.  Or out of your brain matter if you’re not the scribing type.  Chances are your list is long.  Chances are it weighs you down. What about lightening the […]

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Stop in the name of sanity; see what’s on Danielle LaPorte’s & other’s ‘no way Jose’ list

Stop in the name of … love?  Peace? Sanity?  Self-preservation? Yes.  Stop. Third in a series, this post collects some wonderful musings of what some equally wonderful folk want to stop doing.  Far from filling up their plates with more to-do’s, these are things they want to take off their plates. The series includes things […]

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The ‘to-continue’ lists of some very interesting folk

Wondering what this year will bring to your door?  Wondering which paths to embark on and which to pass? Based on a series of posts I did last year on my to-do, to continue doing, to stop doing, not to do, to-done, and to’odle lists, this year I thought I’d ask which particular paths a […]

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What’s real? Take a second look to find the White Hot Truth

What appears real in our hurry flurry world often isn’t.   Authenticity is big.   Being real is in. Not being true is passe.  Being fake is to be a flake. How do you tell the difference though?  What appears shiny and true can either be a golden nugget or a trashy piece of styrofoam. […]

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4 simple steps for how to get dreams out of your head & into reality

Do you have a hard time getting dreams out of your head and into reality?  Not sure what to do with inspiration when it hits mid-meeting or at midnight? While you may be able to come up with new ideas, what to do with the pesky, flighty fellows is a whole other matter.  Based on […]

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Business or pleasure? Why do we have to choose?

“Business or pleasure?,” said the guy who was sitting beside me on a recent flight.  “Business,” I replied. But I got to thinking.  What does that say about business?  That it can’t be pleasurable?  That we can’t have fun or have ease when we’re working? Let’s face it, the old adage ‘put your nose to […]

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White Hot Truth with Danielle LaPorte

On the eve of launching her new Firestarter Session e-book I sat down with good friend and colleague Danielle LaPorte, of White Hot Truth fame to interview her.  Hang onto your fire poker and as we go with the Q &A. Q: For those who aren’t already in the know, who are you and what […]

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My extended quirky to do list part 6 – my to done’s

My last 5 posts describe an extended, quirky to-do list tool that I use in my corporate training (click here to download a copy for you to use).  It has 5 parts: (I love that out of the 5 categories only two are about adding things.  Can we collectively breath a sigh of relief?) – […]

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