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- Life & Work Balance – Myth or Reality? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Alyssa Johnson“Is it even possible to achieve life & work balance?” bemoaned a client of mine a few months ago. She was running herself ragged trying to juggle about 15 plates at once. She’d hit a wall and wasn’t even sure where to go from here. She was exhausted, short-tempered with just about everyone ...
Views: 1002(1 vote) - What Is Important in Life for You? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonHave you ever asked yourself “What is important in life?” I’m not sure many people do. Let’s face it, life is busy. Life is chaotic. Life is exhausting. All of our “to do” lists are completely unrealistic and ridiculous. But that’s just life, right? Um….I’m going to be that little ...
Views: 986 - The New 3D Strategy: The Secret to Your Future Success - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyOn any given day, most of us dedicate time to our children, spouses, careers, friends, charities, churches, parents, siblings, clients, household activities, and, oh yeah, if there is a little extra time left in the day, ourselves. So why is it that only a select few of us can make it look ...
Views: 833(1 vote) - Starting A Home Based Business- Key Steps To Avoid The Pitfalls - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2013 from Stan TomaszewskiStarting a home based business is something many think about doing and in today's crazy global economy,it seems everyone needs either extra income, or an alternative to the traditional "9-5" J-O-B. Having been down that road, I would like to share some tips that you should know that may help ...
Views: 932 - I’m Not Perfect – But I’m Getting Better - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonOk, I admit it! I’m not perfect! Whew – I feel better getting that off my chest! Sometimes I feel a lot of pressure to seem like I’ve got it all together. My kids are watching me. My clients are watching me. People in organizations where I hold leadership positions are watching. I know, I ...
Views: 909 - Dirty Laundry is Good for Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2013 from MaryEllen Tribby“I love working from home, I get so much laundry done and today I even cleaned out my refrigerator.” This was a comment I overheard the other night while waiting for the PTA meeting to start at my daughters’ school. Unfortunately that was far from the first time I have heard a work at home ...
Views: 935 - How to Create More Meaningful Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonAre you longing for more meaningful relationships? A good place to start is with the people you love. These are the people who matter to you and you matter to them. I had an interesting revelation last night I wanted to share with you. I’ve known my husband for over 20 years. Sometimes we ...
Views: 900 - Is Balance in Life a Myth? - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonMost schools around here are back in session at this point. Finding balance in life may seem like a pipe dream for many. I see the harried expressions of moms as they drive their kids here, there, and everywhere. My foot was the victim of a grocery cart incident as a mother was rushing around ...
Views: 784 - Self Esteem and Confidence: Release the Devil You Know - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonWe hear about the importance of self esteem and confidence just about every day in the media. These are areas that many women struggle with. They have to do with an overall belief (or lack thereof) in oneself and one’s ability to make wise decisions. I find that the hardest decisions for me ...
Views: 990 - The Movie of YOUR Life - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyDo you know what you want to do with your life? Really know? Do you want to start your own business? Ready to join the ranks of famous entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurs, who set their own hours, make the amount of money they desire, and spend more time with their family. Entrepreneurs who make ...
Views: 854 - Foreclosure Cleanup & Trash-out Business: Three Common Questions and Answers About the Industry - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Cassandra BlackThe industry of trash-out and foreclosure cleanup encompasses caring for REO ("real estate owned") properties including those that sit empty and are in pre-foreclosure, or those lender-owned homes that have gone through the full foreclosure process. Industry Still in Its Infancy Many of ...
Views: 2229 - How do I get peace of mind in relationships? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonAs women, we love relationships! But how often do you find yourself asking “How do I get peace of mind relationships?” I mean, they can cause our greatest joys and our greatest heartbreaks! It can be quite a roller coaster if we’re not careful. Today, I’d like to share a simple process for ...
Views: 878 - How to Create the Life You Want - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyIt really isn't such a big mystery. When my family and I moved back to South Florida from Texas, people wanted to know "why?". Everyone thought there was a big juicy story to be told. But, the bottom line was that it was simple. We did not enjoy living in Texas. Now don't get me wrong; ...
Views: 864 - Coping With Stains On A Daily Basis - My Little Secret! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2013 from Joanna JohnsonAs a passionate cooker, dedicated to constantly develop my skills in the kitchen, I can't help but struggle with stains on a daily basis. I maneuver between boiling sauces, sprinkling hot grease on my freshly-washed apron, and steaming pans which soak my clothes and my otherwise perfectly pulled ...
Views: 1142 - Is Feminism An Outdated Term? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2013 from Beate CheletteSusan Sarandon recently said she doesn’t call herself a feminist anymore because she thinks the label is too stigmatized to be taken seriously. She added that our daughters (mine included) can’t identify with this term anymore because it has negative connotations suggesting “a load of strident ...
Views: 2765 - 3 Easy Ways To Make The Best Choice - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Gia CilentoThe Best Choice - Gia Cilento - The Peace Doctor, Life Coach, Author, Speaker, Reiki Master, Healer Making the best choice can sometimes be difficult. Sometimes there seems to be far too many things to choose from, such as breakfast cereal, and sometimes there are far too few, such as choosing ...
Views: 946(1 vote) - Are You a Victim or a Leader? Your Choice! - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from MaryEllen TribbyRecently to my great surprise, I found out that the show “24” was coming back to television for a new season. This is my favorite TV show of all times. It is filled with well-developed characters, intriguing story lines and suspenseful cliffhangers that end each episode. If you are not ...
Views: 751 - Balance in Life: What Do I Need Less Of? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonLast week we looked at having more balance in life by asking “What do I want more of?” This week, I want to help you take the opposite approach with a little twist. There’s great power in words. I share this principle with my clients all the time. Take a minute and notice how your emotional ...
Views: 879(1 vote) - Balance in Life: What Do I Want More Of? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonIt’s real easy as a mom to focus on everyone else’s needs. We want everyone to be happy and feel loved. But neglecting yourself doesn’t lead to much balance in life for you. I can hear it now – “Me? I don’t have time to think of me. I’m fine.” Really? If you think your needs are any less ...
Views: 837 - Build Confidence to Step into the Life You Were Meant For - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonLots of people talk about the importance of learning how to build confidence, but they just talk in circles without ever getting to the “how to’s”. Personally, I find that extremely frustrating! I recently read a great book called the Right Questions, by the late Debbie Ford. She challenged ...
Views: 837 - 7 Ways To Prevent A Superwoman Meltdown - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2013 from Gia CilentoIf you’re anything like me, you sometimes feel like you’re being pulled in a hundred different directions at the same time. Yes, you manage to fulfill just about everything on your “to do” list, but you can end up feeling drained, empty and exhausted or even totally overwhelmed. When you’re ...
Views: 862(1 vote) - Living A Constipated Life Or, How This SuperWoman Got Her Groove Back - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2013 from Gia CilentoBeing a SuperWoman isn’t always easy. In fact, it can be downright tough. So many expectations, especially from yourself. Sometimes it feels like you’re being pulled in a thousand directions. And, sometimes, when you don’t live up to those expectations, things unravel, fall apart and you have to ...
Views: 725(1 vote) - Work? Life? Balance?! How to… - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2013 from Nicola BuntingHow can you achieve ideal work/life balance in a 24/7 world? "There's no such thing as work life balance," declared Sheryl Sandburg recently, best-selling author of "Lean In." "There's work, there's life, and there's no balance." What do you think? What are your thoughts about Yahoo ...
Views: 735 - An Easy Way To De-frizz and Detangle with Homemade Leave in Conditioner for Hair - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2013 from Mae ZabalaHave you ever wondered if leave in conditioner is for you? Leave in conditioner can help the appearance of your hair whether it’s extremely dry and may be useful if you have an oily hair type too. If you have long hair like I do, you might have the issue of having both oily and dry hair. ...
Views: 2331 - How Do I Change My Diet Without Destroying My Life? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Michaelson WilliamsThe sad truth is this: America is fat. Right now 37.4% of adults and 16.7 of children% currently struggles with obesity, and that number is only increasing. To reverse the trend, nationally and individually, we have to think about how we eat and how we exercise. As we know, the equation for ...
Views: 679 - How to Find Peace: Be Determined…Be Dauntless - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonI like to choose 1 word to be my focus and anchor each year. This year I wanted to learn how to find peace in my everyday life. The word I chose is "dauntless". I used to struggle a lot with of fear of rejection, perfectionism and self-doubt. I knew in 2013, it needed to end. You see, I turn ...
Views: 867 - How to Find Happiness: Resentful? Who, Me? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonResentment. It’s such an ugly word. You don’t usually think of it when considering how to find happiness! But it’s critical to the process! Let me show you how… What causes resentment? Feeling taken advantage of! As moms, this could be considered a daily occurrence if we’re not in the ...
Views: 843(1 vote) - Life on Purpose: What Do I Want Right Now? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonWho wants to live your life on purpose? C’mon, raise your hands! Don’t be shy! None of us want to reflect back and the end of our lives and feel like we meandered and had little effect on anyone or anything. But in order to have an effect, you must be intentional. Now, I know you’re ...
Views: 760(1 vote) - How to Enjoy Life – One Day at a Time - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonEver wonder how to enjoy life? This month we continued our focus on living out our life’s purpose. Discovering your purpose can seem rather daunting, but once you’ve got a direction, it can be even more difficult to stay focused and not allow obstacles to get in your way! Let’s face it. ...
Views: 1603(1 vote) - How Do You Find Your Purpose? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2013 from Alyssa Johnson“How do you find your purpose?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions! All of us what to know that we matter. We want to have an effect on this world. We want to know that everything we’ve gone through in this life was for something and that some type of legacy will be left. The ...
Views: 797 - Super Woman is a Juggler Living in Suburbia - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2013 from Dr. Michele BrennanBeing a woman in today's society is full of challenges that our grandmother's never had to think about. So many women today are jugglers by profession. We juggle school with part time work, we juggle our career goals with caring for a family, we juggle the pressures of external expectations with ...
Views: 1032 - Mothers And Beauty On The Go - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2016 from Stephanie AdamsFor all of you mothers out there, remember, a mother is the most beautiful woman in the world... True beauty is love and confidence. Loving who you are and being confident enough to never change that. Why mask your individuality or alter your destined reality when your true beauty is your ...
Views: 1332(1 vote) - How to Relieve Stress: Wave It Goodbye - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonOur world is stressful. Anyone disagree with that? So want to know how to relieve stress? It’s easy to find yourself tied up in knots over just about anything if you’re not careful. It takes a conscious decision to shield yourself from the chaos that surrounds us each and every day. I’d ...
Views: 877(1 vote) - Self-Care – Enjoy Life: Am I Who I Want to Be? - by Submitted on May 20, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonIt’s an important question. Life happens. We respond. And suddenly years have passed. This is where we get ourselves into trouble and realize, “This isn’t what I wanted! How did my life turn out like this? I don’t enjoy life right now!” The problem lies in not having asked that little ...
Views: 921 - How to Get Healthy, Glowing Skin Naturally - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Carisa HolmesAre you looking for a natural skin care product that delivers real results? Well, there are some things you need to know before buying “hope in a jar”. During the years I spent as an esthetician running an organic day spa in a wellness center, I learned that most of the chemical-based, high ...
Views: 1454(2 votes) - How to Leave a Legacy: The Ripple Effect - by Submitted on May 10, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonI want to leave a legacy. How ‘bout you? I want to know I left a mark on this world and not just any old mark, but one that really made a positive difference in as many lives as possible. Sound impossible? No way! Every action you take has the potential to be a ripple effect. What do I ...
Views: 1283 - What Calm Mums Need To Know About Anger Management - by Submitted on May 06, 2013 from Julia HarrisMost busy working mother feel angry at times. Anger is an emotion that tells us that something is wrong. It may even help us to get out of dangerous situations, but sometimes the threats are just perceived and anger is not an appropriate emotion. Anger itself is not the main problem though. ...
Views: 853(1 vote) - The Power of Just One Word - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonRecently, I shared a simple 3 step process for waking up to what you enjoy. This helps point you in the right direction for understanding what’s truly important to you and why. Now, I want to share a practical step for choosing a direction and remaining focused on it. Getting clear on ...
Views: 1198 - Self-Care – What Do You Have Energy For? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonI went to a get together a friend of mine put on this week and heard a really sad comment by one of the ladies there regarding self-care. We were talking about friendships. She said that she’s so busy with all her responsibilities at work and with her kids that she notices that she purposely ...
Views: 1086(1 vote) - Are You Sleep Walking Through Your Life? - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonIt’s such a simple question. Your initial reaction may have been an offended “NO!” But too often, we get caught up in the daily busyness of life that we don’t look that far ahead. This is why those milestone birthdays – 30, 40, 50, 60 – can be a struggle. “Where did the time go? How did I ...
Views: 1203 - Women’s Gender Related Health Issues Part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2013 from Joan JacobsWhen it comes to chronic disease effecting both women and men, three main processes should be noted: 1. The prevalence of chronic disease is on the rise in both women and men. 2.The prevalence of certain chronic disease is outstandingly more dominant in women. 3. Diseases that just a ...
Views: 783 - Women’s Gender Related Health Issues Part 1 - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2013 from Joan JacobsWomen’s International Day is a great opportunity to explore common women’s health issues and how they reflect social and cultural processes or in other words: what is gender related health ? The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) determined that disease is affected by sex ...
Views: 950 - Self-Care is NOT a Bad Word - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonAs women, we’ve been conditioned to take care of everybody else. We feel it’s expected of us and there’s a lot of guilt involved in this. It almost seems sacrilegious to think “What about me?” Then there’s even more guilt! Guilt seems to be the underlying emotion relating to all of this. ...
Views: 1204 - A Life Well Lived - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Alyssa JohnsonI’ve been asked repeatedly “What are the nuggets that you most frequently share with the ladies you work with?” So I decided to share 4 life lessons I’ve learned in over 15 years of working with women and nearly that long being a mom. If you’ve ever wondered, “Who am I?” or “Why am I here?” ...
Views: 1236 - Wooden Hot Tubs and Options Available for You When You Choose them - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2013 from Adrian RockerIt is a good idea to have a hot tub installed in your backyard in order to provide you with the comfort of soaking yourself in warm water when you have time to refresh yourself. Though there are plastic hot tubs in the market it is the wooden hot tubs most people buy. In case you are a newlywed ...
Views: 877 - How to deal with difficult people - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2013 from Julia HarrisDealing with difficult people can be extremely draining on your mental energy! And let’s face it, none of us busy working mums can afford to lose any of our energy, be it mental or physical! So here are some tips on how to deal with a difficult person whether they are your mother in law, ...
Views: 765 - ***Managing Stress as a Working Mother - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Denise ReillyAsk any mother who's been there, and almost every woman will agree trying muster up energy every day to take care of new children and young kids is a mountain of a challenge. Add onto that task maintaining a job as well, and it's no surprise mothers are completely stressed out and high ...
Views: 1713(1 vote) - Attention All Working Mothers: Self-Care Is Not Selfish! - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Marla EnhelderSelf-care is a critical part of living a fulfilled and happy life as a working mom! Unfortunately, however, most working moms often put everyone and everything else before their own needs and allow themselves to fall last on the list of priorities. In order for career-minded mama’s to ...
Views: 1171(1 vote) - The Age of Reason (Does that exist in the life of a working mom?) - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2012 from Jamee TenzerDoes this sound familiar? In addition to showing up at work, doing a fantastic job, keeping hearth and home moving along with enthusiasm and brilliance (and looking great all the while,) you maintain a second career as social secretary to your children. This is the reality of many working moms ...
Views: 1005(2 votes) - Tough Love from A Working Mother - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Christine Brown-QuinnWhat do working mothers worry about the most? It’s the kids of course. Whatever the setting, the question I get asked the most is “Will the kids be alright?” It’s made me realize that we tend to look at the glass half-empty rather than half-filled when it comes to blending work and family. We ...
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