Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity. - W. Clement Stone
Learning to say no can often be a key component to maintaining balance and relieving stress in your life. [...]
I arrived on Cape Cod last Thursday with one expectation – to write. I imagined a weekend of peace, quiet and artsy coffee shops. I expected immediate inspiration just by leaving home. I never found my artsy coffee shop nor did I find the inspiration I needed to write. I decided to take [...]
“I’ve learned that if I don’t celebrate the exquisiteness of each day that I’ve lost something I’ll never get back.” - Sally P. Karioth, American Educator and Nurse.
On that note, I’m spending a few days on Cape Cod for a quiet retreat and some time to write. And the opportunity to be outside, enjoying each [...]
On Saturday I attended a workshop through the NSA New England – The National Speakers Association. Topic: SEO Made Easy. Presenter Steve Mertz ranks #1 in Google for many searches related to SEO. His talk was based on helping the participants rank #1 in their specialty area. I have some [...]
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” - Anna Quindlen
Perfection is an issue I struggle with constantly. Over the last few months perfection became a roadblock and I have done some digging to figure out the reason. I [...]
Recently a friend and I were talking about the stress she was dealing with as a result of recent illness, stress at work, and various family obligations. I looked at her and asked, “How are you taking care of yourself?”
Post conversation I started thinking about my own self-care activities – are they enough? Too much? [...]
“Do I really need a $20 mug?” I wondered. True the mug is handmade and hand painted, but did I need to spend $20 on a mug, when I already have several usable coffee mugs at home?
This mug was different. As soon as I saw it on the shelf at the Waitsfield, Vermont [...]
You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could only know how seldom they do. – Olin Miller
I’m reminded of a lot of things when I read this quote, but most prominent are all the people who have ever said to me “I don’t go to the gym because I don’t [...]
As a co-director for the Downtown Women’s Club Boston chapter, I had the opportunity to share some of my experiences and learnings on the Womens Dish blog. Click here to read the full story and the tips I shared.
