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Teens: approach with caution, am I right? Well, what if we approached with connection instead? I’m running an experiment where I put that nagging request I have for my kids in my back pocket and have a conversation with them about almost anything else before I drop in my ask. Here’s a common situation: The kids forgot to clean out their lunchboxes again, and the dishwasher hasn’t been cleared. My default mode is to say in a stern voice: “What do I need to do to get you to remember to clean up after yourselves?” Followed by other lecture-y type… Read More
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And what I love most about coming home I still remember the first time I left home for a work trip after my eldest was born. I tearfully said goodbye to her and my husband on the driveway before I drove away. I’d be gone for two nights, leading a development retreat for young professionals—most of whom were not yet parents. I felt lonely, guilty and worried, plus a whole host of other emotions while I was away. But in the end, I came home, and everything was fine. Reuniting with my little one felt so good. And I’d also… Read More
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I was in a call the other day when someone expressed disappointment at moving two steps forward, only to take one step back. But let’s say you start at 0 and you stay consistent with taking the two steps forward every day for a year – knowing you’re going to fall one step back everyday. Would you do it? Or would that stop you from moving ahead? Stay consistent and you’ll be 365 steps ahead at end of the year – true, it’s not 730 steps ahead, but 365 is way better than 0, or anything else in between. Read More
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Not the it is what it is, that’s just how the world works reality Not the status quo, don’t rock the boat reality Not the I’ll put my dreams on the back burner until I have time someday reality It’s the I’m pulling back the curtain reality The I’ll face my pain and fears reality The I’ll embrace the whole me reality The I am here to shine reality The I am answering the call reality The I am changing the world reality The I am all in right now reality A reality I choose A reality I shape A… Read More
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You won’t pull me down I will not give you my energy Read More
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Think about it: shutting down can be a positive thing, or a negative thing. Read More
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I used to think it was difficult to keep orchids alive. My dad would take… Read More
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I see myself in you And I try Read More
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You asked me where I’d gone My body is here Read More
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Should I set the bar low, or set it high? For myself? For people that… Read More