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Healthy Holiday Eating

Healthy Holiday Eating

Nov 16, 2015

Holidays are times that we look forward to as it usually means time away from work, often travelling to see interesting places or people, and feasting!  There are specific foods that we look forward to for summer holidays, as well as Christmas and Easter, but this article will focus on Thanksgiving. The origin of this feast as its name implies, comes from giving thanks to God for a bountiful harvest, successful hunting, and by implication, all of the blessings that we enjoy in abundance. 

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Giving and Accepting Feedback with Grace

Giving and Accepting Feedback with Grace

Nov 13, 2015

In November we have a lot for which to be thankful, not the least of which is for those people in our lives who inspire and sometimes spur us on to better versions of ourselves. I have been doing a lot of speaking on image and leadership lately and am sometimes stunned and sometimes inspired by the ways I hear people giving and receiving feedback. Whether it’s to a friend, a colleague or your boss, learning to give and receive it gracefully is one of the trickiest things to do. Here are a few tips to make it a little easier as you grow into new roles in your career:

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Success Is A Journey

Success Is A Journey

Nov 9, 2015

Too often, people are quick to say that someone is “lucky” when they have achieved great success.  The truth is, that in 99.9% of the cases, luck had nothing to do with it.  As a matter of fact, I don’t believe in luck.  I believe that luck happens when hard work meets opportunity.  I believe that the so called “lucky” ones are people who saw an opportunity and seized it.

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How Understading Me, You, and Us Makes for Better Parenting

How Understading Me, You, and Us Makes for Better Parenting

Nov 6, 2015

I can feel the heat of my heart pounding on my ears.  I notice my daughter holding her breath as I sternly tell her how I “hate irresponsible people.”  As I take my next breath, I stop dead in my tracks and realize, wow, complete mom fail.  I have transformed my moment of teaching and showing my daughter about responsibility into a moment of shaming her.  I stop and tell her I am too upset to speak and think this process through.  Once together again in the car, I attempt to explain how “Mommy got to the point, where she was being hurtful rather than helpful.” The vulnerability of noticing my mistake and pausing to understand what was going on for me allowed me

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The Health Benefits of Happiness

The Health Benefits of Happiness

Nov 2, 2015

The pursuit of happiness has been the subject of numerous books and movies as it is something we all desire.  How to define happiness and how to achieve it, however, remain elusive goals.  Nobody wants to go through life being sad and miserable.  Depression is a tragic illness that is all too common and has complicated and multiple causes – many of which are not in our control.  Happiness, too, has multiple causes and there are strategies to improve our happiness which will be the topic of this article.  

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