Last week, Belinda Brown interviewed me on her Empowered Women series. The intent of the interview was to talk about my research and book on voluntary childlessness but we ended up taking most of the hour talking about the link between mindful, conscious, decision making and success. Over the course of our lives we develop habitual patterns of behavior which become […]
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Laura’s Playlist
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINbI5CMt3I] Pharrel Williams’ song HAPPY is my theme song this year. I can not help but jump up and dance when I hear this tune. Apparently people around the world feel the same way! Check out this video and you will be dancing along… […]
Making the Most of the Moment
I have been a mindfulness practitioner for some time so I don’t recall the moment when I began to more consciously live in the moment but when I started making the most of the moment I began to live a better and happier life. I also became more productive, more focused, more loving, and more […]
A Holiday for Gratitude
This Peanuts Youtube clip reminded me that the original intent for establishing a national holiday called Thanksgiving was to–yes–give thanks! Sometimes that intention is lost in the rush and crush of dinner preparation, travel, and black Friday shopping. It doesn’t have to be that way. Even if you only spend a minute this week thinking […]
Got Success?
So thrilled to be a presenting my 20 min “TED-like” talk on Mindful Leadership at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 13, at the inaugural 4 For Success event in Tampa. Come join us for 4 stimulating presentations by 4 business and success coaches and networking at the PourHouse afterwards with discounted beverages for all with […]
Think You are Too Old to Do It?!
I was Googling “Fashion Week” and I came across this amazing article on 81-year-old fashion model Carmen Dell’Orefice. She started modeling in her teens and was recently featured in an HBO documentary on supermodels. At first it was a pragmatic career move made to help her single mother pay some bills, but then the camera […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Management
Forbes Magazine published this terrific list and as an Energy Leadership Master Practitioner I agree with this list whole-heartedly. Read this and I am sure you be reminded of a former boss or colleague who poisoned the work environment, demotivated their teams, failed to reach realistic goals as a result of these seven deadly sins. […]
Opening Up to You
Nature has a way of teaching us things we really do know but have forgotten. On my morning walk I came across this magnolia blossom and it reminded be how beautiful we all are, without trying to be or even thinking about it. A magnolia blossom doesn’t have a mirror, makeup, a hot date, or […]
Happiness Here, Happiness Now
I was speaking to a woman recently about my coaching practice and as I responded to her questions about the types of coaching I do, she interrupted and asked, “So, you are saying that people can choose to be happy?” I responded with a resounding “Yes!” Fast forward a couple months to B.E.A.C.H.* Retreat (Balancing […]
Are You the Meeting Troll?
Marketing Guru Seth Godin takes a humorous look at the meeting troll. You might have one in your workplace or, perhaps, you are the meeting troll. What is a meeting troll? How do you manage the troll? And how do you know if you have stepped over the line into trolldom? Click here to find […]