My amazing year wasn’t a fluke! When I was stuck and confused because I felt like I was being pulled in a million directions, I needed a rudder to ground me and align me with my purpose.
Tag: attitude
Embrace Your Femininity: Don’t Hide It in a Dark Drawer
Sometimes women after 50 think that they have reached the pinnacle of their career, but that’s not true for the unstoppable Frances Prado, a visionary whose journey began when she became an empty nester. Often while growing up this daughter of immigrant field workers experienced bouts of homelessness and learned to do without—now she says…
Do You Know the Real Reason Why I Meditate?
This weekend was insane because I was trying to write with one hand tied behind my back. Well not literally, but with the same effect.
Planting the Seeds for a Healthy Relationship with Your Child
Five years ago, when Nina Sidell was hit by an oncoming SUV while crossing Broad Street, remarkably she was able to walk away from it with just soft-tissue damage. She was not hurt to the degree that she could or should have been. Moreover, she now understood how fragile life could be. “I felt…
5 Keys to Building a Business of Your Dreams
By Lynda Dell When business owner Rick Giandonato missed his five-year-old son’s kindergarten graduation because of his grueling 100-hour-a-week work schedule, he reached a breaking point in his career. “I am going to run a successful business,” this determined dad said,” if it takes until I die to do so.” This “do-or-die” former Marine transformed…
Reach for Your Dreams
By Lynda Dell You learn the most from your failures, providing that you actually take the risks. Sometimes things don’t go according to your best laid plans. Forcing them to happen is not the best strategy. I know, I had this great idea, but when implemented it didn’t yield the results that I anticipated. I…
A Soldier’s Journey to Social Consciousness
By Lynda Dell Originally posted in January 2107 BOLD + magazine Corey Taylor’s journey to mindfulness began with his own investigation of his painful, irritating episodes of psoriasis and eczema that made him feel so self-conscious and socially isolated as an adolescent. Throughout high school, Taylor tried every popular skin care product that his dermatologist…
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life
I used to believe in Murphy’s Law; “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong,” and things always went from bad to worse. It seemed like my life was caught in a vicious negative cycle —until I realized that I had the power to derail this runaway train. Has this ever happened to you? You shut…
