We’ve all been there. You have to make a choice whether to do something or not and you just can’t decide. You make your list of pros and cons, only to find just as many reasons on each side of the list. So how do you decide? A client recently struggled with a decision she had to make. Several months before, she had volunteered to take on...
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When it comes to creative expression, our tendency is toward all or nothing. We wait for that perfect opportunity to begin living into our true creativity. We tell ourselves we need a designated space, a big chunk of scheduled time and all of the materials at hand before we can begin. Unfortunately, this isn’t how life happens. And so we have...
Read MoreWhat Happens When You Say YES To A Stranger
I didn’t know Yvonne. But she knew me. She was the vice-president of the local Mac users group and had been reading my Mac Tips newsletter for years. Several months ago she had invited me to give a presentation to the club and that’s when I first met her. She was so thrilled with the presentation that, afterwards, she said,” You...
Read MoreMarketing Made Magical
We all love when magic happens. Magic is effortless. Surprising. Bigger than our expectations. Yet how often are we willing to make room for magic to happen? I am finding that, when I am willing to let go and create some space (through breathing, being in nature, just being still) magic really does happen and, out of nowhere, a brilliant new idea appears....
Read More10 Steps from Brainstorm to Brilliance
Have you ever taken on a big project or a new creative endeavor and, after hours, days, weeks of working, you think you’re finished? And then someone offers you a suggestion to make it even better? Do you settle for “good enough” or do you step back, take a breath and say, YES, I want it to be Great! As you may know, for the past few...
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