I just attended a Zoom on going viral on social media taught by my good friend Haley Gray (Yes, she really is a friend – this isn’t marketing-speak). The meeting was chock full of great info! Haley knows what she’s talking about and shares generously…with no BS. She is part of my closest circle of go-tos! There was someone who attended as “iPad”. When "iPad" asked Haley a question, both Haley and I (I [...]
Me: It never gets easier. Caroline: Maybe it’s not supposed to. Me: Maybe it’s not. This was our third dog to pass in a little over a year. Our preceding generation is gone. Nixon, my older daughter’s 13-year-old pit mix, Maya, our almost 17-year-old poodle a few months ago, and now Esme. None of the dogs we have now knew the generation before them. It’s been a lot… Last week, I was at Suzanne [...]
Saturday, one of my favorite people died. He wasn’t a close friend, but he was special to me. Yesterday, the dog world mourned his passing. Kaz Hosaka was the epitome of the quote: “People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But people will never forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou Kaz was a great dog handler. The bond between him and the dogs he showed was clear [...]
Today, I want to share the story of another powerful women in my life. A post less fun, but at least as important, to share. Yesterday, I posted about my Aunt Luella – a trailblazer, a role model, who makes me smile and inspires me to this day. It was a wonderful trip down memory lane and it sparked fun conversations. It also triggered some more difficult ones...comments publicly and privately saying "I [...]
On this International Women's Day, I want to thank my grandmother's sister, my Aunt Luella. She was a woman of adventure, the first in our family to be a "career women." The only female in a family of 11 children to forge a different path...one of her own choosing. Her life was beyond glamorous to me. Aunt Luella traveled the world, often venturing out on her own in exotic places. She was daring, sneaking [...]
No one is perfect, including you, but that doesn’t mean you should beat yourself up over what went wrong. Dr. Fern Kazlow explains, “While it’s valuable to take responsibility for your part in the breakup, don’t create a story that gets you stuck or portrays you in a way that diminishes you.” [...]
Holding yourself back is a learned behavior that often becomes a habit, and may come from one or both parents. It is built on, and perpetuated by, related attitudes and behaviors. In addition to the learned behaviors, there may be inherited traits that support it as well. You may be more pessimistic, have less vibrant health or stamina, or be more introverted. [...]
I just revisited a blog post I wrote 8 years ago, one year after I was severely injured. The years that followed took me on a much different journey than I anticipated when I wrote this post in 2008. While the power of connection became even more evident, I never expected that following my injury there would be 8 surgeries, a house fire, and twists and turns in my life filled with lessons that brought me forward to creating the No Doubt Zone™. I want to share my blog post from December 2008, and invite you to join me in 2017 in the No Doubt Zone.
My last blog - The Year of the Power Connection, generated a lot of questions about what exactly is a Power Connection? How do you create a Power Connection? What are the benefits of a Power Connection? Let’s start with What is a Power Connection? First, the difference between a connection and a Power Connection is the difference between lighting a dark room with a flashlight or a flood lamp. A flashlight only allows you [...]
For Beth, like many of us, the holidays are a mix of emotions. While she looks forward to the holiday cheer, parties, and gift giving, she dreads the family gatherings. They bring out her feelings of difference and even inadequacy compared to and fostered by her relatives. Unlike her sisters and female cousins, Beth has chosen to forego having children, and she has a career that keeps her constantly on the go. In addition to [...]
