Discover 4 reasons why people are willing to take risks and go out on a limb!
Last week, I was surprised to see a dozen robbins braving our frigid Chicago winter. They were sitting on the brick walkway to our home and eating the little red crab apples that had fallen from our crabapple tree. Then I noticed other robbins perched on several thin limbs of the tree gathering more frozen fruit…
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Four Tips to Create a Joyful Holiday Remembrance or Legacy for Your Loved Ones!
The Holiday Season can be filled with joy and excitement. It also can be a time of heartfelt sadness and loss. As the Helen Keller heartfelt quote, on the left, reads: “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” During the Holiday Season…
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Want to learn how to motivate yourself when you have a Brain Freeze?
Do you want to learn how to motivate yourself when you have a Brain Freeze? I am not referring to the physical Brain Freeze when you have a cold-stimulus, ice-cream, or trigeminal headache, which scientifically is referred to as sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. I am referring to a Brain Freeze when you feel stuck, uninspired, lazy, foggy, etc. As…
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Hassle-Free Holidays Tips for More Harmonious Preparations and Celebrations!
During the holiday season, do some individuals in your personal and/or professional life resemble people on a Disney World dream vacation brochure or on the “most wanted” listings at your local post office? You can enjoy your family members, colleagues, and friends during the holiday season with less stress and more harmony if you understand the…
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Tips to Keep Your Energy Up and Your Stress Down During the Holiday Season!
Did you know that between November 1st and January 15th approximately 29 holidays are observed by 7 of the world’s major religions? All those holidays can deplete your energy and create stressful holiday preparations and celebrations. Not delegating responsibilities and not asking for help are two behaviors that increase your stress and decrease your energy, especially…
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Tips to Decrease Conflict & Increase Harmony During Holiday Celebrations!
Thanksgiving begins the holiday season in the United States. This time of year also increases holiday stress in individual’s professional and personal lives, in countries around the world. You can enjoy all your holiday celebrations with less anxiety and more compatibility if you understand the Brain Colors of your family members, co-workers, friends, clients, and…
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World Diabetes Day: Doing What We Can, Together!
Today, I am honored to welcome and introduce Samantha Markovitz, NBC-HWC. Samantha is my guest blogger for World Diabetes Day and National Diabetes Awareness Month. Samantha is the accomplished founder of GraceMark Wellness & Lifestyle Coaching and the remarkable author of Type 1 Diabetes Caregiver Confidence. Samantha: “On World Diabetes Day (November 14th), we give pause and think about what this day…
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Tips to help you recognize and prevent “wilting” in your professional and personal life!
This week, my Yellow Brain Prepared for the Chicagoland winter weather by spraying Wilt Stop on my ornamental trees and bushes in my gardens. As I was spraying, my Blue Creative Brain imaged having a spray that would be effective for helping people recognize and prevent “wilting” in their workplaces and homes. Three definitions of wilt that can…
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Unique Book for Children with Type 1 Diabetes Now In JDRF Bag of Hope!
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month. Today, my Orange Brain Excited and my Yellow Brain is Honored to announce that Purr-fect Pals: A Kid, A Cat & Diabetes, which is my unique picture, activity, and resource book for children and their families who live with the challenges of diabetes, is now part of the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)…
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Don’t Feel Overwhelmed: Terrific Tips for Organizing Ideas and Managing Projects!
If you read my Do You Want to Know the Secret to Writing a New Book? post on October 5th, you know that I am working on a new business/memoir book. I had been feeling overwhelmed by the copious ideas and information I needed to organize for my new book. The photo is a just small…
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Have You Experienced An Unexpected “Double Delight” In Your Workplace Or At Home?
You may have experienced a double scooped ice cream cone or a ride on a double-decker bus or Doublemint chewing gum. I am wondering if you have experienced a Double Delight in your workplace or at home? Do I mean something that is a double bonus? That is exactly what I mean: twice the joy, expectedly!…
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Do You Know How to Effectively Recognize, Deal with, and Prevent Bully Behavior?
October is Bully Prevention and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to think about the adults and children who have experienced Bully Behavior, and how the 4 Brain Color Personalities, recognize Bully Behavior, how each one feels bullied, and how they courageously deal with and redirect Bully Behavior. Sady, we read, listen, and/or watch…
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