Looking for a new friend? Feeling a bit frustrated? More people are struggling to make a friend. Isolation and loneliness are on the rise. The world has changed! In my personal and work life the topic of friendships comes up often. Having friends is important for your health and happiness! Making friends can be …
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In second grade I experienced something very upsetting… I didn’t get into the highest reading group. Instead I was put into the second highest reading group. I clearly remember it and that was close to sixty years ago. Before that moment I felt smart and liked myself. After not at all. My battle with low …
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Quarantining isn’t easy especially when you engage in negativity. Doom and gloom conversation is on the rise. It’s making us feel worse. It’s time to lock down our discouraging and depressing thoughts or quarantine negativity! I’m excited to share a concept I read in the book “Factfulness” by Hans Rosling. He says “Things can continue …
Tracking my feelings in A Feelings Journal changed my life. I swear! My favorite motto or MarGOism is… “First Feel, Second Solve”. To go along with this motto many years ago I started a Feelings Journal. Why did I do this? My life at the time wasn’t going well. This was around 2009 or …
With the spreading nature of the corona virus you are confronted daily with difficult decisions. What is the right thing to do or not do? It’s stressful to be in this type of ethical dilemma. Too much stress is not healthy and over time will weaken your immune system. As an emotions management expert …
When you make a change you give up what you are familiar with in exchange for something new and hopefully better. It takes time to adjust partly because of the losses involved. Even if you are excited about the change expect to flow in and out of good and bad feelings. Recently my mother at …
Money Impacts your Career, Relationships and Health. Money is a valuable tool. Used properly it can help you create a better and better life. If not it can cause unnecessary stress and unhappiness. Money decisions are 90% emotional. Your personal money story creates emotional obstacles. Everyone has one! *My newest passion is helping millennials have …
When your GPS starts recalculating it means you made a wrong turn. It immediately reroutes you to get back on the right road. It is annoying and sometimes embarrassing to hear “recalculating” coming out of your smart phone. It is also nice to have the help. I worked on a second book for several months …
Are you thinking about Self-Employment or Starting Your Own Business?” It can be fun to think about and it’s a pleasurable distraction when you dislike your job or work life. Problem is it’s not what it’s cracked up to be. Succeeding in self-employment takes way more than passion, living your purpose or doing what you …
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What is a funk? For me it means I’m in a bad mood or have a bad case of the blahs! Nothing feels particularly good or pleasurable. A funk involves feelings of frustration, emptiness and disconnection. When are you likely to get into a funk? More important is how do you get out of it? …
It’s common to connect to a higher power or spiritual practice when you are struggling emotionally. It’s easy to experience negative feelings during difficult transitions (job change, retirement, divorce or death.) Common feelings include lonely, hopeless, disconnected, unfulfilled and unhappy. There are many ways to feel better. You can talk to a friend, exercise, take a …
I no longer charge by the hour for business and life coaching. I wonder why it took me so long. Naturally, there are reasons and almost all are emotional. One of my favorite MarGOisms is “Knowing what to do is the easy part.” As a Business and Life Coach, people ask what I do …