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Navigating Family Dynamics During the Holiday Season and Beyond With the holiday season fast approaching, time spent with family increases. Add this increased time with the addition of aunts, uncles, grandmas, grandpas and cousins, and you can have quite an interesting family dynamic. The more people you have... ( added 17 days 18 hours ago.)

The Stress Monster Will Upset Your Balance Turn on the news and you'll likely be bombarded with traumatic events and updates on the gloomy economy. Call up a friend and she might tell you her husband just lost his job, or a loved one was just diagnosed with cancer. Even in your own home... ( added 99 days 16 hours ago.)

7 Good Reasons to Get Rid of Clutter Sometimes it seems the longer we live, the more clutter we accumulate. Life gets busy, our family grows, and so does the clutter. Some of us are good at stuffing it inside drawers, closets, basements and garages, making our homes look... ( added 133 days 12 hours ago.)

15 Quick Tips for Conquering Disorganization Moms have an almost Universal need to be and stay organized. With all the hats we wear, it is increasingly more important to stay on top of everything and maximize our efficiency. Without organization, we drop balls, forget about important... ( added 183 days 16 hours ago.)

The Link between Fulfillment and Life Purpose Fifteen years into my business career, I began to feel unfulfilled. Deep in my soul, I had a desire to make a difference in the lives of other people. Some people would argue that I was making a difference. I contributed to the success of an... ( added 232 days 15 hours ago.)

Honoring You in All Your Relationships It's no secret that it takes two to create and maintain a healthy relationship. Although I would agree with this statement, I also know there is a lot one person can do to change the dynamics of any relationship. And since none of us have the... ( added 257 days 16 hours ago.)

P.R.E.P. Yourself for Success "You've got to be tough to do the big things in life like taking risks, admitting mistakes, and changing bad habits. You've got to be tough to do the little things like biting your tongue, waiting your turn and putting up with fools. Self-reliance... ( added 295 days 16 hours ago.)

Quick Fixes to the 3 Big Energy Zappers Many moms today are running on empty. In the morning, we fill up on a quarter tank of coffee (or our equivalent gasoline), and then try and engage in activities that require a full tank. What happens when our fuel runs out? We get tired, irritable... ( added 310 days 21 hours ago.)

Slowing Down When Everyone Else is Speeding Up Extreme busyness is a chronic disease that afflicts many moms today. As a matter of fact, I was just listening to the One Month to Live DVD by Kerry and Chris Shook. They identified three passion busters. I'm not talking about sexual passion... ( added 351 days 15 hours ago.)

Protection from the Stressors in Life The other day I was reading a blog post from a mom who had just returned home from a relaxing vacation. She felt refreshed and refueled for about one week. She was telling her readers that she needed a break, but felt guilty because she just had a... ( added 1 year 1 day ago.)

5 Ways to Develop More Patience with Children Which of the following situations send you over the edge? You ask your child to do something three times and he is still not listening. Your four year old is having a complete melt down over something you see as insignificant. You've had a long... ( added 1 year 7 days ago.)

Modeling Life for Your Children Fast forward 20 years; your children might be 20, 25 or maybe even 35. It doesn't really matter how old they are. What matters is whether or not they will learn the important family values that you wish to impart. Now I understand that, as mothers... ( added 1 year 14 days ago.)

Journaling - A Self-Care Practice When many of us think of self-care, we immediately think about all the things we should be doing for ourselves but aren't. We remind ourselves we should exercise or start eating healthy. We might even think about getting out to enjoy a cup of... ( added 1 year 43 days ago.)

The Seven Types of Boundaries The call came at 8:10 in the morning. "Mom, I forgot my baseball stuff in the car. Can you please bring it to me now?" My teenager had spent the night with his friend and inadvertently forgot to prepare himself for the baseball summer camp he was... ( added 1 year 49 days ago.)

The Dreadful Word: NO Many moms have a hard time learning the essential art of saying no. It is such a struggle that Mary M. Byers has devoted an entire book, "How to Say No and Live to Tell About It" , and has branded herself as "The No Queen". Sometime between the... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.)

Taming the Scatter Brain Do you ever feel like you are going in a hundred different directions but not really going anywhere? Maybe you run upstairs to do something, only to forget what you were going to do. You start doing something else, and then abandon that project... ( added 1 year 118 days ago.)

4 Keys to Increased Confidence It takes hard work to be a confident woman, but the rewards are well worth the effort it takes. Imagine being able to go through your day feeling good about who you are and the decisions you make. Picture yourself laughing at your mistakes instead... ( added 1 year 215 days ago.)

The 3:1 Passion Ratio Children have long lists of toys they want and moms have long "to do" lists. If we can set aside our money fears, it's exciting to listen to our children talk about all the cool toys they want for their birthdays or other special occasions. Do you... ( added 1 year 237 days ago.)

Boosting Your Personal Productivity With so many tasks fighting for our attention, it's no wonder we struggle with feeling productive. For most women, it's important to us that we feel productive, and we usually measure our productivity by our output how much do we get done in a... ( added 1 year 251 days ago.)

5 Ways to Attract the Relationships You Want There has been a time in my life when relationships were a source of great discontentment in my life. I worked around negative people. I didn't have a lot of the kinds of friends I wanted. I was in a marriage that was lonely and filled with... ( added 1 year 268 days ago.)

Everyone is a Leader, So How Will You Lead? For as long as I can remember, people have asked the question "Are you a leader or a follower?" There was an attempt to categorize or label people based on their ability to lead other people. What if I were to tell you that everyone is a leader... ( added 1 year 289 days ago.)

Mini Makeovers When we hear the word makeover, most of us think about transforming our physical appearance in some way. Just recently, for instance, I have toyed with the idea of growing my hair out. Perusing through the big hairstyle book at my local salon, I... ( added 1 year 313 days ago.)

Creating Un-Spoiled Children Have you ever wondered if your children are spoiled? I know I have. I was so curious one day that I looked up the definition of a spoiled child on the internet. According to B.D. Schmitt, M.D., author of "Your Child's Health", he says "a spoiled... ( added 1 year 331 days ago.)

Avoid the Assumption Trap A few months ago I was contacted to speak to a local womens association group. In the context of our communications, I was asked if I had a book, and if so, would I offer a discount? I assumed the client wanted a discount off my speaking services... ( added 1 year 363 days ago.)

Vision and Belief are like Cookies and (Chocolate) Milk Maybe you would disagree, but to me, cookies and milk is a match made in heaven. They just go together. Can you enjoy cookies without milk? Sure, as long as they are Oreos or homemade chocolate chip cookies. Is a glass of milk refreshing by... ( added 2 years 29 days ago.)