Money. How much energy do you use to think about money? “I don’t have enough, I need more, it’s going to cost too much, is it worth the money, what’s on sale?” I grew up listening to my parents, teachers, and friends stressing about money, talking about not being able to afford this or that. It’s

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  I know the feeling – waking up wondering why you’re here. I’m talking about the BIG wonder: Why you’re here on the planet? •••FREE Teleseminar below! You feel like you’re floating around in life, perhaps bouncing from one thing to the next (meaning really busy) with no real direction or feeling of greater purpose

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Sometimes I think it’s really healthy to not take yourself too seriously. Well, most of the time, I think it’s helpful. But sometimes we can choose to really, really, put ourselves out there in the, “let’s see how unserious I can be (aka: am I really doing this?)” land. So I did.  My 40th birthday

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I use to be the person who went through life as if it were a straight line. “Do what I need to do, check it off the list, aim for this goal, or that outcome, do what I think I should or shouldn’t do, feel stressed, and start it all over again the next day.” 

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It’s time folks. It’s time to create some intention for 2013. Not just any intention, but the BIG MAMA intention. The kind of intention that ROCKS YOUR WORLD. The kind that causes you to take action you wouldn’t have last year. The kind that brings butterflies swirling around in your stomach – even in formation.

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I have this love/hate relationship with Christmas – to be totally honest. I love the vacation time, I love the winter as much as summer, and I love the colorful lights up around town. But I have this hang up with the “gift” giving part of Christmas. I see it as a consumer holiday –

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I find communicating effectively with other people is one of the greatest challenges in life! I mean, how many times do we end up in conflict with someone because of a mis-communication, or in my case, a lack of communication. I admit, I am really good at avoiding conversations I don’t want to have, and

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O.k., I admit it. I am a perfectionist. Well, I’m actually a recovering perfectionist, but my perfectionist tendencies show their ugly head from time to time, like this past week. I didn’t realize it until I found myself in tears talking with friends. What came out was the stress, pressure, and anxiety I was feeling

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I get it, I’ve been there, all three. Sometimes all at once, sometimes spread out over a day, week, month or year. Lost and frustrated? For 8 years. Overwhelmed? Every winter for 10 years. Why? Because I was going through life without direction. I was searching for purpose in every unfulfilling corner as I transitioned

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I’ve just returned from a six day trip up Mt. Baker in Washington guiding and teaching a group of all African American people from around the U.S. who are training to climb Denali next summer. We were also being filmed by a media team to market next years climb for sponsorship! Mt. Baker holds the

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