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I will not die an unlived life…
The title of this post is the first line of a beautiful poem by Dawn Markova. I saw it in an Oprah Magazine and I typed and printed it out as a reminder that every day that I am gifted – must be lived. Yet for years I tried to live a carefully scripted life.…
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I never thought of politics as a profession
“I never thought of politics as a profession”. ― Georgios A. Papandreou I’m with Georgios. I never really considered politics as a profession but it should be. I’ve heard the following arguments: The second argument seems to be the stronger of the two as we keep voting for the same ‘experienced’ – gradually becoming old…
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Tune into your body – your guide to better health
My doctor suggested that I might have been suffering from post traumatic stress. Twenty sixteen was a particularly difficult year. So often we keep stepping into the next day without any thought about the messages that our bodies send to us. We nurse the pain, self-medicate, indulge in over eating or over drinking – our…
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If you found a cure for a deadly disease, would you hide it in your basement?
On January 18, 2013, my friend Michael Katz, Blue Penguin founder and Chief Penguin, who specializes in coaching small professional service firms and solos in word-of-mouth marketing shared a post called: Give The Gift of You – which you can read in its entirety here. At the time, I was struggling with thinking that potential…
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Are you an Expert?
In the world of work someone is called an expert if: Or expert status is measured by the number of clients you have. The more clients – the greater your expert status! The dictionary definition talks about knowledge and skill, so you might be called an expert if: I prefer to use the definition from…
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The secret power we all possess
We are all uniquely blessed, with various talents and gifts yet there is one thing we all possess and that is a voice. Our voice is what we use to let the Universe know what we want, it is how we communicate with the world and how we ensure that our cups continue to overflow…
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Burnout is not a badge of honor
I saw this quote while scrolling through Instagram – Burnout is not a badge of honor. Up until recently burnout was something that I could not relate to. That is until I had a conversation with my doctor who said that what I was describing to him sounded like burnout. I wrote about it a…
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Have a cushion without having to compromise
I was chatting with a long-time friend about this today. We were talking about clients who don’t pay on time and those clients who love to haggle on price and tell you the value of your offering. I’ve had clients ignore my terms and pay me whenever. This usually from larger companies versus smaller outfits.…
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Cope or quit?
How do you know when you should continue to cope or just quit? It’s a difficult position to be in for sure because quitting is very scary. What’s on the other side when I say “That’s it! No more!” Am I going to be able to support myself financially? Do I have any clue what…
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Trust your unique expertise – you have everything you need
Feeling that we need more – more education, more information, more time, more money, more training, more experience – is a lie we tell ourselves to stay stuck because, believe it or not, this is a comfortable spot. It’s what we know. What we don’t know is what’s scary to us so we never venture…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
If you could better understand one thing about your business right now….
Most costly decisions begin with
an inaccurate understanding of the situation.
I help leaders understand what is actually happening before major decisions are made or
resources are invested in solving the wrong problem.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Diagnostic Advisor | Sensemaking for high-stakes business decisions 