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One Thing at a Time
Tony Schwartz’s book, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, dispels the myth that human beings operate most productively in the same one-dimensional way computers do: continuously, at high speeds, for long periods of time, running multiple programs at the same time. He says we are most productive when we move between periods of high focus…
Keep Reading...MORE Fabulous After 40
I have never entered any kind of contest like this before, but I loved the concept MORE magazine came up with by having women define why they are more fabulous after 40. The old saying that “youth is wasted on the young” is a great one, but it doesn’t stop our culture from being obsessed…
Keep Reading...Making Space
Yesterday we had our biannual clothes trade. For the last 14 years, five women have been meeting every spring and fall to “trade” clothes. This much anticipated event has become quite a tradition and serves on many levels: It’s the perfect excuse to empty our closets of all those basement bargains, unwanted Christmas gifts, and…
Keep Reading...From CHAOS to CALM
Last night I gave my new program, CHAOS to CALM: Your Prescription From an ER Nurse Turned Yogi at Women, Wine and Wellness, a monthly networking event. A variety of women attended of all ages and businesses ranging from skin care to real estate to event planner. But even as we all had differences, we all…
Keep Reading...Small Change
There is a plum tree right outside my office window I check in with every day. Two weeks ago I started to notice a fuzzy little something on the branches, barely even noticeable. Then it snowed and it was gone. A few days later, I noticed tiny buds starting to form. And then it snowed again,…
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