Dealing With Anger: Tip #1
“My Neighbor’s Coffin” During this past year my neighbor’s home has really gone to pot. A lovely woman, she got involved with a man with serious emotional issues, who often yells at her and collects a...
View ArticleKeys to Staying Grounded in the Midst of World Chaos
Part 1: How to Cope With Wide Range Emotions We are living in historic and chaotic times. Though the centers of rebellion, disruption, violence and natural disasters are often far from American soil,...
View ArticleMy Sister’s Death
About a week and a half ago, my phone rang early on a Saturday morning. I didn’t quite hear the name or recognize the voice on the other end of the line. “I’m sorry, who is this?” “Timon.” “Timon!” I...
View ArticleMoving Through Grief to See the Light
These past couple of weeks, after the death of my sister, I have been going through a kind of grief I have never experienced before. My lowest point was getting caught up in the dark side of my family...
View ArticleLetting Go, And Finding Miracles
The day started out great. I meditated in my favorite spot, had a soothing cup of my favorite tea, and then set a spirited agenda for getting my desk cleared of the pile of small tasks I needed to do....
View ArticleWomen in Business: How to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back, Tip #1 Stop...
I often work with women entrepreneurs who are stuck in their lives or career, knowing there is action to take, but they are unsure of what it is. There are three things that can help you get unstuck –...
View ArticleHow to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back, Tip #2 Using Fear as a Resource
USE FEAR AS A RESOURCE Everybody has fear. So what makes the difference between being stymied by fear and succeeding in spite of it? It is the capacity to use fear as a resource. Fear is not your...
View ArticleHow to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back – Tip #3 Let Go of Perfection and...
LET GO OF PERFECTION and TAKE ACTION What prevents us from taking action when we absolutely know that not taking action is detrimental to us? Fear, yes, fear is a good answer. But what are we really...
View ArticleThe Yes, And Adjustment – Improv’s #1 Rule
Green and wide-eyed, I’d only been in L.A. a few weeks and was looking for an acting class when I was told about the improv workshops of The Committee, a famous improv theatre company that had...
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HOW DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?
IT STARTS EARLY In conversation with my friend Michael Tertes (Life’s Permission Slip Coach), he asked me, “How do know who you are? How does anyone come to know who he or she is?” I had to think about...
View ArticleThree Keys to Calm Nerves
There are three primary ways we humans tend to orient our self-identity: – Spirit/Soul– Mind/Thinking– Psyche/Psychology A well-rounded person is conscious of all of these aspects of being. What is...
View ArticleBefriending Your Fear
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” -Redmoon Fear is a mistrusted and unappreciated emotion in modern society. It is something...
View ArticleEmotions at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Time. Nostalgia is in the air. It is a holiday that brings up a lot of feelings – be it joy, love, gratitude, resentment, sorrow, or loneliness. Nothing evokes mixed feelings like family....
View ArticleLove Is Not an Emotion . . . Wait, what?!
People are often surprised when I say that love is not an emotion. Love is believed by many to be a force of nature. I don’t disagree (though I call it something else.) I believe that force is...
View ArticleTop Skills Needed for a Successful 2020
If you’re looking to grow your professional skills I came across an interesting article in Forbes that may give you some direction as to what to work on: The 10+ Most Important Job Skills Every Company...
View ArticleAsk Joie: Anxious Sibling is Exhausting Me
How to Communicate with Relatives You’re Sheltering in Place With Note: All identifying information, such as gender, have been changed. This week I received a question on Ask Joie from someone living...
View ArticleFingers Crossed? There’s a Better Way to Cope
You are smart enough to know that keeping your fingers crossed won’t elect your preferred candidate, get you that job or promotion or make the world safer. Yet, we can be at a loss as to what to do, or...
View ArticleFear, Masks and Leadership
FEAR I have long said that if I had to teach about only one emotion it would be FEAR. In its unadulterated form, fear’s function is to save your life and keep you from harm. We need fear to survive....
View ArticleStaying Tuned In Without Going Crazy
Healthy Detachment Diane worked for a venture capital firm with a highly toxic environment. Over time her health was seriously affected. She realized that she needed to step back and stop getting...
View ArticleEmotional Agility – A Skill For Our Times
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