It’s only 10:30 on Monday morning and the muscles in your shoulders already rival the Swiss Alps. With three more conference calls to make, a staff meeting to lead, two hundred unanswered emails, and an early-morning battle still festering with …
Like most people I know, my 2012 was a rollercoaster of ups and downs (frequently both at the same time). If years can be like sports, it was as if I’d signed up for an easy game of flag football— …
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it
Wow, this month been full of stress! From my town being evacuated due to the Colorado wildfires and the traumatic shooting in Denver … to no shortage of excitement in my work-life and multiple (wonderful!) guests who have visited, life …
For the past few months I’ve been on a leadership team tasked with developing a 10-year strategic plan to promote active healthy lifestyles within the Russian Federation. Like any endeavor this huge and complex, moments of frustration have peppered the …
Lately I’ve been counting my blessings. Like every year at this holiday time, I appreciate how much I have to be grateful for— dear friends and family, incredible clients, a husband that I adore, a dog that keeps me smiling, …
Now and again, just to stimulate my creativity (and hopefully awaken a few more brain cells), I like to browse websites that completely differ from the world I live in every day. Today I found a gem: My Modern Met. …
Yesterday, at one my favorite local tea shops, I walked into the art show of friend and artist, Tim Davis. Tim has a gift for taking unique pictures of old worn out vehicles, turning a rust spot on a truck …
Last Saturday, my husband and I decided to do a 40 mile bike ride together, hills included. The kicker? We committed to end the ride with almost as much energy as we started it.
I’ve said it hundreds of times— no, thousands— to my clients: self-observation is a tool which can help increase our vitality and energy. How, you might ask, can observing the seemingly mundane details of our daily lives energize us? Well, …