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By Noelle NelsonDec 31, 20151 topic

Don’t Settle: Get Inspired With New Year’s Resolutions for What You Really Want!

Atlanta’s Homeward Choir, a group of 26 homeless men from Atlanta’s Central Night Shelter, was invited to sing at the White House in December of 2015. When the group got the invitation--and how that came about is a wonderful story --among the many questions the choir members asked of their director, Donal Noonan, was “Why us?” to which Noonan responded, “Why not us?” And that is the questio I invite you to ask yourself this New Year, as you make your New Year’s resolutions:

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonDec 5, 20151 topic

The Holidays: “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Really?

The Holidays! You’ve made your list and you’re checking it twice. Let’s see: not enough money in the budget to get the kids what they really want. Not enough for a quick two day get-away for you and your S.O., given the cost of transportation, accommodations, and a sitter who will put up for that long with the kids and your menagerie of 2 cats, 1 dog, 3 hamsters and 1 and ½ lizard (tail missing). Relatives who are thrilled to announce they’re flying in for a nice long visit,

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Noelle NelsonNov 2, 20151 topic

Thanksgiving 2.0: Be Grateful For Everything That Goes Right!

How often do you stop to catch yourself in the act of doing something right? Or anybody else for that matter . . . As opposed to dinging yourself for every single mistake you make, every flaw you find on your face, in your character, your clothes, your finances, your relationship, your friends--need I go on? We’ve got catching ourselves (and/or our friends, employers, loved ones, strangers, celebrities and whoever else) doing it wrong down to a fine art, practiced umpteen ti

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonSep 30, 20151 topic

Enrich Your Life: Befriend an Extrovert if You’re an Introvert, or an Introvert if You’re an Extrovert

I went to the movies recently with a friend. It was billed as an action comedy and I was looking forward to some good laughs. What I hadn’t realized is that the movie was 90% action and 10% comedy. Oh, the comedy was great! We’re talking LOL rolling in the aisles funny--and the action was just as good. As long as your thing is roller-coaster hyper-warp in-your-face action. Great stuff, but by the end of the movie I was limp as a rag. As I dragged my exhausted introvert self

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonSep 2, 20151 topic

Get Out of My Head!

You want to know what’s the single biggest obstacle in the way of your doing pretty much anything? It’s not your boss, your mate, the economy, your kids, your mother, or whatever else is your “why-I-can’t-be/do/have it” mantra, it’s that thing you keep repeating to yourself over and over. Mine was: “I don’t have the time.” Oh, I always had the time for work, and for whatever other people asked of me, I just never had the time for things I wanted to do for myself. You know--n

Primary topic: Mind Control

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By Noelle NelsonAug 3, 20151 topic

“The Lion King” and “Aladdin” Get the Best of a LaGuardia Situation

Travel delays are never fun, but from time to time they are bound to happen. You can’t expect the weather to cooperate every time you fly, and better they should repair those mechanical issues before you fasten your seat belt. I’ve learned to take a deep breath, chill, remind myself it’s not the end of the world, and then look for a way to appreciate whatever extra time I’m now spending in the airport. Reading always works for me, so does getting in some phone-chat time with

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By Noelle NelsonJul 1, 20151 topic

What Would (Insert Name of Favorite Action Hero) Do?

Your most recent attempt to persuade your boss of how much you deserve that raise/bonus/perk landed in the unfathomable depths of his “No way no how” with barely a ripple. You are depressed, disgusted, and yes - truth be told - massaging your hurt ego with liberal doses of self-pity. Which brings to mind all the times your boss has been less than appreciative of your skills, talents, efforts, unpaid overtime, etc. Like always! And down the road of history you go, your self-p

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By Noelle NelsonJul 1, 20151 topic

What Would (Insert Name of Favorite Action Hero) Do?

Your most recent attempt to persuade your boss of how much you deserve that raise/bonus/perk landed in the unfathomable depths of his “No way no how” with barely a ripple. You are depressed, disgusted, and yes - truth be told - massaging your hurt ego with liberal doses of self-pity. Which brings to mind all the times your boss has been less than appreciative of your skills, talents, efforts, unpaid overtime, etc. Like always! And down the road of history you go, your self-p

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By Noelle NelsonJun 2, 20151 topic

Want a Miracle? Shift Your Perception!

Losing is painful. It doesn’t matter what - a job, a promotion, your health, a lover, a spouse - it’s painful. Sure, the pain is greater, the greater the loss, but whenever we lose something, we feel it deeply. A friend of mine, a trial lawyer by trade, recently lost a big case. He’s not in the habit of losing trials, for him this was a most unusual experience. But what intrigued me was his attitude about it: “I can see where I made some mistakes. I know it’s hindsight and a

Primary topic: Change Management

Change Management

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By Noelle NelsonMay 1, 20151 topic

Use Your Mind to Combat Killer Stress!

You hate your boss, you hate your work, your co-workers drive you crazy, and you’re convinced you’re underpaid even if you weren’t horribly overworked. You’re stressed all the time! Small wonder. . . You’re tired, achy, rarely get a peaceful night’s sleep, and now you’ve come down with a cold! Which you seem to catch more and more frequently, plus there’s your stomach upset and now some sort of stupid rash on your neck. All of which you are convinced is due to your blankety-

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Noelle NelsonApr 3, 20151 topic

Ditch The “Have-To’s” and Get To The (Way More Fun) “Want-To’s”!

Ever notice the list of “have-to’s” you’ve got going? As in ‘have-to’ get up and get yourself going, ‘have-to’ get everybody fed-dressed-out-the-door, ‘have-to’ get to work, ‘have-to’ do the work, ‘have-to’ put up with a boss/co-worker/client you can’t stand, ‘have-to’ run the errands, do the chores, pay the bills, and on and on. When life is reduced to a list of “have-to’s,” it becomes a drudgery, just a long list of dutiful things you must do as a responsible adult. YUCK!!

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonMar 2, 20151 topic

Are You Listening Competitively? Or Listening to Learn?

You know how you can be going along in a conversation with a friend or a loved one, and it all seems to be good, and suddenly, you say something and the conversation stalls or stops entirely. And you’re thinking “What happened?” You didn’t say anything insulting or mean, you just voiced your opinion. Or so you think… I had lunch the other day with a dear friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. I travel a lot for work, and she used to. I was bemoaning the tediousness of air trav

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 2, 20151 topic

Celebrate Your Life With Love this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day: a joy if you’re blessed with a wonderful relationship, an annoyance (or worse) if you’re single and unhappy about it, or in a “challenging” (aka miserable) relationship . . . But what if - splendidly coupled, despairingly single, or somewhere in between - you chose, this Valentine’s Day to fall in love with your LIFE! To expand the idea of a day devoted to the love in our lives beyond that “special person,” mate or significant other, and celebrate the love t

Primary topic: Love

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By Noelle NelsonJan 5, 20151 topic

This New Year: Take Charge of Your RAS!

You just mopped your kitchen floors. Satisfied, you enjoy the gleam for a moment, then off you go to whatever’s next. You hear the back door slam. The kids are home - great! Until you see the muddy footprints they left all over your just-cleaned floor. You sigh, grab the mop, swab quickly. Whereupon the dog enters through his doggie-door, dragging half the yard in with him. “Darn it!” Not happy, you clean up again. No more than a few minutes later, your spouse arrives with

Primary topic: Relaxation

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By Noelle NelsonDec 1, 20141 topic

Geocache Your Way to Happy Holidays!

A friend introduced me recently to the wide wonderful world of Geocaching. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, Geocaching, according to Wikipedia, is: “…an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches," anywhere in the world.” And those containers are full of cool stuff, rarely worth much in monetary ter

Primary topic: Inspiration

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By Noelle NelsonOct 31, 20141 topic

Don’t Leave Yourself Out of Thanksgiving Gratitude!

Thanksgiving is almost here - that time of year when “get your gratitude on!” is the game of the day. And indeed, you do have your gratitude well in gear. You are ready to express your gratefulness for your family, your friends, your job (maybe, could be a stretch), Pilates, football, the roof over your head, your pets, your new smart phone, the Macy’s sale, and lots more. The only thing notably lacking in your list of “things I am grateful for” is YOU. Ah yes. Can we talk?

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonOct 16, 20141 topic

Eight Signs of a Fantastic Boss

With so many bad bosses out there, when you have a fantastic boss, you don't want to take your boss for granted. Most people know when they are fortunate enough to have a truly special boss. Here are eight signs of an exceptional boss. A good boss is positive, upbeat and enthusiastic about the company, its product or service, and everyone who works there. A good boss makes sure you have the resources you need to get the job done. A good boss doesn’t micromanage; he or she

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Noelle NelsonOct 9, 20141 topic

Domestic Violence Is Not Just The NFL’s Problem

Despite how it appears on the 24-hour news channels, domestic violence is not likely to be any more prevalent between professional athletes and their partners as in relationships in other segments of society. Domestic violence can happen to anyone at any time and does not respect age, gender, financial circumstances or sexual preference. It also does not occur in a void. In fact, there are common characteristics and warning signs that may be preludes to violence. Knowing wha

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Noelle NelsonSep 30, 20141 topic

What My Rescue Puppy Taught Me About the Power of Together

Recently, I adopted a rescue dog - a one year old German Shepherd - and as is true of most rescue dogs, he was an anxious, insecure puppy. Nonetheless, as I stood in front of him and gently petted his head, I was surprised when he cringed and backed away. Then I remembered that his experience with humans before his rescue had been less than ideal. Much less. Try “chained outside to a post” less. So I tried another approach. I waited a moment, then stood by his side, facing i

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonSep 2, 20141 topic

Happiness Is A 5:1 Deal - It’s Scientific!

Your spouse says “You’re gonna wear that?!” Your child, in a fit of frustration, yells out “I hate you!” Your boss says “This’ll never fly. Where’s your creativity?” Whether important or not, life-altering or just annoying, why is it that a single critical comment from your spouse, child or business partner hurts more than the compliment or appreciative words they offer? Why does that criticism linger while the compliment fades away almost immediately? It’s not like your sp

Primary topic: Life Lessons

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By Noelle NelsonJul 31, 20141 topic

Lose the Guilt-ridden “Shoulds” for the Magic of “Could”

The alarm rings. Too early, much too early. A whole hour early. You know you should get up. You promised yourself you’d start working out. Today’s the day! Huzzah! Yesterday it seemed like such a great idea. You even set out your gym gear, ready to get going first thing. Groan. Aargh! You bury yourself in the comfort of your bed. Just a couple more minutes. Guilt sets in…You should go. Now. Time’s a-wasting. Should, should, should! You fall back asleep. You wake up just in

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonJun 30, 20141 topic

Turn “Yeah, but” On Its Head

Ever have one of those “Yeah, but” conversations? Your friend has lost her job. Being the supportive friend that you are, you say: “Hey, you’ve got tons of skills. All you need to do is revamp your resume, and you’ll be hired in no time.” “Yeah, but the economy sucks. It’s gonna take forever!” “No it won’t - you’ve got personality and smarts on top of skills.” “Yeah, but what if that’s not enough? You hear stories all the time of qualified people who beat the pavement for ye

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonJun 2, 20141 topic

What I Learned From Yucky Fish

We’re great at giving our very best in the hard moments, the crises. We pull out all the stops to save a loved one’s life, rescue a child from a burning building, salvage our marriages on the brink of divorce. We are truly, then, the shining example of what a human being is capable of. But what about in the more mundane moments? The day to day. How often are we giving our very best at those times? I was at dinner with my sister and brother-in-law recently - their treat. The

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonApr 30, 20141 topic

What Improv Theatre Taught Me About “Yes, and…”

You’re planning your next vacation. Well, your only vacation this year, which is a pretty big deal because you and your girlfriend/boyfriend/spouse haven’t had one in, oh, let’s see - quite a while. It should be a delightful discussion, after all, you’re talking about something you both want and are up for. The conversation goes roughly like this: “Let’s go to the beach.” “We always go to the beach. I want to go fishing in the mountains.” “What do you mean, we always go to t

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonApr 2, 20141 topic

Choose Your Thought Reps Wisely!

One of my dogs, Kobe, has epilepsy. It’s very well controlled with--of all things--Chinese herbs, but when there’s a major stressor, Kobe may be wracked with seizures. In his world, mercifully, there are few major stressors, but one of them is--thunder. We had a major storm in Califo ia last month, with a thunderclap in the middle of one afte oon that sounded literally like the sky was falling (no Chicken Little version, this!), crashing down on our very heads. I rushed ove

Primary topic: Change Management

Change Management

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 26, 20141 topic

Get to the Heart of Your Apology: Speak to the Hurt!

The dog ate the cord to your laptop battery, which fortunately wasn’t plugged in at the time--who knows how many volts run through those things, your dog could have been twitching for hours--but meanwhile, you’re without your computer. You have an important presentation at work in a couple of days, so you hop on line to get a new battery, not happy to pay for express “next day by 9:00 a.m.” shipping, but oh well. Your spouse says, “No, don’t do that, I can run by the compute

Primary topic: Forgiveness

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 3, 20141 topic

The Ultimate Valentine’s Day Gift: Forgiveness

What if you made this Valentine’s Day more than a day about hearts and flowers? What if you made this Valentine’s Day about expanding your love, taking it beyond whatever wonderfulness you now experience to something even more amazing? It’s doable, you know. And all it takes is giving your beloved the ultimate gift: forgiveness. Your sweetheart doesn’t have to have done anything awful for you to give him or her forgiveness. Certainly, you can work on forgiving big things, b

Primary topic: Forgiveness

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By Noelle NelsonDec 31, 20131 topic

Put Grit in Your New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions are easy to make, but hard to keep--as anyone who’s resolved to get in shape, or stop smoking, or vowed to get to work early every day can attest to. The first few days are a breeze: off you jog to the gym, so proud of yourself. You toss your smokes in the trash, yippee! You get to work, a little bleary-eyed, but early enough to get a good head start on your day. All is well. Fast forward to a month later: you’re still on track, sort of. You don’t exa

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonDec 3, 20131 topic

The Big Holiday Do: Doable or Not?

Your spouse wants a big Holiday do--not just the in-laws, grandparents, aunts and uncles, your respective siblings, their mates and assorted children, but also all sixteen cousins with their mates and kids, because after all, you rarely can get the whole family together, and--it’s the Holidays! Which will mean borrowing plates, glasses, cutlery and all the rest to round out your supplies, scrounging up extra chairs and tables, preparing way more food than you’d anticipated (

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonNov 1, 20131 topic

A Thanksgiving to Be Grateful For

You love your extended family, you really do, and the thought of all those aunts and uncles, in-laws and parents, cousins and various spouses and children warms your heart. Until it’s time for them to descend on your home for Thanksgiving. Even if it’s just a parent or solitary in-law or wayward cousin, having to deal with relatives you see but once or twice a year can be a trial. It seems so much easier to love them at a distance! At a distance, you forget all about Aunt

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonSep 30, 20131 topic

Turn the Tables on Your Horrible Boss: Go from Miserable to Successful!

You’re positively miserable. Your boss is a walking criticism-machine, never a supportive nod or word of thanks, regardless of how long and hard you slave at your appointed tasks. Heaven forbid anything goes wrong, ever, for even an instant, because he whips out blame with lightning speed, excoriating whoever he deems responsible, which is of course, never him--always you or another of your equally miserable co-workers. You go from complaining to your co-workers, who kvetch

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Noelle NelsonSep 2, 20131 topic

Regain Peace of Mind: Trash Those Unwanted Thoughts!

You made up. The argument is long over; life with your sweetheart is back to normal. Except for that little nagging thought that keeps running through your brain, with the determined persistence of a hamster on a treadmill: “How could he/she do that? How could he/she say that about me in front of our friends?” Despite the countless times you’ve reminded yourself that he/she not only recognized (eventually) that they were wrong for doing it (Yippee! One for your side) but also

Primary topic: Forgiveness

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By Noelle NelsonJul 31, 20131 topic

Living in the Problem? Try Living in the Solution!

You’re annoyed. You promised yourself you would lose that weight, go to the gym, get in shape to join your friends in a much vaunted walk-a-thon. Yet here you are, six months later, one month away from the walk-a-thon, and you’ve only lost a couple of pounds, your trips to the gym are spotty at best, and you’re starting to make up excuses to give to your friends. But what could you do? Work takes up most of your time and energy, the kids and your spouse eat up what’s left, a

Primary topic: Motivation

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By Noelle NelsonJun 28, 20131 topic

Wanna Be Happy? Practice!

If ever there was a miserable day, this is it: your six year old threw a tantrum because her favorite socks have a hole in them, your SO forgot about an early meeting, so you had to take the kids to school rushing all the way, hair still damp from your shower because who had time to dry it, much less style it . . . you got a ticket for speeding, so now you’re late to work. The boss is upset with you--you brought the wrong documents to the team meeting, you have a late meetin

Primary topic: Accelerated Learning

Accelerated Learning

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By Noelle NelsonMay 31, 20131 topic

Want Success? Focus on What Works!

You’re annoyed with yourself. Very. Downright angry, now that you think about it. You vowed last month you’d stick to your diet and slim down for the summer, and here you are, berating yourself over that double fudge extravaganza you pigged out on last night. Which wouldn’t be so bad except for the caramel-vanilla ice cream delight you fell prey to the week before. And oh! There’s that whipped cream strawberry confection that the love of your life insisted you share with him

Primary topic: Life Lessons

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By Noelle NelsonMay 1, 20131 topic

Are You Eating Your Heart?

A car cuts you off in traffic. Worse than that, it zig-zags in and out of lanes, putting innocent folks (you) at risk. You’re irritated, aggravated, you declaim loudly what a fool this driver is. Where’s a cop when you need one?! When you get home, you tell your spouse, your kids, the dog, whoever’s available, about the complete idiocy of this driver and how DARE they put others in danger. You’re still grousing about it the next day. Your boss chews you out for something--w

Primary topic: Work Life Balance

Work Life Balance

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By Noelle NelsonApr 1, 20131 topic

A Non-Waste of Time Team-Building Exercise [and yes you can try this at home]

You moan, you groan. Your manager has called one of his infamous “team-building” meetings, and it’s only the threat of getting fired that propels your butt out of your chair and into the meeting. What a waste! Sitting around doing departmental Kumbaya when you have piles of work marked “Urgent!” and “Rush!” on your desk. So it isn’t exactly in a mood of eager anticipation that you park your unhappy self in the meeting room. Mobile devices are strictly forbidden, so you don’t

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Noelle NelsonMar 2, 20131 topic

Eliminate the Fear Factor: 90-Seconds and You’re Out!

You’re up for that job that could be a career changer--you’re scared! What if you flub the final interview, what if you say something really stupid, what if the CEO hates your hair? You’re dating a special someone you really like. You can feel yourself falling for him/her, big-time--you’re scared! What if they’re not who you think they are? What if they have two kids and a spouse in some other state? What if they’re just in it for the sex? You and your mate have found the p

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 1, 20131 topic

Want a Never-Ending Valentine’s Day? Rewire Your Relationship Brain!

You’ve been looking forward all week to watching the movie you had delivered magically to your TV, and tonight’s the night! You get comfy in your favorite chair, popco and soda at hand, and flick on the remote. About a third of the way into the movie, you realize it’s awful! You don’t like the plot, you can’t relate to the characters, the movie looks like it was shot by a computer-illiterate third grader. What do you do? You turn it off. You don’t sit there, forcing yourself

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonDec 28, 20121 topic

Want A Happier, Healthier, More Successful New Year? Become An Optimist

The holidays are just about over, your decorations are slowly making their way back into storage boxes, the euphoria of gift-giving and receiving has given way to the mundane “Here we go, another year” where you still have to make a living or figure out how to make it through the next month, where family is still – well, family – and none of your obligations seem to have magically vanished along with the holiday music. Yes, you’ve made your New Year’s resolutions, and off yo

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonDec 1, 20121 topic

Peace in Your Heart for the Holidays

“Compromise!” Your spouse says. “We’ll compromise! We’ll go to your folks for Christmas Eve, and my folks for Christmas Day. That way everybody will be happy – your family and mine.” Yeah, you think, everybody except me! All you want is some peace and quiet with your own husband and kids. You don’t want to be running around schlepping tired, sniveling children from one household to another. But you also don’t want to be responsible for any in-laws (yours or his) holding you

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonNov 1, 20121 topic

The Dog Ate My Homework: Really? Still?

Remember the good old days when you actually thought you could get away with “the dog ate my homework?” Or – updated version – “My baby sister deleted my homework with one swipe of her pureed banana fingertips”? How well did it work then? Uh-huh. So why do you keep running the same refrain now? Because you do, you know. Only instead of trotting it out for your teacher’s benefit, you run it on yourself. Let me explain. You really want a raise, for example. You really neeeeed

Primary topic: Achievement

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By Noelle NelsonSep 30, 20121 topic

Be Truly Human: Practice Random Acts of Kindness!

Remember the sloga “Practice random acts of kindness”? It’s been around for a long time—all the way back to 1982 or so. More often than not, it was dismissed by most folks as a cute New Age aphorism and has largely been forgotten in the years since. Certainly in our hurried, harried hyper-technological age, we hardly have enough time to accomplish our daily list, much less engage in random acts of kindness. Yet, random acts of kindness are what nurture the humanity in us, pr

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Noelle NelsonSep 4, 20121 topic

Angry at Work? Have a Friends/Family Brainstorming Session!

Being angry and frustrated at work is its own special brand of misery. Why? Because you can’t lash out at the co-worker or manager or VP that is driving you nuts without risking the loss of your job. Whereas at home, you can probably get plenty angry at your teenager, your spouse, or your mother, without them banishing you from their presence forever. More often than not, we just stomach whatever frustrations we endure at work. But that’s not good for your emotional or physi

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Noelle NelsonAug 1, 20121 topic

Too Many Missed Opportunities? Power Off Your Smart Phone!

The courtroom is hot. The lawyer drones on and on. The jurors are bored. The judge is bored. His Honor’s gaze strays over to the jurors. One juror seems relatively awake. That’s because said juror is texting one-handed, surreptitiously, down by his knee. But his interested expression gives him away. The judge booms: “Bailiff!” The bailiff strides over to the embarrassed juror, who now of course can’t find the %^& off button, and confiscates the phone. The two minutes of excit

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Noelle NelsonJul 27, 20121 topic

Step Away From The Comparison Game: Just Be You!

Harried, bedraggled, already late for work, you do your best to be patient as your kids scramble out of the car juggling school backpacks and soccer gear, when your youngest pipes up “Where’s my lunch?” Oh, shoot. In the fridge, that’s where his lunch is. You root in your purse, grab some bills and shove them at your child, “Sorry, Sweetie. Here’s some lunch money. Gotta go. I love you.” As you maneuver your way out of the cramped school drop-off area, you glance over to a sl

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Noelle NelsonJun 1, 20121 topic

Smile! It’s Good For Your Health

It has been a miserable day. You overslept, your hair-dryer died in a brief flash of evil burning smell, you forgot to get gas on your way home last night and had to wait in line at the pump this morning. Your boss has a new favorite (and it’s definitely not you), the team meeting dragged on for-e-ver, and you only got half your work done. You came home to a messy house, the kids each doing their own “thing” none of which included their chores. You burnt dinner, your spouse

Primary topic: Work Life Balance

Work Life Balance

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By Noelle NelsonApr 27, 20121 topic

Tip Your Marital Scales Into Joy!

Your husband wakes up grumpy, stumbles to the bathroom, glances at your reflection next to his in the mirror, and says “What’s wrong with your hair?” You glare: “I slept on it funny. Good morning to you too.” Strike one against husband: “Why do you have to be so unpleasant first thing?” You’re marshalling the kids’ breakfasts, making their lunches, packing backpacks. Your spouse enters, clean-shaven, ready to go. He holds out his car-coffee-cup: “We’re out of coffee.” “So,

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonMar 30, 20121 topic

Shape Your Life Up: Tell Yourself the (Desired) Truth!

Ack!! Your computer is acting up—again—and despite hitting “escape” and every other “get-me-outta-here” key you can think of, you’re in frozen hell. “I hate this computer!” you mutter. Your co-worker glances over at you, “That’s what you always say. Maybe you should try talking pretty to it.” You snort, “Right! And the computer can hear me and will suddenly unlock itself. I’ll bet you still believe in Santa Claus.” Your co-worker shrugs: “Works for me.” You grumble and groan

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 29, 20121 topic

Why Success and Gossip Don’t Mix

You know how it goes. You’re huddled around the coffee machine, riveted, listening to a co-worker’s latest rendition of “and then Tom texted Thea saying she was a conniving . ..” Oh, the fun of office gossip! Oh, the titillation and subversive thrill that comes out of “I know something about you that you don’t know that I know… and I’ve made sure all the with-it people know and ha-ha doesn’t that make me smart and you dumb!” Sometimes it’s not even something real – just assu

Primary topic: Business Networking

Business Networking

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