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By Noelle NelsonJan 30, 20121 topic

Don’t “Do” Valentine’s Day – Be it!

You run from store to store looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day gift, the one that will truly express how you feel about your love. And be something she or he will really likes. Right. That last part’s a bit of a problem. The things your beloved will really like may be way outside your pocket-book, so back you go into the mall – or into a more intensive web-search. Then of course, there’s shopping for the perfect Valentine Day experience, because heaven knows, going to

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonJan 9, 20121 topic

Make A Different Kind of New Year’s Resolution

You know your usual litany of New Year’s resolutions: “This year I’m gonna lose 5 – 10 -50 pounds. This year I swear I’ll get to the gym at least twice a week. This year I absolutely positively will not spend past my credit limit. This year I swear I’ll never have another ginger Martini (given the consequences of your last bout with said delectable beverage). It’s your standard January 1 list most years – and it’s a great list! But how about if instead of – or in addition t

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By Noelle NelsonDec 3, 20111 topic

Tame the Holiday Perfection Grinch

You’ve made your list, you’ve checked it twice. Oh, no, not that list – I’m talking about the list you’ve made of the 1022 ½ things you need to get done for the Holidays, everything from the perfect gift for Cousin Henry, to the perfect surprise for your sweetheart, to the perfect outfit for that Holiday get-together, to the perfect menu for the Holiday meal, to the perfect cleaning of your home so your oh-so-imperfect relatives will approve . . . the list goes on. As you sl

Primary topic: Life Lessons

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By Noelle NelsonNov 20, 20111 topic

Great Time For Bosses to Say Thanks to Employees--And Show They Mean It

Those who are fortunate enough to have a job in these tough economic times are often working longer hours and carrying the workload normally done by two or more workers. The holiday season is the perfect time for employers to show their employers they appreciate their efforts. Appreciation doesn't necessarily have to come in a monetary form but, still, should come in a way that show that the employer really means it. Nelson, a career and relationship expert who was a keynote

Primary topic: Human Resources

Human Resources

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By Noelle NelsonOct 31, 20111 topic

The “Just One” Secret to Fitness

You stare at the digital read-out on your scale, unbelieving. 10 pounds?! How could you possibly have gained 10 pounds? You eat like a bird! Nothing but fruits and nuts and veggies. Of course there was that pasta dish the other night. And the irresistible danish at work. And the simply sublime butter sauce on the . . . OK, all right. So you’re eating more than just fruits and nuts and veggies. But 10 pounds?! You swear yourself into your too-tight gym clothes, force yourself

Primary topic: Fitness and Exercise

Fitness and Exercise

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By Noelle NelsonSep 29, 20111 topic

Stop! I’m Decision-ed Out

You love your Smartphone, your laptop, your car’s navigational device, your programmable oven, TV, and all the rest of your modern day devices. They make life so much easier in so many respects! You can communicate with anyone anytime, by phone, by text, by videochat. You can Google all sorts of information instantly! You can compare prices online for virtually any product at any time of day or night. You can figure out which TV programs you want to record weeks ahead of time

Primary topic: Time Management

Time Management

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By Noelle NelsonSep 1, 20111 topic

Let Your Best Self Carry the Relationship Day!

You’re going along hunky-dory through your day. You’ve had the occasional work-challenge: a co-worker who was late with their side of things, so you had to scramble. Your boss laid an unexpected deadline on you – yikes! - but you rose to the occasion and handled the situation with a good attitude. And you were quite forgiving when the dry-cleaners mixed up your clothes with someone else’s batch, and had to wait, twiddling your thumbs (cell battery dead, phooey),while they so

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonAug 2, 20111 topic

Want More Job Kudos? Supercharge Your Work!

You’ve got your work down to a system. You’ve been doing it long enough so that you know what to do, how to do it, and get your assigned tasks and duties done well (for the most part) and on time (for the most part), regardless of whether you’re assigning your “to-dos” to yourself or you have a boss who does that. You get that cost-of-living increase most years, or your customer base grows a little every year, so all should be well. Yet you’re plagued by an undercurrent of d

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Noelle NelsonJun 29, 20111 topic

Win the Battle, Lose the Love

You throw the credit card bill in the middle of the kitchen table with a victorious flourish. Ta-da! You were right. He’s the one who maxed out the card. He’s the one who spent needless dollars on some foolish whats-it that wasn’t in the budget. He’s the one who puts his selfish needs above the good of the family. HE…well, HE walked out of the room. Fine, who cares. You gloat happily. Or She’s the one who drank all the OJ and didn’t replace it. She’s the one who can’t load a

Primary topic: Love

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By Noelle NelsonJun 3, 20111 topic

Is it Your Mood or Your Attitude?

The baby cried half the night, you couldn’t soothe her, the two hours sleep you got left you cranky and out of sorts when you got up to go to work. Or perhaps it was that tooth that’s been bothering you that kept you tossing and turning, or your mate who snored incessantly, or the neighbors’ partying that kept you miserably staring at the ceiling, until you finally took a sleeping pill and woke up groggy and uncomfortable this morning. Then of course you had to rush to get o

Primary topic: Stress Management

Stress Management

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By Noelle NelsonMay 6, 20111 topic

Let Go Or Get Dragged

You cope pretty darn well with the crises and emergencies of life. Somehow you get through them, over them, and get on with life. But then there are things that aren’t crises, yet somehow manage to irritate, annoy or aggravate you every time you bump into them. Things you don’t get over because they’re in your face time and time again. You know, like that ex with whom you had the misfortune to birth a perfectly wonderful daughter who you have to “share” with him since the d

Primary topic: Life Lessons

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By Noelle NelsonApr 10, 20111 topic

Score With Your Boss: Be on Time!

Your Boss is really annoying. So you’re five minutes late, what’s the big deal? It’s not like your Boss is always on time. Besides, you have a life! There are lunches to make, kids to take to school – OK, kids to get up, get dressed, get fed and get to school, not to mention getting yourself up, dressed, fed and ready. And yes, agreed, it’s more often fifteen minutes than five, but come on! There’s traffic, and weather to deal with and everything else. Which is exactly what

Primary topic: Business Etiquette

Business Etiquette

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By Noelle NelsonMar 11, 20111 topic

Bonding or Bondage?? How Does Your Relationship Stack Up?

When you were dating your now beloved spouse, the two of you did pretty much everything together, and so you figure that the best way to stay close is to continue to do everything together. You want your mate to share in what's important to you. He’s a mellow sort, loves you and wants to please you. So he comes with you to yoga class, struggles into Downward-Facing Dog, groans into Bharadvaja's Twist, and does his manful best not to crack up during Cow Face. You recognize th

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 4, 20111 topic

Would You Marry You?

You love Valentine’s Day, it’s such a blissful thing, to celebrate your love. But somehow, the reality of Valentine’s Day rarely lives up to your fantasy of it. The restaurant was crowded, he didn’t comment (or comment enough) on your new outfit, the five pounds you lost or the perfect way your special sparkly make-up turned out, and the love-making was, well, perfunctory, instead of the blast your socks off you had dreamed of. Or perhaps, you’re single. And not just single,

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonJan 7, 20111 topic

Don’t Drag Your Old Relationship into the New!

You’ve made your New Year’s resolutions, and this year you’re sticking to them, by gum! You’ve set new diet goals, fitness goals and spending – oops, make that budgeting - goals. You even have a new relationship this year, or one that solidified as the New Year began. Oh happy day, all is well. You feel energize, thrilled to start the New Year with so many good things in place. And then your new live-i Sweetheart or Spouse does something that reminds you of your ex. . . like

Primary topic: Dating

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By Noelle NelsonDec 3, 20101 topic

The Do-It-Yourself Holiday Miracle Kit

Some assembly required, batteries not included. Tis the season of miracles! Whether your tradition includes the birth of a Christ child or not, the Holidays bring with them a cherished renewal of hope, peace and joy, all of which are miracles in this often challenging and troubled world. It seems every holiday movie has in it a message of miracles abounding. The Holiday season truly is one of miracles. And yet, what do we tend to do during this most miraculous of time? Let’

Primary topic: Attitude and Perspective

Attitude and Perspective

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By Noelle NelsonNov 4, 20101 topic

Jump-Start Your Job Game with Confidence

The kids are finally grown enough for you to feel OK about re-entering the work world, or the economy has made such a mess of your single-income life that your spouse is nudging you into “You gotta get a job, Honey,” emphasis on the “gotta,” or you’d been on disability, recuperating from that awful disease, but here you are now, as well as you’re going to get and it’s time to earn your keep. Yikes! Whatever skill-set you had is woefully outdated, the job market is a disaster,

Primary topic: Career Transition

Career Transition

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By Noelle NelsonOct 7, 20101 topic

Does Your Man Pass the 90-Day Test?!

You’re in Heaven, on Cloud Nine, blissed out, and every other love-smitten cliché in the book. HE actually was the one to celebrate your first month anniversary, you practically swooned with delight. Your friends are so bored with your bombardment of “He remembered how I take my double-chai mocha-infused vanilla latte! Isn’t he wonderful?” and every other fabulousness this marvel of mankind does, that they’re sending your calls straight to voicemail. You tell yourself they’r

Primary topic: Dating

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By Noelle NelsonJul 29, 20101 topic

Your Relationship Breakup: Was It Complete Failure or Just Complete?

You’ve tried. You really have. You loved this man, you believed he truly was your “happily-ever-after.” You wanted this to be THE relationship of your life. When things started going downhill, you read all the self-help articles, more books than you can count, went to couples counseling together, yet still – your relationship, your marriage ended. He got up in the middle of a therapy session, threw up his hands, and said “I can’t do this anymore. I just can’t,” and that was t

Primary topic: Divorce

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By Noelle NelsonJul 2, 20101 topic

Don’t Let The "Evil Eye" Wreck Your Marriage!

You’ve been together – oh, it seems like forever. Anywhere from six months to umpteen years. And somewhere along the line you’ve developed the Evil Eye. You know the one. That critical look you cast on your Sweetheart, that has little sweet in it and even less heart, the look that says “How can you just sit there on the couch when I’m running myself ragged in three different directions at once?” “Can’t you brown-bag it like everyone else instead of wasting money on having to

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonJun 1, 20101 topic

Had a Bad Day? Taking It Out on Your Mate Makes It Worse!

Your day started out awful and it’s been downhill ever since. The car wouldn’t start, so you were late dropping off the kids. An accident snarled up traffic, so you were very late to work, which means late to the monthly team-building session, all eyes upon you as you attempted (unsuccessfully) to slip in un-noticed. Suck it up. Moving on. Your boss did notice, dinged you for tardiness. Your computer crashed, the tech was out to lunch. By the time your computer got fixed, y

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonMay 6, 20101 topic

A Sure Marriage-Killer: The War Between the Sexes

You glare at your husband over the kitchen table, the family checkbook held hostage between you. “Dryer!” you snap. “Carburetor!” he retorts. “Pay down credit cards!” you demand. “Put away for savings!” he insists. And it’s like this all the time. It’s not just that you can’t seem to agree on things, you’re locked in battle royal over them. Whether it’s going hiking versus golf, seeing movie X versus movie Y, should the kids be in soccer camp or play baseball, no matter what

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonApr 20, 20101 topic

Stop Nagging, Draw Him a Picture!

“You’ve already asked me that, a hundred times!” your spouse snaps at you. “Well, you haven’t done it yet!” you retort. “Nag, nag, nag” your erstwhile beloved mutters under his breath. “What was that?” you demand. “Nothing, dear,” he says with heavy sarcasm on the dear, as he stomps out the door. You could scream. You know perfectly well that you nag at him, but what else can you do? You can’t get all the chores done yourself, and there are some things he’s in control of tha

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonMar 1, 20101 topic

OMG--He's a Sex Addict!

You storm into the living room, where your honey sits hunched over his laptop, TV blasting, after-work-beer close at hand. “What’s this?!” you exclaim, waving a magazine at him. “Huh?” Honey replies. You grab the remote, power the TV off with a jerk. You tap your foot. You glare. He sees the magazine. Connects the dots. “Oh, that.” “Yeah, that!” you say, “Girls Gone Wild! And there’s a whole pile of these in back of the cabinet under the sink.” He smirks. “Well, you wouldn’t

Primary topic: Trust

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By Noelle NelsonFeb 1, 20101 topic

Are You Guilty of the Valentine’s Day Pout?

You know exactly what you want for Valentine’s Day. You’ve dropped hints as in “Gosh, I’ve heard that new restaurant on Main is soooo romantic. I’d love to go there sometime” while batting your eyelashes. You’ve commented “Roses are so old-school. Tulips are my new fav – fantastic colors!” You’ve sighed over the designer bag in the window, squeezed his hand and said “Oh, that would go so well with my new outfit!” So where are you on Valentine’s Day? Freezing your tush off on

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonDec 23, 20091 topic

2010 Marriage Resolution: Break Free of your Him-and-Her Pattern Prisons

Ah, the joy of a New Year! The endless possibilities, opportunities to set new goals, to achieve new heights! To break old patterns that no longer serve you, like nixing the danish and choosing fruit, actually going to the gym rather than just donating your membership fee as if to charity, setting small goals you can realistically accomplish instead of goals so intimidating you can’t even get started. So how about some new couple patterns? How about taking a look at some of

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonDec 1, 20091 topic

Forgive My Spouse During the Holidays - Now? Why?

You sit around the Holiday dinner table, each giving thanks for all the good things the year has brought. It may be tangible things, like the fact you still have your job, or that your spouse was able to trade in your clunker for a decent ride, or intangibles, that most of your family is in pretty good shape and you’re able to honor the Holidays together. But after dinner, as you gather in the living room to sit and digest your let-out-my-waistband meal, and Uncle Ned says “

Primary topic: Forgiveness

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By Noelle NelsonOct 28, 20091 topic

What Money Can’t Buy In a Marriage, Laughter Can

Finances are tight, you hardly go out anymore, so dinner at a restaurant with white tablecloths and candlelight is a BIG deal. You get this great coupon, finagle reservations, get yourself all dressed up (OK, so it’s last year’s fashion, or the year before, who cares), ready for a super night with your Honey. Only when you get to “El Swanky Restaurant” the hostess informs you in a frosty tone that your coupon expired – yesterday, and no, she won’t make an exception. “Next!”

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonSep 29, 20091 topic

How to Tell Your Spouse You’re Not Getting Enough of “It”

You love your guy. He’s a sweetie, mellow, easy-going. He holds down a steady job and does his fair share of the chores – well, most of the time anyway. He’s good with the kids, doesn’t get too ripped on “guys’ night out” and still remembers your anniversary with flowers. You know women who would kill to get such a guy, so what right do you have to complain? You squirm. You sigh. You bite a cuticle. It’s just that . . . oh boy, how to say this? You want more in the bed depar

Primary topic: Love

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By Noelle NelsonSep 1, 20091 topic

Cheat-Proof Your Marriage

Your one-and-only isn’t behaving his one-and-only self lately. He’s distracted, spends more time at work, on the Internet, everywhere but with you. He’s not that interested in being intimate – oh, he joins in just fine if you make the moves, but he’s not initiating things. You hear “yes, dear” more often tha “sweetheart.” And as you get the kids ready for school one morning, it hits you – he must be having an affair! You know you’ve gained a few pounds since the honeymoon, a

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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By Noelle NelsonMay 2, 20091 topic

Twitter Me Married: How Twitter can Ruin--or Enrich--Your Marriage

“What are you doing?” he asks. “Tweeting,” you reply, happily letting all your friends know that you’re going for a latte. “Again?!” he exclaims, “God I’m sick of that thing.” “Oh, stop already,” you say, “ I’ve only tweeted – “ “Half a dozen times since we got in the car,” he says, finishing your sentence for you. Which totally annoys you, but whatever . . . What is his problem, anyway? you ask yourself. What’s wrong with keeping up with your friends? After all, he’s on you

Primary topic: Marriage Coaching

Marriage Coaching

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By Noelle NelsonMar 5, 20091 topic

Why Me? Every Woman's Lament

You glare at the Toad-on-The-Couch your man has become. You’ve been subtle – “suggested” and hinted and sighed loudly - only to progress to complaining, nagging, fuming and yelling when subtlety doesn’t shove him off the couch and into doing what needs doing. Not that your complaining-nagging-fuming-yelling works all that well either. What, oh what, ever happened to the guy who used to pitch in willingly with whatever tasks were at hand, that Prince of a guy who couldn’t wai

Primary topic: Relationship Advice

Relationship Advice

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