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The Sunshine Blogger Award #1
Wow! This is the first time I have been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I am so excited! I want to thank Emily Ryan (@scripturblog) at the Scripturient Blogger for my nomination! The Rules 1. Thank the person who nominated you, and provide a link back to their blogging sites.2. Answer their 11 questions.3. Nominate 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 new questions.4. Notify the nominees about their nomination via their blog or social media.5. List the rules and display the Sunshine Blogger Award logo in your post. The Questions I Was Asked Are you usually early or late? I am generally early for doctors’ appointments and fashionably…
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Project 2020 Reinvention: Identify Your Whys and Change Your Life
For the past two weeks, we have looked at different steps in your reinvention process of getting ready for 2020. Today, we will look at your reasons or your whys. Pro Tip: You need to know your own whys in order to know yourself. Let’s Find Ourselves One of the most widely known slogans in the world is the Nike slogan “Just Do It.” No more excuses, no more talk, no more planning, no more second-guessing… “Just Do It.” Maybe that’s just what you needed to hear. Maybe it can give you that push, that nudge you needed to accomplish your goals. But there is something that this slogan does…
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Project 2020 Reinvention: Eliminating Old Baggage
Last week, we discussed getting ready for 2020 — Project 2020 Reinvention — and letting go of bad habits. This week, we will look at your old baggage. Pro Tip: Your old baggage shouldn’t come with you into 2020… Airplane vs. Human Baggage: An Analogy When traveling on a major airline, you are typically allowed only one piece of baggage to bring with you. But it does not stop there. Not only are you allowed only one bag, but its weight also needs to be under a certain amount. Why is that? Why can’t we all just bring whatever it is we want? Well, if a plane is loaded down…
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Project 2020 Reinvention: Let Go of Bad Habits
It’s December already! As we look forward to the New Year, we typically stop and think about what we can do to make the next year the best year ever — or at least better than the previous one. This post looks at one way to improve the next year… Reinvention! Do you ever wonder how people who are at the top of their field are able to maintain their high level of achievement? One of the keys to their success is that they are not afraid to reinvent themselves. Reinvention can take many forms. It can be the refinement of habits or characteristics that should remain in your life…
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Tools to Overcome Your Fear and to Become Fierce
Fear often shows up when you decide to be fierce. It’s that nagging voice in the back of your mind that makes you doubt yourself, worry you’ve made the wrong choice, and wonder if you shouldn’t turn back. This fear is holding you back from living your best life. Fortunately, you don’t have to live with it. There are tools that can help you overcome it. Here are just a few… Create a Strong Support Network Surround yourself with other fierce women. That’s what Dorothy did when she decided to change careers in her mid-fifties. She became friends with many of the women in her local swimming club. Every Sunday,…
