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Tag Archives: Goals
Honoring Our Commitments to Ourselves
Last month, two close friends said they’d be singing in a choir event in a few days. Could I go? No, I could not. It was a difficult decision because the only event on my calendar that afternoon was, “Go … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Lifestyle, personal leadership
Tagged Discipline, Goals, Integrity, Leading Ourselves, Self-care
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My Way
“I know what’s best for me, and I want to do things my way. So, now I listen to my inner voice and my heart – and that’s how I make my decisions.” – Nina Hagen It happened again. I … Continue reading
Discipline for Reaching Goals
“Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. For the greatest things grow by God’s law out of the smallest. But to live your life you must discipline it. You … Continue reading
Posted in Discipline, Goals, Leading Ourselves, Weight
Tagged Discipline, Goals, Leading Ourselves, Weight
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Making Better Choices
“Your life is basically a sum of all the choices you make. The better your choices, the better opportunity to lead a happy life.” – Karen Salmansohn Last fall, low rates were offered for the Naperville Women’s Half Marathon to be … Continue reading
Posted in Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, Running
Tagged Affirmations, Challenges, Goals, Inspiration, Integrity, Motivation, running
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Coaching Ourselves In Our Journals
“Self-coaching is what I teach coaches and clients to do. . . . We each have the ability to learn wisdom, and as we learn wisdom, we become our own counselor.” – Martha Beck, as quoted here. We’ve talked in this … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, journaling, Leading Ourselves
Tagged Goals, journaling, Leading Ourselves
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Still Unwritten
“Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten.” – Natasha Bedingfield Some years ago, I faced a milestone birthday. I thought, “If I’m ever going to get my teeth straightened, now is the time. It is less … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, Goals, Leading Ourselves, Proactive, Self-compassion, Support
Tagged exercise, Goals, Leading Ourselves, Proactive, self-compassion, Support
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On the Brink of a New Year
“New Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. . . . Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.” – … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Goals, Holidays, Inspiration, self-care
Tagged Beauty, Goals, Holidays, Inspiration, Self-care
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Living with Integrity
“Integrity means that you are the same in public as you are in private.” – Joyce Meyer Recently I realized that if I wanted to have integrity, I needed to watch Season 1 of Downton Abbey. Does that sound strange? … Continue reading
Posted in Challenges, Goals, Integrity, Running
Tagged Challenges, Goals, Integrity, running
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I’m No Superwoman by Susan E.
Originally posted on Lost In Suburbia Stories:
I always kept it with me, hidden, and I took it out only when I was alone. But one day, my best friend Tina discovered my secret. We had met for coffee. I…
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