23 December 2017

50 Ways Financial Advisors Find Serenity

2022-08-07T16:15:32-04:00December 23rd, 2017|Banishing Burnout|0 Comments

(even when serenity is the last thing on your mind!) Would you like to transform holiday tension and anxiety into serenity and calm using manageable and enjoyable steps? In the normal course of living, we all feel overwhelmed and stressed at times. It’s also common to get stuck in the muck for way too long. I know I did. What helped? Many years ago, my coach gave me an exercise to complete. I was to write a list of 10 things I could do when overwhelm took over. And it worked. So well, that when my own clients felt troubled and anxious, I gave them the same exercise to do. As time went on, my list grew and clients wanted my list too. And you'll

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16 February 2017

7 Ways To Graciously Communicate Your Boundaries & Standards

2024-04-26T23:58:16-04:00February 16th, 2017|1. Mindset - Life Coaching|0 Comments

It's more pleasant to get and give support that is positively encouraging.   Healthy support is the ability to communicate encouragement as well as to set boundaries in a healthy, gracious, and productive way.  That means that support is not always nicy-nicy!! Heck, we're human.   It's common to not enjoy communicating "no" or bad news to people.  In fact it's like being forced to listen to the noise that's made when you scratch your nails on a chalkboard. In business, healthy support sometimes means giving constructive feedback, putting an employee "on notice" or -- even firing someone*. As start-ups, it's common to say "yes" to everything and everyone. However, as we become more established,  if we keep

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11 January 2017

Maria’s Visiting NYC Resources

2022-08-07T16:15:41-04:00January 11th, 2017|Human Interest Articles|1 Comment

Visit NYC A New York City themed montage or collage featuring different famous locations and areas of The Big Apple. Enjoy the following list of resources that I've compiled over my lifetime. If you have a problem with any link, contact me so I can research the problem. Summary: I'm a NYer and as such, I'm always asked for resources for the city I grew up in and worked in. But this page was started after 9-11 when people were afraid to visit NYC and I started teaching classes to help people make their visit the best ever. Take the time now to visit the most exciting city in the world. Hey - it's exciting

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11 September 2016

World Trade Center Memorial

2022-08-07T16:15:43-04:00September 11th, 2016|Human Interest Articles|0 Comments

It was cold. No, it was freezing. I visited my family for Christmas and decided that I would visit the WTC Memorial. I took a lot of photos both outside the building as I waited 1 1/2 hours to get into the memorial museum. I realize that some of my blog readers may never see the memorial in person. Below are some of the photo's I took and a video of the footprints. WTC stairs WTC stairs

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24 March 2016

Flowers bloom when we’re running a business

2022-08-07T16:15:49-04:00March 24th, 2016|Human Interest Articles|0 Comments

African Violets Two years ago, I purchased, a sick looking African violet for $1. I've always had house plants, although fewer when I had cats, but what a gift to have flowers (deep purple) 1in the house in December. Then last year a neighbor gave me a dying plant and it was so long since it bloomed that she didn't remember what color the flowers were (light purple). With the right soil and food, they are easy to take care for a give you a baby or two each year without extra care. I'm at a point where the plants I repotted today will make some wonderful gifts (once they heal)! Do you like plants, too?

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