Transparency In Transition
Aly Pain gets transparent about her own transition process having just moved west to British Columbia. Transition can be challenging and the more you let people in on what is really going on for you, the more people are willing to be patient and excited about your process. This doesn’t mean having to tell every […]
Dominos & Preparation
Aly Pain talks about how finding the first domino, that one action step that sets off a chain of other positive steps, is the key to success. Preparation is about finding that first domino and setting it up exactly with the rest so that with one touch, the entire line falls over. Maybe it is […]
The Land Of And
Aly Pain share about the possibilities available in the Land of And, and how stuck and limiting OR can be. The land of OR is often when we feel trapped between two or more life decisions and we want all of them but have made up that for some reason or another, it is impossible […]
Change The Goal Or Change The Strategy?
You have set a goal and have a strategy to get there. Check. You start walking this out and now find that you are not getting where you thought you would be but a particular time in the process. Has this ever happened to you? This situation happens to lots of people, and businesses. The […]
The Ebb Flow of Business
Are you a yo-yo business that spends money and invests in people when times are good and customers are plentiful, only to put a complete hault on all of that when business slows and the income goes down? This knee jerk reaction is a reflection of short term visioning and lack mentality that will get […]
My Oprah Experience
Many people have a ‘Bucket List’ after the popular 2007 Rob Reiner movie. I believe in the concept, just not the name. My list is a “Top 100 Experiences” because I have no plans to kick a bucket any time soon, nor do I choose to focus on the bucket. One of the experiences on […]
Affirmations
Positive affirmations are the ‘in’ thing these days. Many people include them as part of meditation or prayer time, posting them in key locations to be seen throughout the day. Most affirmations are derived by creating positive statements that reflect who I want to be or my best self, i.e. “I am beautiful, gorgeous and sexy”. This […]
The Oprah Behind the Scenes Details
Getting tickets to the Oprah Show is not an easy task. In fact I think the odds are much like being struck by lightening or winning the lottery. Ms. Winfrey uses an on-line system to request tickets and only accepts requests for the following calendar month. If you can imagine how many hopeful fans and […]
The Art of Integration
I am not sure if writing my feelings and thoughts out was the answer to assisting my brain to focus on the moment and not live back in the intoxication of the weekend. Maybe it has been the 4.5 hours that have passed since I did my writing, or the fact I picked up my […]
Clearing Viruses off the Mental Hard Drive
After my last month of experiencing an unsustainable pace and the subsequent crash, I have been curious what viruses my mind is holding on to that got me there. As I mentioned in my last post, there is that recurring belief that I must be all things to all people to be loved. This includes […]