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Today I Cleaned My Office

Today I cleaned my office.  That may not seem like a big deal but my mental health would beg to differ. It’s been intense around here lately with lots of demands on my time and attention. I know you can relate beca we all get busy. That’s life, right? But, can you recall the last time you were up to your eyeballs in deadlines and commitments and everything was due or happening at once and you felt like one false step and the whole things would unravel? Well, that was me for the last two weeks: We had one soccer season ending while the other is still going, working with a friend to organize the academic olympics at two schools, putting together some gift baskets for a silent auction, and adding a product to my website.  This while I was trying to be faithful to exercise, work, and all the other things present in life.

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Teamwork makes the Dream Work

While coaching is becoming mainstream, most people still have not had the opportunity to work with one. They are not entirely certain as to what a coach does (and in the absence of information it's really easy to fill in the gaps with speculation and supposition).  Let’s take a couple of minutes: I can fill in some of those gaps for you and save us both a bit of awkward small talk.

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Pillar Five: Gratitude is Everything

Gratitude is one of those ideas that has made it into everyday conversations and onto t-shirts. I love the idea of it being in front of people with greater frequency. But is it becoming seen but overlooked; said but not truly heard? Gratitude is so much more than a thank you for my husband and kids. And while I am very grateful for who they are and what they bring to my life, my family is pretty low hanging fruit. 

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