Finding a way through suffering

Can anything help us when we suffer? A very dear, lifelong friend died of bone cancer. It’s a slow and painful disease, and in the end he was suffering in every moment. Even in his suffering, however, he reached for a higher consciousness, a change in his energy. …

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What To Do When Grief and Loss Overwhelm You

If you live long enough, you’ll face a time when grief and loss overwhelm you. One of my long-time business mentors received a terrible shock. His oldest son, who was in his late 40’s, was found dead in his car at the side of the interstate. The son …

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Do You Add to Calmness or to Drama?

It’s Easy to Fall Into The Drama Ditch I think the bottom line most critical skill for us as leaders of our lives and models for our children is to keep our ground no matter what is going on around us or within us. Think back to the last …

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How To Become A Leader For Yourself and Others

Do you think about how to become a leader? Have you heard that saying, “How we do anything is how we do everything?” For years I didn’t understand it – until I started working with clients who wanted to perform better in their career or improve their parenting skills. I …

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Be a Leader By Taking More Time For Yourself

Somehow, we’ve come to think that to be a leader we have to never take care of our own body and soul. Americans have fallen into the belief that going without vacations, personal retreats, and down time is the thing to do. I’ve heard hundreds of my clients …

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10 Ways to Start A Change

At the New Year, the hashtag #startachange was trending on Twitter. Here are my top ten tips for being the leader of your life by starting a change for yourself right now. You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/suepainter1. 5 minutes of meditation or prayer before you …

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