I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it is that attracts me to Pilates and dance. I have a lot of answers, but I’m just going to focus on one of them. Both Pilates and dance, when taught well, are Mind/Body exercise forms. Mind/Body has a bad rep. For many, it means meditating, more »
“Know thyself.” – Buddha “How well you know the world is directly proportional to how well you know yourself.” – Sun Tzu Strategy through wisdom. Wisdom gained from the inside out. Both Buddha and Sun Tzu were wise to the power of self knowledge. They speak frequently and freely about the importance of more »
Doubt yourself. It’s healthy. The number one thing that stops people from accomplishing their dreams – whether it’s writing a book, skydiving, starting a business, going on a particular destination vacation, or anything else – is doubt. It shows up in things like, “What if…?” questions like, “What if something goes wrong?” and “What if more »
As I’ve been growing my businesses, CABARRET and Public Persona, my mission in life has become clear. No, I wasn’t put here to teach dance, or Pilates, or fitness, or theatre, or public speaking. I was put here to teach confidence. Especially to women. I wrote a few weeks ago about our body (dis)empowerment. We more »
When I tell people that I help busy professionals avoid burn out and create strategies to make sure they never have to worry about it again, the usual reaction is: “Of course, people do to much, life is really crazy, etc.” And for a long time I thought the same thing, and maybe you believe more »
Mercury retrograde brings up your core issues and tests your patience on what your ego wants and how fast it can get it. I watch cycles in people, how the moon affects the emotional body and state of inner balance of a person, the inner and outer planets and how they affect overall response patterns more »
Something happened recently when I declared my truth around my purpose. People took notice. A lot of people. I had comments on my blog postings, facebook comments, private email messages, girlfriends reached out by the phone to say “Thank you.” It was a prime example that people are inspired by you standing in the light more »
Finding your mission is a big topic and we don’t usually talk much about it because we don’t want to acknowledge that we have one. I have been told many times by different people that they don’t know what they want to do in their life or why they are here. And I’ve found that more »
Very often people consider any word starting with “self-” as describing a selfish behavior and therefore automatically negative. The problem is that looking after yourself, requires that you focus on YOU, on what is right for you, on what you need. And no one else can know what that is – only yourself. Is identifying more »
After reflecting on Baz Luhrmann’s recent film, The Great Gatsby, my indecisive reviews led me to digress and remember to always wear sunscreen. In case the reference didn’t ring a bell, my Baz Luhrmann themed night took me back to his instructive single “Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen” released in 1999. The voice of wisdom more »
