7 Steps to Master The Art of Doing Nothing

By on August 25, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Mindset and Spirituality

“L’arte di non fare niente” As you practice saying the Italian phrase above with the accompanying hand gestures and exaggerated accent (hmmm maybe it’s just me who does that with Italian…), know that it means, “The art of doing nothing.” You might say, “Sure, I know how to do nothing!” We all “know” how to [...]

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Unshakeable Confidence: Facing Fear, Taking Risks, and Surviving the Falls

By on July 29, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Love and Relationships, Mindset and Spirituality

ziji (zē’jē) n. 1. radiant inner confidence I’m writing this sitting on a plane ride from North Carolina en route to Ashland via San Francisco. Sitting next to me is Fred, a Texan hydrogeologist. He tells me a story. It starts with a dream. Back in the day as a single man, he promised himself [...]

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F.O.M.O (Fear of Missing Out) and Other Four-Letter WordsThat Keep Us From Making Decisions

By on June 21, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Love and Relationships, Mindset and Spirituality

Those of us who strive to live Wild Awake often tend to have a lot going on at any given moment–if not outwardly, at least in our heads. There are just so many bright shiny objects seemingly screaming for our attention. And they all seem so important, FUN, urgent, exciting, or fleeting. There’s family and [...]

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“Try not. Do or Do Not. There is No Try” Yoda

By on May 31, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Love and Relationships, Mindset and Spirituality, Travel Adventure & Outdoors, Uncategorized

I was just climbing in Yosemite. The towering granite always manages to make me–and my problems–feel oh so small. I love it! This story is not new to any climber, but I just have to share about why I am tingling from my days in the mountains. I was lie-backing a crack on a new [...]

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Complaining: Do you find yourself complaining a lot these days, or know someone who does? Enter: CHOICE

By on April 30, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Love and Relationships, Mindset and Spirituality, Uncategorized

  “Who you are, what you are, and where your life is going are all choices”~Joseph Luciani It can often be easy to fall into the mindset that life happens to us, and when we experience life from this point of view, we often fall into the pattern of complaining when things aren’t how we’d [...]

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Knock Kock-It’s Time to Wake Up!

By on March 11, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Mindset and Spirituality

As you may or may not know, I have a history of cancer (twice! and all clear for several years now), and I probably think about living fully, death, dying and such more than the average person. I got a pretty clear message the other day, and thought I had to share. I get annual [...]

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“Car”ma, Community, and Connections

By on February 20, 2011 in Mindset and Spirituality

I’d been driving over the Siskiyou Pass towards San Francisco in my trusty 2008 Subaru Outback when I decided to christen her with the name “Rocinante.”  I hadn’t been inspired by a name until that drive. However, on this day, as I saw the volcanic valleys stretched before me and Mount Shasta boldly standing her [...]

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Peak Experiences and Feeling Connected to Your Purpose

By on January 24, 2011 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Spirituality, Travel Adventure & Outdoors

I like thinking about the happy places…the special moments in the mountains when the light is just right, mountains towering above (or below!), perfect silence pervading, and feeling strong and centered and surrounded by beauty, like everything was perfect and I knew it; The crazy moments being taken up in the ocean’s swell on a [...]

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Gratitude

By on January 22, 2011 in Mindset and Spirituality, Uncategorized

The Vitamin D fix…it is amazing what a little bit of sun can do for the soul. I went to the Big island of Hawaii and then to Kauai a few weeks ago. We had a surreal time kayaking with dolphins in Kaelakekua Bay, snorkeling in crystal-clear waters with our kayaks tethered to our waists [...]

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Commitment to Do What it Takes

By on December 15, 2010 in Confidence and Courage, Life Design, Career and Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Spirituality, Travel Adventure & Outdoors, Uncategorized

“If you’re interested, you’ll do what’s convenient. If you’re committed, you’ll do whatever it takes.” – John Assara This quote is about taking action and it has inspired me to do whatever it takes to continue to create a life in which I am fulfilled and feel balance. I was supposed to be going to [...]

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