Recently I was coaching someone through making decisions on what their next step is in their business. For years, she was known for one talent, yet she was ready to follow a new path and discover new opportunities in her heart. There were many apprehensions as she wanted to know how and when it would
Forgiveness. Can you imagine? When I decided to write about the topic of forgiveness this week, the song ‘It’s Quiet Uptown’ from Hamilton started playing in my head. There is a moment in the song with these powerful lyrics: Forgiveness, can you imagine? Forgiveness, can you imagine? I think about forgiveness quite a bit, and
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Do you have a vision board? I’ve made them for several years, but I hadn’t in a long time, until last week. I made a new one!! It was so much fun. While creating it, I ran across this picture from fiveish years ago, and I immediately heard, You are the captain of
Four years ago, I said so long to 304. I lived there for over 11 years, and she was hard to give up, yet I knew it was the right move for me. I’ve learned through my mom’s passing that home truly is where your heart is, even if it’s hard to give up
Are you willing to listen? I mean, truly listen. I encourage you to listen to the experts, listen to family and friends, listen to colleagues, listen to the weatherman, and listen to me, 😉 but mostly I encourage you to listen to your heart. Your heart wants you to know that you are
Have you ever tried and tried to make someone LOVE you (or like you) and all your efforts seemed to fail? In my pre-Positive Focus days, if 9 out of 10 people liked me, I found myself focused on the one who didn’t… even if I didn’t like them. I would spend more time thinking
I LOVE sunrises! Well, I actually prefer sunsets, only because they show up at a better time of day for me. 🙂 I also LOVE to capture moments by taking pictures. Chicago winters can be cold, snowy, and gray. I look for the sunrise each morning. Some days I know it’s greeting me behind
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Hi! Let me introduce myself. I’m Carol; some call me CC. I am white, and with that comes inherent privilege. My guiding values: LOVE, kindness, compassion, and peace. I admire and strive to be like Mr. Rogers, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Bryan Stevenson, and more. I smile a lot. I laugh a
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I was recently asked this question: “How do you deal with anger at an unexpected loss?” While I do not know the specifics of this question, here are some tips. Please understand that there is not a ‘one size solution’ for everyone. Take what resonates and leave behind the rest. FEEL your anger. It wants
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Happy New Year 2022! I know, you read the headline a couple of times and thought…TYPO. While typos happen, 2022 was intentional. 🙂 Stay with me as I explain why. Often when a New Year is upon us, we take time to think about, write down, and plan on goals that we want to accomplish
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