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Do Expectations Really Set Us Up for Disappointment?

Do Expectations Really Set Us Up for Disappointment?

Expectations get a bad rap. “Happiness is reality minus expectations,” is a refrain I hear from some seemingly enlightened circles, and it sounds good in theory. “The moment you stop having expectations is the moment you start having peace,” I think was said by people who don’t actually live in reality. I’m not buying this expectation of having no expectations. As I see it, we all have expectations all the time, but we become most aware of them when the expectations aren’t met.

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How do you bounce back from life's unexpected encounters?

How Do You Bounce Back from Life’s Unexpected Encounters?

The other day, I stopped by a hotel to drop off a book. The Flagstaff Leadership Program asked if I would give one of the new resilience stories books to …

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Cuba Travels: Attack the Woman

CUBA TRAVELS: ATTACK THE WOMAN

“Your feet are, como se dice: mal?“ my dance teacher in Cuba says and asks me. “Bad,” I say. “Your feet are bad,” he says. I knew he meant that …

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Cuba Travels: The Scream

CUBA TRAVELS: THE SCREAMING

I scream from my seat in movie theaters when someone jumps out. In my house growing up, my mom’s & my startle-reflex would make an energetic appearance when we’d accidentally …

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Cuba Travels

CUBA TRAVELS: SURPRISES & DELIGHTS

“We will ride 31 miles today of undulating hills,” our guide says. We are cycling & sweating our way through the costal hills between Cienfuegos & Playa Larga & Trinidad. …

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Book Launch last November 18, 2024

Lifting Each Other Up & Best Selling and Award Winning Book – What? 😊

I recently heard a statistic that if we have a culture of high inclusion, burnout decreases by 93%. This helps me to understand myself and my motivations for my work. …

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The Next Chapter: Purpose, Community & Growth with Aging

The Next Chapter: Purpose, Community & Growth with Aging

Recently, I’ve learned that there are chapters in life.  The really long ones, like raising kids until they are 18, sometimes seem like forever, but really it’s not.  Having a …

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Triumphs of Transformation Book Release on November 18

Book Birthing: Origin Story & Book Release Party (November 18)

2 things happened at once. I was in the midst selecting the editor for a book I’ve been writing through Amplify Publishing about how people can increase their leadership impact …

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Hiking at West Highland Way in Scotland

The Purpose of Hiking and Spontaneity

Walking in capital city the night before boarding the train to our trailhead, I tripped down the curb. With my head swiveling back and forth desperately trying to figure out …

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Speaking Scottish, where everything is very different!

Speaking Scottish

I prepped for this hike by eating lots of shortbread. One can’t train too much for these things. Along this eight day hike, much of the trek is alongside a …

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