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Feeling Stressed Out? You're Not Alone (and There's Hope!)

Studies show that a whopping 73% of adults in the U.S. experience some form of stress in a given month, and that stress can affect our health, happiness, and productivity.

The thing about stress is that it's different for everyone. For you, maybe it's a looming deadline that makes your stomach churn. For someone else, it's juggling childcare with a demanding job. No matter what triggers your stress, one thing's for sure: ignoring it won't make it go away.

That's where Stress Mastery comes in.

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Discover the "Pura Vida" way to happiness: My Costa Rica adventure

Imagine waking up to a symphony unlike any other. 

Not a concert hall performance but a chorus of howler monkeys serenading the rising sun, their guttural calls echoing through the dense rainforest canopy. 

Birdsong, a thousand different melodies intertwined, filled the spaces in between. 
This isn't my usual routine, but the opening act to my recent Costa Rican adventure – an adventure that became a profound exploration of the wild world around me and the even wilder one within. 
Costa Rica isn't…

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Are You Stuck on "Gotta Do It All"?

Are You Stuck on "Gotta Do It All"?

(Annoying, but it’s trying to save you!)

Ever find yourself mentally spinning in circles, stuck on the song of "I gotta do this, gotta do that, gotta do everything perfectly, right now!"? It's like our brains get caught in this loop that won't quit. 

That, my friend, is the double team of anxiety and overwhelm dropping by for an unwelcome visit.

Here's the deal—people like us thrive when in the thick of it. Deadlines chasing us down, emails are piling up faster t…

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Uncovering the Hidden Opportunities in Challenging Situations: Lessons from My Cancer Healing Journey

What if the most challenging situation in your life could be a remarkable opportunity in disguise? That's what happened to me when I was diagnosed with cancer. Little did I know that this unexpected journey would transform my life and business. I want to share the valuable insights I gained from my cancer-healing journey and how these lessons can help you navigate any crisis.

Lesson 1: Shifting Your Mindset The key lesson I learned was to shift my mindset from feeling like a victim to embracing g…

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Your Other Accounts — and What They Really Mean to You

In our highly developed country, and in other industrialized “first-world” nations, we are all usually taught about bank accounts, about saving money, and about the kinds of work we can do in order to gather enough money so that we can save it. The goal is to have security, a certain kind of lifestyle, and probably ultimately retirement.

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I Need Nature

Last week one of my challenges was to figure out the technology I wanted to use for my webinars. I wish that such things happen magically, but they don’t. After two days of research and testing a couple of applications, and trying to implement one that it turned out had flaws and bugs, and with my webinar (teleclass) scheduled for the next day, I was feeling quite stressed. Maybe you didn’t think I get those moments also?

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