Want Success with Less Stress? Do the Heavy Lifting First… Hello hello, This past week I was helping a yoga student stand up from a backbend. One of the things we discussed is that you want your head and arms… Read More
Know Your Softball Swing (Or, What to Do When the Topic is so Big it’s Easy to Strike Out) As we close in on the 2019 World Series, it seems appropriate to write about softball swings—particularly as I spent yesterday with a client who frequently gets asked questions so… Read More
Clarifying is Key: Using Questions to Stimulate and Empower Others As those of you know who read last week’s Wow on the downside of offering advice, it can be sooooooo easy to offer others advice in the guise of asking… Read More
The Downside of Offering Advice—and How You May Be Offering Advice Without Realizing it Have you ever been asked for advice and then been frustrated that the person requesting it paid no attention to it? Have you ever offered advice and been blamed for… Read More
Do You Ever Depress Yourself? (How to Short-Circuit a Conversation—and How to Help Someone Who Just Did) This past week, I was included in a conversation where one of the people speaking was—well—wrong. Her facts were not correct. Here comes the tricky part: it didn’t matter. It… Read More
“A Money Diet” vs. “Impulse Savings” This past week, a friend posted on Facebook about waking up to discover her husband had canceled their premium TV and changed all the passwords. In her words, “Apparently he… Read More
Wow Your Way into the Life of Your Dreams Hi Wow-Types, Today’s Wow of the Week is an announcement: I’m writing a new book. (Yes, it’s true. I said I never would write another book, but it’s also true… Read More
________________ (Noun) is an Inside Job Does anybody else remember Mad Libs? Books of stories with various blank spaces where you fill in the noun, verb, adjective, etc. of your choice to make the most ridiculous,… Read More
“It’s Important to Be Scared” This past week I heard an amazing interview on NPR with a cave diver named Jill Heinerth, who has lost over 100 colleagues during her years as a professional cave… Read More
“Don’t Give Up” vs. “I Know You Can Do It” As many of you know, in addition to running the Wow-world (how vast and pretentious that sounds!) I also teach Ashtanga yoga. If you’re someone who practices yoga, you know… Read More