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Difficult Conversations: A Sweaty 10-Minute Talk
We've all faced a difficult conversation that we know we need to have, the one that's set our insides churning for days or maybe even longer. We can even feel the cost in our mind and body. Along with churning inside, maybe our thoughts are hijacked and we find our...
Trust in Business and Life Relationships: First of Eight Dates
With 35 years together, you’d think that my husband, Tim, and I would know everything about each other. And, I’d say that’s as true as it can be. We’ve created an amazing relationship with conscious loving tools from Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks. Their book, Conscious...
My Change Formula Challenge
(V X D)+ F.S. > R = Change This is the process that leads to change, whether it’s losing weight or leaving a job you hate. Many of us have a VISION of our future, but it’s too vague to push us out of our comfort zone. That Vision must be multiplied by enough...
Change The World In 10 Minutes A Day: Meditate
Meditation doesn't change the world, but it changes your experience of the world. (So learning how to meditate is world-changing, right?) How do I meditate? In the last few years, for at least 10 minutes a day, I've did learn to pay attention to my breath. And when my...
Your Enneagram Type: Self-Awareness Tool for Conscious Leaders
By Meg Dennison Becoming a conscious leader asks you to become self-aware. Knowing your Enneagram type helps you understand yourself. Welcoming feedback and learning your recipe for reactivity are two of the three essential practices to self-awareness for conscious...
Conscious Leaders Make Friends with All Kinds of Feedback
By Meg Dennison What comes to mind when you hear the word feedback? Performance reviews at work, your spouse’s criticism, a comment about your dating life or your colleague’s unhappiness with the last project you managed? They are all feedback, and since we are...
Become A Conscious Leader: Start with Your Breath
By Meg Dennison Becoming a conscious leader is a journey of self-awareness. Leaders who notice when they're getting triggered and know how to stop themselves can reclaim their inner balance. Reactivity comes from fear The same primal reaction that saved our ancestors...
How Dancing Gave Us Back Our Relationship Groove
Guys -- especially married guys -- hate dancing, and I am no exception. There are many theories for why this is, but for me, I just felt stupid out there trying to move my limbs to some sort of rhythm. Maybe it was the flashbacks to images of me flailing around in a...
3 Ways I’ll Be A Better Lover In 2015
I'm committing to three things in 2015 to become a better lover, partner and husband to my wife: active appreciation, taking responsibility, and telling the truth. I didn't always do these things, but I've discovered a direct correlation to better sex, fun and...
This One Simple Habit Transformed My Marriage
A quick peck on my cheek, as he dashed out to catch the train for long days at work in New York City -- that's how Tim and I parted each day. We came together again in the same way with a greeting that acknowledged we occupied the same space, but left me longing for a...