Anyone who has been reading these Monday Morning Stretches for any length of time has surely gotten the message that LionSpeak believes in the power of creating new stories for ourselves, our businesses, our clients, and our families. We strongly believe it is within our power to conjure, create, and attract any new story and reality we want. And yet, …
Intention, Motivation, and Inspiration
I don’t love to workout, even though I’m thoroughly convinced that it is crucial for my longevity both mentally and physically. I love my daily walks. I love my daily stretching. I love my daily meditation and quiet morning time for reading and journaling. But, I do not love weight training. At all. Not one little bit. But last week, …
Human Nature vs. Human Skill
It’s human nature to get frustrated. It’s a human skill to find the calm within. It’s human nature to feel angry. It’s a human skill to master your emotions. It’s human nature to fail. It’s a human skill to try again. We are human beings with all the genius and idiocy that brings with it. Similar to the age old …
Real Rest
“What are you doing?” asked my husband when he walked outside and saw me sitting in a patio chair. “Nothing,” I replied, “but I feel like I should be doing something.” “Then you’re not really doing nothing. You’re worrying about doing nothing.” Sometimes, he nails me. It was truly a rare sight for him because I’m in the habit of …
On Election Day, Choose Wisely
This just might be the most important Monday Morning Stretch I have ever written. As you read this, within 24 hours, we will elect a new American president. Whatever the results, half of the country will be disappointed, if not downright angry, frightened, and despondent, except for (I hope!) our readers. I’m banking on the notion that if you’ve been …
The Intentional Feelings List
This is a confession of a recovering OCD professional. Sometimes, I guess to feel productive and complete, I write things down on my daily to-do list that I’ve already done just so I can cross them off. Ridiculous, I know, but painfully true. This week, as I began to succumb to this silly habit once again, I wondered why. Why …
Triggers
Triggers. Just like a firearm, they get pulled sometimes with even the slightest touch. Emotional triggers get pulled all around us every day. Someone puts an opinion on social media, and then someone with a different opinion lobs an insult. The first person is triggered and fires back. In a flash it has escalated into an adult game of “I …
Focus
I have decided that I am a big fan of focus, not because I’m always good at it but because I’m not. I have a lot of interests, a busy life, and, like all of us, I live in a fast-paced world. It’s easy to decide that constant distractions and operating in a consistently fragmented way and juggling multiple demands …
Stopping the Train of Panic
On the 17th of August I turned 65 years young. It is hard for me to believe, and, at the same time, I’m grateful for every minute, every turn, every year that brought me here in good health, still enjoying my work with a beautiful family and a life I love. In some ways, I feel I’ve just hit my …
Don’t Wait to Start
You don’t have to wait until January 1st to get in shape. You can get a few more minutes of movement into your daily routine right now. You don’t have to wait until after the vacation to start eating healthier. You can eat smaller quantities by splitting your favorite meal with your spouse right there in Hawaii. You don’t have …
