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  • Life

    Book Review: My 4 biggest lessons from The Desire Map

    I’ve been meaning to do a book review for The Desire Map for quite some time now. This is my kind of book review since it focuses on what I learned from the book. In my opinion, the best books have big life lessons.  And this book delivers BIG lessons.

     

    I read The Desire Map, a book written by Danielle LaPorte, in 2015 shortly after being laid-off. I found it (it found me), right around the same time that I was trying to find myself (again. Or was I trying to re-define myself?)

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  • Life

    Close the year

    There are only a few days left in this year – most people I know are cheering.

    Are you ready to put the year behind you? Looking forward to starting the near year? I suggest that you use the time between Christmas and January 1 to close the year.

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  • Life

    What is Reiki? How does it work? And what does it do?

    I still have a hard time succinctly answering the question, What is Reiki?. I want to say, Let me show you. But here is a bit more of an explanation of what is Reiki and how it works.

     

    What is Reiki? An explanation at MCL ConsultingWhat is Reiki?

    Reiki is a Japanese energy system for healing, promoting stress reduction and relaxation. The word Reiki translates to universal life energy. Reiki was discovered in Japan by Mikao Usui who began teaching Reiki in the early 1920s.

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  • Life

    September is the new January: Start fresh

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    I love September. It’s a great new beginning.

     

    September is the new January

    Kids are off to school to start a new grade with a new teacher and in a new classroom. They have new pencils and new notebooks. They are going to make new friends and learn new things.

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  • Career

    How to rock your lay off: 3 tips & lessons

    Maybe you’re reading this because you’re going through a lay off. If so, your life is about to change dramatically and that can be pretty exciting (and scary). You have been presented with an experience. What are you going to do with it? I vote for rockin’ it.

    And if you haven’t been laid off, would you like to feel lit up and fulfilled? Keep reading because these tips and lessons are for you too.

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  • Career

    Want a fulfilling career? Answer these 3 questions

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    Your career is important. Here’s my logic…

     

    There are 365 days in a year; 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays. Let’s say you get 3 weeks of vacation time (15 days). You spend 235 days working a year. What?! That’s the majority of your days!

     

    How many of those 235 days are you all fired up? (Wait a second, you do remember what that feels like, right?)

    How many times do you say: this is exciting, this is fun, and wow I’m good at this.

    How many times do you: laugh out loud, smile with teeth showing, and eyes twinkle.

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