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MiBism 025: Ugghhh...Uggs

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:39:03 PST

Back in the early 1970’s, a new high cut boot style was all the rage. Cossack boots. They slouched at the ankles and sat on flat, medium or high heels. To heck with the heel height, it was all about the ...

Just Say Yes!

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:08:20 PST

MiBism 023: Just Say Yes

Today, as I sit down to write this, the sky is that particular shade of heavenly blue that can't be matched and dyed into the richest of fabric or spray painted onto the metal of luxury cars with quite the same connection to nature. The shine from the sunlight behind me adds a surreal brightness to everything below it. The grass glistens with sun bouncing off droplets of dew and all of this serves to fill my spirit with a general feeling of yes today.

While the winter was gentle this year, it was untypically long. With the clarity of clear blue skies and bright sunny weather and yes, even the cool breeze that blows a slight chill through our bodies today as we cycle, run or walk our dogs before...

Still Growing Up

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:36:15 PST

MiBism 024: Still Growing Up

There’s a lot of living I didn’t do as a child. Knee deep into being a kid I went through life as it was handed to me. In my case, maybe in yours too, meals were prepared and placed in front of me and clean clothes were neatly folded and filled my drawers in straight little piles. I was reminded to brush my teeth each morning and night, I was driven ...

Complaining

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:48:22 PST

MiBism 023: Complaining

Life is not static and because that is so everything around is subject to change. I am very open to change, usually embracing it as a sign of growth, a compass for moving in the right direction, an open mind that welcomes what is knew and unknown as a signal that something wonderful will ...

MiBism 017, 018, 019, 020

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:50:46 PST

MiBism 017: Success Driven

MiBism 018: Parking, Pleas & Pet Peeves

MiBism 019: What Really Matters

MiBism 020: Sunrise, Sunset

Helplessly Heartbroken over Haiti

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:43:59 PST

Stories. Nightmarish, horrific stories. Some with silver linings, some with heroic spins but from the dust and rubble that is now Haiti there are stories. And images. Images beyond what my dry eyes ...

MiBism 016: Respecting Rituals

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:40:51 PST

Respecting Rituals.

Over the past several months I have experienced a few familial upsets. Some much more traumatic than others but each one, in its own right, has put me face to face with the daily routines and rituals ...

MiBism 015: Motorcycles, Makeovers, and Me

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 23:09:52 PST

MiBism 015: Motorcycles, Makeovers, and Me

What an image. Me, in full gear on the seat of a motorcycle with the wind blowing my hair from the bottom of a big black helmet. Me, myself, and I, firmly hugging legs around the seat of this vehicular instrument vrooming away from ...

Networking for Newbies

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:28:17 PST

Networking for Newbies

I know. I know. It’s so hard to get off the couch, fold the newspaper away and drag yourself to a roomful of people you never met. I mean really, who wants to do that? But, alas, it is what you must do if

MiBism 012: The End of an Era

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:42:27 PST

MiBism 012: The End of an Era

Today, I am sad.
Auntie Ruthie, my mom's older sister by 10 years, died today at 85 years old. She had 7 children, and although they are scattered geographically, including one son in Panama and another in China, they never really left home. They grew up with a mother who is

Have you Started your Un-Retirement Plan Yet?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:08:27 PST

Have You Started Your Un-Retirement Plan Yet?

May 28, 2009 by Eileen Chadnick

Early retirement due to job loss? Later retirement due to pension changes? No retirement due to nest egg meltdowns in this economy?!

Ahhh. Retirement planning isn’t what it used to be. As a coach who specializes in helping people define/create/actualize meaningful work and meaningful life – I am paying close attention ...

To Be Your Best? Or the Best?

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:06:30 PST

To be Your Best? Or The Best?

May 21, 2009 by Eileen Chadnick

Success. Is it about being the best or your best? Ask Kris Allen. He just won the title of 2009 American Idol, beating out Adam Lambert who was the judges’ favorite.

No one was likely more surprised than Allen himself. He literally stuttered out that “Adam deserves this”.

Kris Allen never set out to win this competition ...

Before You Re-invent Yourself: Remember Who You Already Are!

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:04:28 PST

Before You Re-invent Yourself: Remember Who You Already Are!

April 29, 2009 by Eileen Chadnick

One of the upsides of being downsized (see last post) is that you have the opportunity to re-evaluate your career aspirations. For many people it’s a chance to take a hard look at what they really want to do – rather than try to sleepwalk into what they have always been doing. That may mean setting a new career direction, retooling or retraining – or even re-branding yourself.

But before you re-invent yourself, make sure ...

What To Do If You Lose Your Job

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:01:44 PST

What To Do If You Lose Your Job

December 7, 2008 by Eileen Chadnick

With a looming (or existing?) recession and massive layoffs in Canada and the U.S. it’s hard to get into that TGIM (thank goodness it’s Monday) mode these days. Just ask the 71,000 Canadians and the hundreds of thousands of U.S workers who have lost their jobs this fall.

Losing a job is tough. I’d never make light of that kind of disappointment nor the challenges ...

MIBism 011: My Friend Flow

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:15:11 PST

Over the past couple of weeks I have been searching for a long lost friend. Her name is Flow and she has gone MIA. Like a wave that crashes into shore and thrusts its way back, my friend Flow comes and goes. She used to be very reliable, showing up on cue, pouring just the creative juices I needed to imbibe to perform and deliver. It seems Flow has taken a summer vacation without my consent. I’m concerned this might become a permanent situation so I’m doing some investigative work to get her back.

Shari Reinhart

In the writer’s world, flow is the exact opposite of feeling “blocked.” When a person is in a state of flow they’re open to exploring ...

What is Perfectionism?

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:33:47 PST

What Is Perfectionism?

By: Julia Di Nardo

Perfectionists aspire to be top achievers and do not allow themselves to ...

How to Start Talking about Money with your Partner

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:47:31 PST

It's not easy talking about money, even with the people with whom it’s most important. You, like me, may have heard that finances are a leading cause of divorce. I can attest nearly half of my work as a money coach was with couples experiencing...

Nancy Zimmerman, Money Coach

MiBism 010: Choose Your Attitude

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:09:22 PST

MiBism 010: Choose your Attitude

“Choose your attitude, choose your energy, choose your future.”

This quote came to me at the end of a particularly sluggish week. I woke up every morning more tired than the morning before. Bleary-eyed and bent over...

MiBism 008: Nowhere Woman

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:02:57 PST

MiBism 008: Nowhere Woman

My morning routine usually includes a trip to the gym at 8:15 am. Over the past few months I've been driving by a woman pushing a shopping cart loaded with scruffy overnight bags, garbage bags and a few unidentifiable items. She roams aimlessly up and down this small suburban street by day and must ...

MiBism 009: Rebel and Revel in it

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:58:42 PST

It takes a certain degree of courage to chuck convention and try new things.

I was raised in a traditional home with conservative values and high morals. It was expected that I would work hard at school, get good grades and always, always respect my teachers. Right or wrong, they were the people in my authority and I was not to ...