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How to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back – Tip #3 Let Go of Perfection and Take Action

Joie Seldon — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:36:50 +0000

LET GO OF PERFECTION and TAKE ACTION

What prevents us from taking action when we absolutely know that not taking action is detrimental to us? Fear, yes, fear is a good answer. But what are we really afraid of?

A couple of months ago I attended a workshop by master coach Maggie Ostara, and she was listing symptoms of someone who experiences a certain degree of… Read more...

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How to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back, Tip #2 Using Fear as a Resource

Joie Seldon — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:02:17 +0000

USE FEAR AS A RESOURCE

Everybody has fear. So what makes the difference between being stymied by fear and succeeding in spite of it? It is the capacity to use fear as a resource.

Fear is not your enemy. It does not automatically mean that threat is eminent threat, or that you are in danger. Its function is to get you to pay attention to something. If you are truly in danger, your instincts will kick in and your… Read more...

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Women in Business: How to Be Free of What’s Holding You Back, Tip #1 Stop Enduring

Joie Seldon — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:55:29 +0000

I often work with women entrepreneurs who are stuck in their lives or career, knowing there is action to take, but they are unsure of what it is. There are three things that can help you get unstuck – admitting you need help, feeling your fear and using it as a resource instead of a hindrance, and take action, even if it isn’t perfect.

STOP ENDURING

So many women know they are having a problem, but do not want to… Read more...

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Letting Go, And Finding Miracles

Joie Seldon — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:02:23 +0000

The day started out great. I meditated in my favorite spot, had a soothing cup of my favorite tea, and then set a spirited agenda for getting my desk cleared of the pile of small tasks I needed to do. I sauntered into my home office full of hope and resolve.

Then I checked email. BIG mistake. And the internet was just a click away. Hmmm, I’ve been having painful problems with my “mouse” hand, so I started looking for… Read more...

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Moving Through Grief to See the Light

Joie Seldon — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:15:56 +0000

These past couple of weeks, after the death of my sister, I have been going through a kind of grief I have never experienced before. My lowest point was getting caught up in the dark side of my family pessimism. I felt the weight of my family’s heritage of thwarted dreams, unexpressed emotion and whatever the opposite of intimacy is. I was sure I was doomed to commit some kind of personal relationship failure.

I confessed my darkest… Read more...

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My Sister’s Death

Joie Seldon — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:52:34 +0000

About a week and a half ago, my phone rang early on a Saturday morning. I didn’t quite hear the name or recognize the voice on the other end of the line. “I’m sorry, who is this?” “Timon.” “Timon!” I replied with excitement. Then my heart sank. Timon is my nephew, and he had never called me before. I knew in an instant that my sister had died.

She was ten years older, and somewhat of a mother figure to… Read more...

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Keys to Staying Grounded in the Midst of World Chaos

Joie Seldon — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:18:44 +0000

Part 1: How to Cope With Wide Range Emotions

We are living in historic and chaotic times. Though the centers of rebellion, disruption, violence and natural disasters are often far from American soil, these events impact us emotionally.

I cheered with JOY when Egypt achieved a massive change in an incredibly short time with relatively minimal violence. I also know the future of the Middle East is chaotic and far from certain. Yet, the potential of equality for women… Read more...

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Dealing With Anger: Tip #1

Joie Seldon — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:26:32 +0000

“My Neighbor’s Coffin”

During this past year my neighbor’s home has really gone to pot. A lovely woman, she got involved with a man with serious emotional issues, who often yells at her and collects a lot of junk. Supposedly, this junk is going to be sold at some point.

One day an item appeared leaning against the wall of her house, just opposite our guest room window. It looked like some huge prop from a theater, about… Read more...

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What is Emotional Fluidity?

Joie Seldon — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:16:45 +0000

Emotional Fluidity – What is it? What can it do for you?

To be emotionally fluid is to be physically and mindfully present with the full range of your emotions, without resistance. It is receiving the vital messages your emotions are bringing to you, and acting on them in ways that are appropriate at that moment.

Sometimes this means simply feeling the emotion, letting it wash through you.

The skill of emotional fluidity begins… Read more...

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Women: Reclaim Your Impact!

Joie Seldon — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:28:04 +0000

When I was a girl, I hated being a girl. It was clear to me that men were regarded as the superior sex and there was nothing I could do about it. Men had the power.

I learned this not from my dad, a gentle introvert who rarely spoke, but from my mother. She taught me, through her words and actions, that men had all the power…..and she resented the hell out of it! (Mother wasn’t alone; my father was… Read more...

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