8 Ways To Keep The Holiday Spirit Going! (The New Year’s Spirit)
I know you may be breathing a BIG sigh of relief that the New Year has finally begun. We can say goodbye to the over-rich foods, the extra glasses of wine, the light workout schedule, the complete lack of routine…
A Tale of Two Audiences- Learn to live without limits
[slideshare id=42652819&doc=manifestinginspiredvision1-slideshare-141212132804-conversion-gate01] A tale of two audiences. I had the privilege of speaking to two groups yesterday, one a group of leaders in the IT industry (the Paragon IT Forum) and the other a group of bodacious young leaders who…
Eight reasons why Coaching Customer Service isn’t like other Customer Service
I’ve been coaching business owners and just plain individuals for almost 8 years through my business, Nead Inspiration. It’s been an interesting year of coaching, one that has pushed me to grow, change and develop my coaching and speaking content and…
Faking Yourself Out! Three Lies and Barriers That Keep You From Transformation
We live in the country of Good n’ Plenty. You want it, you get it. Drive through, fast and furious, high quality in a matter of seconds. Good news? You can have the life you want. Bad news? You can…
Mt. Kilimanjaro Episode 1: Four Lessons I Learned from Booty Shaking Joy
It was a long day of climbing. We are Americans, after all. We don’t move for 7 hours at a time, we WORK for hours on end at our desks, in front of the biggest screen possible. I don’t know…
BTS: 20 Beautiful Women- Inspiration, not perfection
It was a daunting task, fitting all that I believe about beauty and success into 2000 words. One has a HISTORY by 43, if you know what I mean. My contribution, a chapter titled “The Climb My Life,” in the…
Mommy and Travel inspiration: 8 reasons you should leave your children and climb a mountain.
Most people have been encouraging as I regale them with tales of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Sure, they wonder about the bathroom situation with wrinkled noses and pointedly question my ability to climb 19,000 feet to the ceiling of Africa. My…
Ordinary Life Inspiration: 4 reasons I wish I was Oprah (sometimes)
“I bet they wouldn’t treat me like this if I was Oprah.” That’s what I’ve been thinking a LOT lately. I’m climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro on June 26th and fundraising for several charities. As a result, I’ve been doing a lot…
Neighborly Inspiration: I challenge you to SMILE!
The elevator etiquette SMILE challenge: Have you ever been around someone who breaks “elevator etiquette?” I have summarized the online wiki but the rules are listed below. Make contact with whomever enters the elevator. Offer a smile, quickly. Extended eye…
Six ways to handle emotional triggers: Release to take control
Good things come in small packages? Normally my trips to the mailbox are predictable. This day was different. Buried in the assortment of catalogues, spring landscaping coupons and paper bills and statements, was a curious business envelope, missing a return…
