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Joy Beat Blog

Staying connected with JOY matters. I have found that reading inspirational stories and insights around joy greatly increases my joy factor. I have also found that sharing some of my best tools and techniques for keeping JOY alive are useful and helpful. I created the JOY beat to provide a fun and joyful blog for you. In addition, it’s a way for you to keep up to date with all the happenings in our Life Full of JOY world. Don’t miss a beat-sign up today! 

Connection

Hungry for Hope

I don’t know about you, but lately I have found myself often asking the following questions: Please understand, I am probably one of the most positive individuals you will ever meet. Yes, I do meditation, prayer and self-care daily and I’m also holding that we are living in a complex,

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Choice

Keep It Simple for 2024

This time of year always brings mixed emotions for me. Another birthday celebrated. Another year almost finished on the calendar. I find myself coming to these same or similar questions each year: I’m not a gambling person, but I’m fairly certain that if you are even near my age category,

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Responsibility

Owning Your Piece of Peace

As we experience this unique time of year leading into Christmas, I reflect on what peace really means. Specifically, what piece each of us has towards bringing and experiencing this peace within ourselves and for humanity. I believe that peace begins with each one of us. It’s pretty hard to

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Present

Speaking in Present Tense

I promise this blog is not an English lesson—although I’m sure Mrs. B, with her “grammar” lessons would love if I took it that far! What I’m really talking about is the here and now. What we are doing today—not yesterday, not tomorrow, but NOW.  I was working with a

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Reflection

Five Key Actions to Making It Real

As I observe the world right now, I see a few things that concern me. Have you noticed any of these: I’m seeing it more and more. And as a coach, I get curious and then want to offer a piece of wisdom or insight that may help someone—or maybe

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Humanity

Four Strategies to Navigate Expectations

Recently, one of my clients has been struggling with both professional and personal relationships. As we found clarity around what was happening, it became clear that this was primarily around expectations. The client was expecting certain responses or behaviors from colleagues, friends and family. This has escalated to a point

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