Month: February 2024

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Do You Struggle With FOMO or FOPO?

You know when you are sitting at home, scrolling through your social media feeds, and suddenly, there it is—the ultimate party of the century, the concert of a lifetime, or the brunch where everyone seems to be having a blast? And where are you? On your couch, in your pajamas, questioning everything. That, my friends,…

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Ep #91: FOMO, JOMO, FOPO and Me

The Fear of Missing Out, the Joy of Missing out and the Fear of Other People’s Opinions are the three musketeers of the modern social landscape. When I worked in television, I struggled with FOMO and FOPO. Everything was about getting on the right lists, being invited to big events, networking with the right people…

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Are You Tired of Being Tired?

I don’t know about you but I have been tired lately.  I don’t know if it is the weather or the winter season, but I find myself going to sleep earlier and waking up later these past few weeks.  For those of us who are Type A, OverAchievers, OverThinkers, and OverDoers, taking time for extra rest can…

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How Do You Do Me Time?

I have been in tech hell this week.  I won’t bore you with the gory details, but let me just throw out a few terms that I have been dealing with: DNS, DMARC, firewalls, 404 error codes, 502 error codes, and spam filters. Now if you’re tech-y, these might not seem so scary. But for…

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Ep #90: The Importance of Me Time with Maggie Lawson

When life gets hectic, me time often falls by the wayside. My guest this week is someone who has followed her dreams and knows the real value of celebrating me time. Discovering and embracing me time is something she credits her success with, and we all need a little reminder to take some time for…

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Turn On The Music

Yesterday, I set the intention of spending one hour to work on editing a book I am working on.  Unfortunately, that one hour turned into two. And the only thing that got done was a lot of scrolling, reading news headlines, and going down rabbit holes. One good thing that came out of my scroll-fest was finding this…