In the early chapters of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan describes the “Five Truths About Fear.” These “truths” are what she learned on her journey to become a more confident and powerful person. 1. The fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow.…
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Everyone Has “One of Those Days”
Self-help is a practice—the emphasis on practice. Just like anything else worth doing, it takes work to find, and keep, inner peace. There are no quick fixes for what ails you. In fact, you will find, that the more work you do, the more in touch with your Higher Self…
Everything is Practice
Below is an excerpt of one of Susan’s exercises from Embracing Uncertainty that can help us to understand that life is a work-in-progress. The “It’s All Practice” Exercise All of life is your Spiritual classroom filled with opportunities for Spiritual practice. With all that is happening in your life you…
An Example of a “No-Lose” Decision
It’s rare that we have a clear picture of how our lives can go in two different directions. Most decisions are small and lead from one small change to another. For Melanie, she had the opportunity to choose between two new jobs, having received two job offers in one day.…
The “No-Lose” Decision Making Model
We’re talking this month about how to approach decision-making from the perspective of a lifelong student. Susan recommended using her model of the “No-Lose” Decision-Making Method. From Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, here is a summary of the steps in that method. By applying these, you’ll breathe a…
Thoughtfulness is Loving
As we are talking about taking action to keep love alive and romantic this month, we thought we’d share this excerpt from The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love. Susan talks about subtle ways to show your partner that you care. They may seem obvious or even silly, but…
Putting Love Back on the Menu
Most of us, especially if we’ve been with our partner for a long time, tend to fall into comfortable habits that lead us to take for granted our most important relationship. We might make an effort for Valentine’s Day, as it’s expected, but the rest of the year, we treat…
A Quick Review of the Pain-to-Power Vocabulary
As we start 2019, many of us will be looking to reset and recharge ourselves with new goals to achieve in the upcoming year. As we talked about in the newsletter article, the quote, “Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation,” from motivational guru Zig Ziglar puts into perspective how the…
Giving Love and Thanks
In this month’s article, we are talkingabout giving Susan’s favorite gifts – POWER, PEACE, and LOVE. In Life is Huge, Susan wrote about giving the gift of LOVE. Here is an excerpt. I would recommendwriting a letter thanking your loved ones for all they have contributed to yourlife. And how…
Giving the Gift of Time
Giving doesn’t mean spending money. There are many gifts that you can give that cost little or no money. One of the most meaningful gifts you can give to someone is giving the gift of your time. Even if you have all the money to spend, the giving of your…