Living Smart & Well: Mental Housecleaning
Inez Bracy will interview Dr. Tomas Picard, Chiropractor, author and lecturer. Dr. Picard’s book Mental Housecleaning is engaging, witty and substantive. Mental Housecleaning offers profound insights into “why positive thinking doesn’t work” and what you can do about it.
Dr. Picard will give tips on:
• It’s All in How You Look at It
• How Do I Love Me?
• I’m Okay and You’re Okay, But Lock the Doors Anyway
• Lies My Mother Sold Me
• There Must be a Trick
• The Missing Ingredient
Magical Monday: How to overcome shyness
Inez Bracy and Edie Galley who went from being to shy to speaking to anyone will give tips on how to overcome shyness. Today she is Host of Outside with Edie, an Inspiring Life Talk Radio Show and is founder of By For and About Women Radio, an innovative internet media company launched in 2005. It is one of the fastest growing radio shows for women, with listeners in over 47 countries.
Before launching her current company, Edie worked on AM Radio in the local South Florida market with a Business Talk Show. Prior to working in radio Edie had over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing and training and has developed strategies and done consulting work for all types of businesses from entrepreneurs to Verizon, Novartis and A.C. Nielsen.
Click here to join us at Noon ET today.
4 Tips for practicing office etiquette
Filed under: Life Coach, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Transitions
Are you feeling that attitudes have changed toward you in your office? Everywhere you go people seem to be whispering. Could it be because of the conversation you had that you thought was private was not so private after all?
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Have you found yourself in the uncomfortable position of hearing a conversation at work that was obviously supposed to be private? How did it make you feel and how did it change your opinion about the person?
Click here to watch Inez Bracy and Tracey Edwards on Fox 4 Morning Blend for tips on having private conversations in the office and other office etiquette tips.
Problem-solving the boomer woman way
Are you in the middle of what seems like an unsolvable problem? You catch yourself saying that there could be no other solution to a problem – and that problem leads to a dead end. You know as a boomer woman that you’ve spent your life solving problems. However you’re feeling stumped knowing that the problem before you is one you cannot solve. No leads. No options. No solutions.
Does it feel like you have exhausted all possible options and still looming before you is the mountain – large, unconquerable, and impregnable? When a boomer woman encounters such enormous problems, the pressure of having to solve it may be overwhelming.
But rejoice! There’s hope yet!
A boomer woman using some creative problem-solving techniques you may be able to look at your problem in a different light. Wouldn’t you just love to see the light at the end of the tunnel that leads to possible solutions?
Creative problem-solving for a boomer woman you must first be open-minded to the fact that there may be more than just one solution to the problem. And, it’s important to open your mind to that there may be solutions to problems you thought were unsolvable.
Now, with this boomer woman optimistic mindset, you can begin to creatively problem-solve.
Steps in problem-solving for a boomer woman
- Have you taken a really hard look at the problem as a boomer woman to see what the problem is? As a boomer woman understanding the problem and its workings is basic to solving the problem. If you know how it works, what the problem is, then you have a better foundation towards solving IT.
- Write out a simple statement of what the problem is. Identify all of the parts and their relationship to each other. Pay attention to what you will gain and lose if the problem is not solved. This is your simply statement.
- Notice all of the limitations and beliefs you have towards the problem. For a boomer woman these assumptions can obstruct your view of possible solutions. Identify which beliefs are valid and which are not.
- Solve the problem by using the jigsaw puzzle approach. Look at the overall problem just as you would the picture of a jigsaw puzzle. Working from the outside in solves the problem going from general towards the more detailed parts.
- Critical thinking during problem-solving is important as well as keeping a creative, analytical voice at the back of your head. When a boomer woman comes up with a prospective solution, think how you could make that solution work. At the same time, look for faults in that solution.
- Remember that solutions can develop simultaneously. Have a way of keeping track of all the solutions and their developments. The more solutions you have the easier it is to choose the one that fits your boomer woman lifestyle.
- Boomer women are so accustomed to doing things their way and often in a vacuum; remember that old adage,” two heads are better than one.” That is truer than it sounds. You don’t have to problem-solve alone. Always be open to new ideas. You can benefit from listening to others’ ideas especially if you’re talking to one who has had experience solving problems similar to yours.
- Be patient, I know for many boomers this is not your strong suite! Perseverance is the key to having a solution present itself. Give yourself a timeline but be don’t beat yourself up if the solution doesn’t present itself as soon as you’d like.
Next time you see a problem you think unsolvable, think again. The solution might just be staring you right in the face. It only takes just a little creative thinking, some planning, and the willingness to stick with it until it is solved.
Have you had a problem you thought was unsolvable and found a solution? Will you share your process with us?
Magical Monday: Conscious Parenting
There was a commercial on TV that always caught my attention: “It’s 11:00, do you know where your children are?” Not having any children of my own, I wondered “wouldn’t parents know where their children are this time of night?” I soon discovered that many parents didn’t know where their children were and did not have a relationship with them to ask.
On the Living Smart and Well Show today, Inez Bracy’s special guest is Michelle Starkey, author of Do You Know Who Your Children Are, will address the questions of parenting and conscious parenting. Starkey says:
- Conscious Parenting is about enlightened adults engaging in symbiotic relationships with their children.
- Parents have much to learn, grow and gain from interacting with their kids.
- Conscious Parents explore these interactions and shift their perceptions about what it really means to be a parent in today’s world.
This may be quite different than last generation’s views: they literally shift paradigms and allowing themselves to evolve into more peaceful, loving and prosperous human beings. Their approach to parenting is mindful, gentle, holistic and enlightened.
You really want to listen if you are parenting now or know someone who is. The tips you will receive will help you answer yes to “It’s 11:00, do you know where your children are?”
Tune in at 12 Noon ET at Living Smart and Well or call 646-716-8773.
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