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Skills We Develop Or Strengthen During Transition

Transition is a funny thing. It’s a constant in life and yet only when there are major changes – real or imaginary-taking place do we recognize it as transition. As a kid, I could not wait for my age to hit two digits. I would officially be getting older, and WOW was that going to be grown up, exciting and…

DorothyJuly 17, 2024

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Adjusting The Vision Or The Way

Lately, I have been seeing the difficulty that arises for some when they need to make adjustments to their vision or their approach when things are not going as expected. We read about the need for a clear, concise, vision or goal so that it can be actualized in the most efficient and effective way. I agree with that concept…

DorothyFebruary 23, 2024

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What Is A Powerful Person

In my 20+ years as a psychotherapist seeing 42 patients a week, I learned an immense amount of practical knowledge about working with strong and/or manipulative personalities. I also learned to see quite clearly the distinction between powerful personalities and powerful people. Believe it or not, there is a vast difference. A strong personality is frequently someone who has a…

DorothyJanuary 31, 2024

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What AI Can’t Deliver!

In a world where AI is having greater and greater input, there’s so much of ourselves we need to know about before we give all of who we are away. A client of mine, in the Middle East, has written a book showing what knowledge truly is. It certainly encompasses what we learn in school and through extensive reading, yet…

DorothyJanuary 23, 2024

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Welcome To Humanity

This week was one of those weeks where I felt as if I was looking in a mirror and seeing myself everywhere I turned. Have you ever had those weeks? Those days? When you are ready, the lessons appear. I have been working with my mentor in a particular legacy program she has developed, supporting people in upleveling their lives,…

DorothyOctober 1, 2023

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Being Fully Alive And Healthy

I was blessed to speak with two potential clients today who have a whole world of experience to share. For each one, the stress of needing to make major life choices, and resisting, even for theoretically justifiable reasons, caused serious health issues. One wonderful man hated his career from the beginning yet felt obligated to support his family and he…

DorothyAugust 20, 2023

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The Gift Of One Thing At A Time

I’ve started doing one-hour conversations for women who want Elevated Leadership. Normally it is the second Tuesday of every month at 4:00 but in August it will be on Thursday the 10th because a family member is receiving her white medical coat as she prepares to begin her medical career. CLICK HERE. Amazingly, since I hate to cancel a commitment,…

DorothyJuly 31, 2023

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Moving Beyond A Myth

“The myth of normal is a cloak that disguises the immense diversity and complexity of the human experience, obscuring the truth that we are all vulnerable and flawed, yet capable of extraordinary resilience and growth.” …

DorothyJuly 30, 2023

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Oh No! Not That!!!!

I have noticed that when life is preparing us for changes, it begins by making our predictable world unsettled, or it brings in a wide variety of stimulation that has us pulling up all kinds of skills we may not have been using lately, if ever. My predictable world of coaching clients in taking their leadership and their businesses to…

DorothyJune 25, 2023

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A New Adventure And A New Stage Of Life

I was speaking with a close friend tonight who is retired. He was saying how his initial intent in retiring was to take it easy, read great novels, have coffee, watch the waves while doing puzzles and just enjoying the next stage of life. His reality however became something very unexpected. He volunteers in one group where he represents his…

DorothyJune 15, 2023

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