Legendary Ladies

Angkor Wat

Great Female Explorers

The history of exploration rarely focuses on great female travelers. Yet as early as 1891 women journeyed to the heights of Kilimanjaro and the freezing depths of Antarctica. Until recently, their indominable leadership has remained relatively unrecognized. Now Michael Conefrey's book How to Climb Mt. Blanc in a Skirt: A Handbook for the Lady Adventurer tells us that the lost history of female exploration includes women who traveled to every corner of the globe.

We discover that these women were mountaineers, sailors, desert and polar explorers. They traveled not for fame nor posterity, but because they were excited to encounter other cultures − driven by what Martin Luther King called "the urgency of now." Given the challenges they confronted, I suspect that travel nourished their souls.

Women explorers were the first to:

• Find the lost city of Cana in the Middle East
  
• Map the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas
• Visit an Ottoman harem in Constantinople
• Reach the top of Huascaran in Peru
• Achieve the world record for the fastest flight from Britain to Australia (lasting 44 years)

"Few such moments of exhilaration can come as that which stands at the threshold of wild travel." ~Gertrude Bell, Desert Explorer

These women leaders remind us of what's possible when we let the wisdom and steadfastness of our spirit lead us.

Feed Your Spirit!

Don't let the incessant demands of work or life stave your spirit of what you need to feel more vibrantly alive. Engage in simple practices that naturally bring you in sync with yourself. Notice how much clearer your mind is...how much calmer and resilient you feel...how much more productive and effective you are. 

Transform yourself by quenching your soul's thirst.

Sylvia at Jungle Temple in Cambodia

Start small with...

Walks in nature

Playing with a dog

Long luxurious baths

Relaxing with a fun novel instead of watching TV

Laughing with children

Watching the sunset

Tending a garden

Fresh flowers

Naps

Reading travel magazines

Taking a Virtual Vacation

Make whatever works for you an easy playful practice. Have fun doing it several times a week or daily. Notice the subtle yet significant difference it makes in your leadership and the rest of your life.

"Without practice you know about it, but you don't know it." ~Albert Einstein

You Know You're Out of Balance When...

Is This You?

 If you feel out of control, you are not just out of balance – you are out of harmony...with yourself, your loved ones, your work and the rest of your life. What to do? Well, start by taking a fresh look at where you are. Ask yourself: "Where in my body, mind and spirit do I feel out of balance?" Then notice what your body, mind, and spirit have to say. Listen and learn.

This “I am here” perspective makes it easier to see what small steps can lead you back to balance. Playful 1-minute practices can make a real difference in how balanced you feel. Ultra-busy highly effective leaders know this.

My clients – high powered and high potential women entrepreneurs, executives, and nonprofit leaders – routinely engage in simple balance practices that led them to sustainable success with greater ease at work, home and play. In this e-book I share with you 10 one-minute life balance practices my clients find to be the most useful, effective and easiest to practice, practice, practice.

If you are ready for more satisfying life balance, you are not alone. And…you are in excellent and exceptional company.

Is This You?

Your Body, Mind & Spirit Are Out of Harmony When...

• You go to bed tired and wake up tired.
• Worry keeps you up at night and anxious all day.
• You feel physically tired, mentally exhausted, and emotionally weary.
• You try to manage time, but not your energy.
• You expect to get everything on your "to do" list done.
• What is important at work gets less of your attention than what is urgent but not important.
• Thoughts about work keep you from being fully present with your children, family, and friends.
• Exposure to a daily diet of negative news feeds your negative thinking and conversations - keeping you from noticing how much time you spend with people who drain your energy.
• Fear drives your decisions - you react instead of choosing to be more proactive.
• You worry more than 10 minutes a day.
• You have no quiet alone time - free of your cell phone, computer, and other 24/7 technology.
• Working day and night has become so “normal” you think it is a lifestyle.
• Personal priorities aren’t even on your "to do" list.
• You believe you can actually get everything done.
• Your work is great, yet you don’t feel confident about it or yourself.
• You don’t enjoy life outside your business or work.
• Your business goals are out of sync with your personal values.
• You provide for everyone around you, maintain your motivation to accomplish goals and objectives, and wonder how you can care for yourself and have others reciprocate.

My e-book continues to emerge...(slightly out of sequence)