Prepare for an Emergency Landing

4 bells - a signal that I had to go immediately to the airplane cockpit. I entered and saw the flight engineer's face. He looked like he'd just seen his life flash before him. As I sat in the jumpseat behind the Captain, he told me there was a "problem with the flaps." Since I was #1 Flight Attendant, my role was to tell the cabin crew and then lead them in by-the-book procedures. I made all of the prerequisite announcements to the passengers so the flight attendants could prepare them and the aircraft cabin for an emergency landing at JFK. 

Leadership Attitude 

I'm what you would call a natural leader. It's in my DNA. I even went to college on a 4-year leadership scholarship. Why do I tell you this? So you'll understand that being a leader in this airplane emergency was the best role for me. My leadership reflexes and instincts directed passengers to remain calm. When a flight attendant working her first trip expressed fear, I reminded her that she had just passed rigorous emergency training and FAA certification. She would just put into practice what she had learned. It never occurred to me to think negatively about the situation. Instead, I was fully present - focused on making sure everything was ready for the safest possible evacuation of passengers and cabin crew.

Attitude is a Choice

What worked for me in that emergency at altitude can be practiced wherever you are. 

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Return to Harmony

In the Balinese world view life is a daily practice of returning to harmony. What a paradigm shift! Forget trying to balance work and life and always coming up short. Instead you can change the way you see and relate to balance. Each day practice in some small effortless way your return to harmony - with yourself, with others, with the world at large. Notice the difference.

Modern Practices

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The Power of Pacing 

Recently I realized my business goals have me running an endless marathon of projects and priorities. As soon as I reach the finish line of one project and its multiple priorities, I'm at the starting line of the next project with another set of complex priorities. To help me go the distance and achieve my objectives on schedule, I decided to slow down to get more done. Sound counterintuitive and crazy to you? Well, it's really working well for me.

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2 Quick Questions

What you would like to be different or better about your work/life balance? Please take a moment to let me know. Thanks for answering my poll!

I invite you to a special virtual event. Learn 3 simple proven practices that keep you focused, energized and on-track in my FREE Teleclass "The Secret to Life Balance: Manage Your Energy, Not Time." Click on the link in the title for more details.

Have We Created a Monster?

Welcome to the Information Revolution!

"The glut of information no longer adds to our quality of life, but instead begins to cultivate stress, confusion, and even ignorance." --David Shenk (award-winning, best-selling author)

When the overwhelming pressures of work and life accelerate faster than you can deal with them, do you feel like you can't breathe? If so, what you're experiencing may be normal. 

Super-achievers often challenge themselves to the max and then wonder how they are going to cope with it all? As the song goes, it just takes your breath away.

Simple Solution

This easy 1-minute breathing exercise helps to bring your mind and body back into dynamic balance.

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