stress – Lynne Wyatts

What to Do When the Universe Tells You No…

Have you ever felt like you were really on top of things? You were set up for the best week, month, maybe even the BEST YEAR EVER and then BAM! you are blindsided by ~a rejection ~an unexpected physical problem ~a conflict with a friend, family member or co-worker ~circumstances outside your control that change…

5 Tips to Beat Holiday Stress

5 Tips Guaranteed to Beat It In case you didn’t notice… the world is gearing up for another holiday season. Are you looking forward to it? Or dreading the stress? Eagerly anticipating family gatherings? Or agonizing over the perfect gifts? Wondering how you will fit everything into your already busy schedule? Here’s some tips to…

Stressed?

Are you stressed out? Being an entrepreneur means being stressed… right? Isn’t that just part of the way things work? Stressed about getting new clients. Stressed about getting work done. Stressed about how to present your elevator pitch at the next networking event. What if being stressed isn’t the way it has to be? Feeling…

Gratitude and Hardship

How do you make the most of life’s challenges? My life hasn’t been perfect. Has yours? I’ve experienced everything from the loss of a job to the death of a parent and husband. I’ve had interpersonal conflicts and personal failures. I grew up in what used to be called a broken home and I’ve been…

Three Secrets to a Productive, Stress-free Day

Has Running Your Own Business…Run You Down? I was recently at an event where I ran into another entrepreneur that I had not seen in a while. I asked her how she has been and it was obvious that she was exhausted, overwhelmed and overcommitted. She couldn’t wait until the current holiday season was over…

What do you do when things don’t go as planned?

Even when you plan things… and plan them well life can throw you some curve balls. This month my husband and I are living aboard our 38′ sailboat, Ostara in a marina in St. Petersburg, Florida. Our plan? To spend some time getting boat projects completed so we can sail off into the sunset for…

My job is killing me…

Five steps to take now Maybe you’ve been there.. Awake at 3 am dreading the next day at work and thinking, “I should be sleeping, I should be sleeping…” Anticipating the horrible commute and wouldn’t you know…today there’s even an accident to make it twice as bad. Thinking you have a week where you can catch your…

Is it time for a vacation?

Vacation Time? What do you do to relax, renew and rewind from your business? When was your last vacation? When did you last take time to play? Here’s a little pop quiz for you: The reason that I started my own business was that I wanted to: a. Do things my way and not have…

Does your workplace bring out the best?

Here’s the workplace fix According to US and global Gallup polls about 89% of workers don’t feel that they can be their best at work and 70 % are not engaged at work. What this means is that an overwhelming majority of the workforce is not involved in or committed to their work while about…

what if stress is good for you?

How embracing stress can result in growth Take a moment and think about a time in your life when you experienced a lot of personal growth. Perhaps it was in your career or your personal life. Maybe it was a time of spiritual growth. Got it? Now pause again and think about a time in…