You’ve heard of the glass ceiling?  Something you can’t see and yet prevents women from attaining the top positions?  Well, I discovered a nylon ceiling.  One that is equally invisible and keeps us from reaching our potential.  And what’s worse, it’s just flexible enough to let us grow – a little.  If you want to grow more than that?  You have to break free from that nylon ceiling.  Your upper limit.  On this episode, I talk about how I got caught, and what you can do to break free.

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You know how it feels when something you’ve been proud of becomes difficult?  Maybe you even feel ashamed about it?  Like you were a rising star at your company, and now younger people are passing you by.  Or you were a great athlete and an injury leaves you not quite the same again.  Now you lose confidence.  You’re struggling to explore beyond what’s possible as you see your limitations in full living color.  On this episode you’ll learn 5 steps to break free so you can step out with the confidence you need to make the impossible possible.

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When was the last time you swung as high as you could?  Explored beyond what you believed was possible? In today’s episode, we talk about why exploring beyond your limits is one key to a life fully lived.

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The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your decisions.  The highest performers use a proven method for making good decisions as quickly as possible, and then taking action.  In this episode, we’ll explore the two most important elements for making a quality decision.

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You’ve probably heard it so many times: to reach your goals you have to make them SMART.  Well, what if that’s not always true?  What if sometimes SMART goals aren’t so smart after all?  Listen to this episode to hear what is smarter than SMART.

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Testing.  It's annoying, even painful.  And necessary.  For emergencies, and in our life.  On today’s episode I’ll share how my commitment has been tested lately.  And give you 5 actions you can take when your commitment is put to the test.

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The standard advice to follow our passion isn’t always good advice.  Actually, you bring your passion with you in everything you do, as it’s part of you.  So if you’re not supposed to follow your passion, what should you follow?  On this episode we explore 3 road-signs to follow instead of your passion.

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When we think of what it takes to move to the next chapter of our lives, we often think we have to burn the boats, throw caution to the wind, and do something radical.  We also think of extreme goal-setting tactics.  Since Episode 075, we’ve been debunking those myths.  Sure, you can do it that way.  But you don’t have to.  You can start a new life or career by experimenting as you go.  And setting a strong foundation to build on.

We started with joy.  Today we’re talking about hope.  Hope is one of the cornerstones for your 2.x life, and is also central to our Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations.  Merry Christmas!  Happy Hanukkah!  Happy New Year!

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In this third episode about starting your 2.x life with joy, we’re looking at 5 joy-stealers, as well as ways to prevent joy from eroding out from under you.  And if you find your joy bank account running low, this episode will help you make deposits to get the balance healthy again.

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Has your heart ever tried to tell you something and you didn’t listen?  What about your body?  Well, if you’ve been reading this blog for very long, you know that both my heart and  body were trying to communicate with me, and I didn’t hear it.  I was too busy working.  Too busy “getting it done”.

Until I couldn’t any more.  My body simply quit working.  I had no choice but to listen.

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