Welcome to the Open for Success Blog: A virtual space where, people who do too much, can find inspiration and practical ideas for balancing the many aspects of their lives and careers without sacrificing their sense of well being.

SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG

Subscribe by Feed

Subscribe by Email:
Delivered by FeedBurner



Open for Success on Facebook




• Recently Written

  • Simplify
  • The Art of Pausing
  • Speaking of Priorities; What Really Matters
  • Where Does Time Go?
  • Life Lessons My Garden Taught Me
  • Recharging the Battery
  • Observing Life
  • The 3 best gifts to give yourself!
  • A healthy life; If not now when?
  • More thoughts on procrastination
  • What’s on your mind?
  • Learning to exhale

• Categories

  • Business purpose
  • Transition
  • Work life balance issues
    • Living your best life
    • Time management
    • Working smarter not harder

• Archives

  • March 2010
  • February 2010
  • March 2009
  • December 2008
  • November 2008
  • October 2008
  • September 2008
  • July 2008
  • April 2008
  • March 2008
  • February 2008

• Blogroll

  • Freakonomics: The Hidden Side of Everything
  • Green Career Central
  • Green Inc.: Energy, the Environment, and the Bottom Line
  • Motherlode: Adventures in Parenting
  • Shifting Careers: Smart Thinking at Work
  • The Alchemy of Abundance: Opening to Life’s Fullness with Rick Jarow

  Search

Submit a question

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life lies in eliminating the nonessentials.” Chinese Proverb.
Living in balance is not about having a myriad balls in the air, at the same time. That’s not balance, that’s juggling. It’s like running uphill constantly, hoping [...]

“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” Albert Einstein
The more I work with people the more I see how caught up we are in an unforgiving pace of being. The art of pausing and taking in the landscape, sort-of-speak, is [...]

For over ten years I have had the opportunity to work with people who live their lives under the weight of personal responsibility and professional obligation and find themselves wishing they could find a way to stop the frenetic pace of their lives.

The belief system that permeates our society is that somehow we can have [...]

“Time is money!” And so the old adage goes. Given the state of our economy and the fact that so many people complain that there aren’t enough hours in a day, it’s safe to say that managing our time as well as our finances is pretty challenging these days.
Now, I will not sit here and [...]

It snowed today – a lot! The storm picked up momentum as the day went on. I found myself drawn to the window often. I couldn’t see the garden. I know there is life there – under the thick blanket of snow. The garden has already started preparing for its showy comeback. We are getting [...]

We are conditioned to think that when the going gets tough the tough gets going. In today’s business environment, people are asked to do more with less. That means longer work hours, less pay, less time off; overall we are in survival mode.
What else can we do? People are losing their jobs, the well is [...]

It’s been three months since my last entry. Life happened and I found myself in need of a retreat.
As a dear friend once suggested: “Maybe it’s time to do just what’s in front of you; chop wood, carry water and let the world go by.” Every so often, I need to do just that.
So, I [...]

Over the years, I’ve learned how easy it is to lose ourselves in the roller coaster of holiday activity, mismanaged priorities, and social pressure.
It’s important to know how we want this time of the year to be. What do we crave for? What is our heart’s desire? As we go through our days, busy thoughts [...]

Living a healthy life, what does it really mean? Is a healthy life reflected in our physical health, our mental state, our relationships, our work, our stress level? What does it mean?
I was talking to a young woman yesterday. She is twenty-four years old, very bright, beautiful, and a genuine mover and shaker. She had [...]

Procrastination is a fact of life! Most of us deal with procrastination sooner or later. Whether it’s the piles of paper on our desk waiting to be dealt with, the phone call we dread returning, or the doctor appointment we avoid making, there are seven basic reasons for procrastination.
1. You don’t like the nature of [...]

keep looking »