Author: Kerstin McInnis, A Cake Walk Life
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The Importance of Taking Baby Steps
The Importance of Taking Baby Steps Do you know the story of the struggling butterfly? The story goes that one day a man saw a cocoon. There was a small hole and he could see that the butterfly was struggling to get out of the cocoon. He decided to help it and cut open the…
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Confessions From A Control Freak
Confessions From A Control Freak I used to be a major control freak. My controlling tendencies ran through all parts of my life. I tried to control everything from my extended family holiday menu to the order in which to put items in the dishwasher to every detail in my past career as an event…
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Mentoring Young Women
Mentoring A friend was recently talking about mentoring young women in technology. I thought this was a great idea. Although it wasn’t something I could take on right now, it got me thinking, what would I say if I was to mentor young women? What would be my advice to young women who are newly…
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Why Do I Coach?
Why do I coach? In early 2011, I was driving onto the Microsoft Redmond campus to attend a meeting with a client. I was consulting at the time and had been for five years. I knew it wasn’t my passion but I liked the flexibility, and my project, and hadn’t yet figured out what I…
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Lessons Learned As A Solopreneur
Taking the leap to solopreneurship. I was speaking with someone recently who suggested that they’d like to make the leap one day and leave the corporate world. They didn’t feel ready yet but suggested that maybe I could share my solopreneur “lessons learned”. I loved this conversation. I loved that they wanted to leave their…
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Three Steps To Create A Sense Of Accomplishment
Yesterday I was feeling grumpy. My energy had been scattered. My head was spinning from one task or activity to another one. I wasn’t feeling a sense of accomplishment. My mood was sour and feeling that my day wasn’t productive was adding to the negative mood. I had a lot to get done and was…
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Three Questions Everyone Should Ask Themselves
Three Questions Everyone Should Ask Themselves This weekend I was in Seattle at the Hay House, I Can Do It Conference. This was my first time attending one of their events. The conference brought together 30 Hay House authors and speakers to share their wisdom and insight. Attending this conference was an opportunity for me…
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What Did I Learn
I often ask myself, “What did I learn” after going through various life experiences. It seems that the harder lessons are the ones that really make me stop and ponder, “What was the lesson here?” On Monday there was a lot of discussion around Cam Newton’s bad attitude at the post-Superbowl press conference. Yes, it…
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Learning To Live Without Regrets
Yesterday I went to visit my mom. I hadn’t seen her in a few weeks. I feel that my remaining time with her is precious and I want to make the most of it. She’s nearing 86 years old. She’s in relatively good health considering her age and some of the stress she’s gone through…