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Overwhelm Is In Your Mind
A few weeks ago, as I was writing and preparing for upcoming events, I had this very unsettling feeling. I wasn't sure how to identify the feeling, and so I chalked it up as "too much to think about." I decided I was just overwhelmed. The feeling persisted as I went...
Learning the Importance of Waiting
How many of you like to wait for things you want in life? Do you know that waiting develops patience when we let it have its way in our lives and understand that we can't have everything we want immediately? Patience is a virtue of which I have very little. Anyone who...
The Secret Lies Within is Released Today
The day is finally here! After years of dreaming, hoping, and working, The Secret Lies Within is released! Whew! I'm so excited! When I started this book, I wanted to capture the life lessons I learned along the way about overcoming trauma and finding purpose in the...
What Do You Need to be Rescued From
Have you been raised up from a deep dark place or a turbulent storm that nearly swept you away? I love listening to Josh Grobin sing, "You Raise Me Up." The lyrics say, "You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains. You raise me up to walk on stormy seas. I am strong...
How to Change Your Perception through Confession
One of the reasons I've come to embrace a new view of confession and live it out as a lifestyle is because it helps us to change our perception of others and ourselves. Perception means, "insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving." Do you think what you're...
The Seven Signs of Rejection
I learned recently that the word rejection comes from a Latin word, which means “to be thrown back.” It resonated with me as I started to think of the many ways rejection causes us to go backward in our lives. It is a devastating catalyst for self-defeat. A lifetime...
Dealing With the Bruise of Rejection
Have you ever experienced rejection? That feeling of not being wanted or accepted. Rejection is a deep bruise that destroys our whole being. As a result of criticism, abandonment, and other forms of abuse or neglect, we end up with a bruise - a physical or emotional...
The Difference Between Others Control and Self Control
Have you ever been accused of being a "control freak?" When someone says that phrase to us, it's never meant to be positive and certainly not meant to build us up. In some ways, the accusation itself can feel like a form of control coming from the person who said it,...
How to Give and Receive Criticism
I've heard it said once that, "There is very little difference between people, but that little difference makes a great deal of difference." How true that is! We're all humans, sharing in this human experience. We all feel. We all grow. We all pass on. And while it...
Being Who You Are Instead of Who You’re Told To Be
The day you were born is the day you began to take in the world around you. In your mother’s womb, there were no outside influences except that of your mother who carried you. Your birth delivered you into your family of origin which you had no choice in. Your family...
The Secret to Harvesting The Life You Want is Found in Your Choices
If I asked you what comes to mind when I talk about sowing seeds, I think most of us would think of farming and gardening. I grew up in the farming world, and I'm grateful for my understanding of sowing and harvesting. It helped me better understand the lessons I...
How To Have Healthy Communication With A Few Simple Rules
Recently I heard a story about a couple who struggled in their marriage for over 20 years. They had an age-old problem - communication. This couple had everything anyone would ever want and lived a lifestyle of fame, success, and financial security. They were truly...
Overcome yourself and you can overcome any obstacle.
Overcome and Lead recounts the powerful stories and essential lessons learned from Anne Beiler’s time as the founder of Auntie Anne’s® Pretzels, the world’s largest pretzel franchise. With no capital, no formal education, and no business plan, Anne launched Auntie Anne’s after a series of tragic life events left her broken traumatized, and in a deep depression. As Anne and her team grew the company, she also grew herself personally and professionally. Learning to overcome her greatest obstacle – herself – is what she calls, her greatest success. And now, she’s sharing the leadership lessons and principles she learned to help you move from feeling overwhelmed and inadequate to empowered and confident.