A Fresh Start

By Chieko | March 18, 2012

Fresh starts are awesome. It’s why I love New Years and birthdays because they give you a new beginning, a brand spankin’ new clean slate. We make fresh new goals, set shiny new intentions and resolute for change! We say things like, “This is the year that I’m going to lose 15 pounds. This is…

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The Hard Shift

By Chieko | March 10, 2012

I once tried to learn how to drive a manual transmission truck. After a crash course, I took the truck on to the road to give it a whirl. Overall shifting up and down gears was pretty easy, but I struggled going from a dead stop shifting into first gear. I would kill the engine…

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Eat This!

By Chieko | February 24, 2012

I’ve invited very special guest expert, Michelle Babb, MS, RD, to write a blog post on how to feed your brain and create focus through eating smart foods.  Michelle is my personal nutritionist and has helped me to better health through her expert advice.  I encourage you to check out her delicious, good-for-you recipes at…

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I Love Control…

By Chieko | December 29, 2011

We try and do all these crazy things with time:   Find time… Give time… Save time… Manage time… Buy time… Kill time…   But you and I both know that we can’t really do any of these things with time, because we don’t actually control it. It’s going to pass no matter what you…

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Kill the Critic…

By Chieko | December 22, 2011

Let me ask you something… Do you know who your worst critic is? The one that will hold you back? I bet I can guess.   It’s you… I know what you tell yourself – that you’re not good enough, you aren’t smart enough or working hard enough, and you don’t have what it takes.…

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