This is a story about how I motivated myself to stop procrastinating and write a book. I stall when it’s time to tackle tasks I find challenging, unpleasant, intimidating, or overw ...
LaurieTALKS
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A Fresh Start: Permission to Introduce Yourself as The Person You Want to Be
In 1998 I moved to Los Angeles to tap dance. Yet, for the first couple of months, I told myself, “Do not take a tap class. Do not take a tap class.”I knew that if I showed up as a ...
EP 42 | Broke But Not Poor
In this episode, I share a story about a time in my life when I: Wallowed in an endless cycle of mental anguish, despair, and misery. Ruined my credit and was in credit ...
Finding Happiness
I love Toastmasters International, and I became a member while in graduate school. It’s a communication and leadership development organization. Basically, you give speeches and y ...
EP 40 | Maintaining a Wealth-of-Health Mindset
Dear Big Dreamer, Here are alternative titles I considered for this episode. It’s Not Your Circumstances, It’s Your State of MindChange Your Thinking, Change Your LifeLive for Toda ...
Three Kinds of People
One day while sitting in the dentist’s chair, I had a mini-meltdown between the injection of novocaine and my dentist saying, “Shall we begin?”I didn’t have to go into great detail ...
EP 36 | Three Kinds of People
You probably have a few people in your life who are terrible at really listening to you. Terrible at considering anyone’s feelings but their own. Terrible at accepting they were wr ...
Running Toward Opportunity
When I was growing up, nobody in my family talked about any of us kids going to college. The only expectation was that we would all graduate from high school. This was considered t ...
EP 35 | Teaching People How to Treat You = Boundary Setting
Teaching others how to treat you is serious business. Standing up for yourself and being assertive is not about being rude, pushy, mean, or aggressive. It’s about finding ...
EP 34 | What’s Good? Tremaine, Empowered Teens, & Self-Discipline
What’s good, my friend? In this episode the TALK is: Eleventh hour, check mate level, family drama Tremaine Orlando and the value of dress rehearsal Physical care o ...
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