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What's A More Uplifting Story, One That Serves You Better?
Pick one belief that’s particularly troubling and select a more positive story that would suit you better.

Karen Laidlaw
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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Slow And Steady Still Wins The Race
So many of us are looking for big change and fast results. We want the magic elixir, the quick fix, the instant result.

Karen Laidlaw
Oct 9, 20242 min read
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What If I Have No One To Blame For All My Hardships And Pain Except Myself
The real battle is within me. It can only start with me. I need to change my own inner dialogue and mindset.

Karen Laidlaw
Oct 2, 20242 min read
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If Deadheading Your Petunias Brings Beautiful Growth, Why Not Try It In Your Life
When we remove the old, no-longer-useful things, we create space for new and wonderful things to take their place.

Karen Laidlaw
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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Why We Want to Second Guess Ourselves, and Why We Absolutely Should Not
The best job we can do comes from being ourselves and bringing our own talents and gifts.

Karen Laidlaw
Sep 18, 20242 min read
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Small, Consistent Progress Is More Valuable Than The Big Wins
It’s the small wins, the steady progress, the feeling of forward momentum that will consistently deliver the drive to keep going.

Karen Laidlaw
Sep 11, 20242 min read
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The Best Way, And Really The Only Way, To Make Decisions
Roxie Nafousi, respected inspirational speaker, has a manta that reads, I make decisions from a place of self-love and self-respect.

Karen Laidlaw
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Sometimes 'Step Away From The Computer' Is The Perfect Antidote
A friend encouraged me to see the downtime as a gift.

Karen Laidlaw
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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It Really Is Okay To Move Some Things To The 'Someday' Pile
If I decided I couldn’t do it all, what would I remove from the list?

Karen Laidlaw
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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The Simple But Unavoidable Truth: You Cannot Do It All, So Stop Trying
Somehow I believe I can do everything, which means I say yes to things just because they’re on the list.

Karen Laidlaw
Aug 14, 20242 min read
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How You Already Know The Keys To Your Success
What stopped me short was when my doctor said, ‘Look, you already know what you need to do. You just need to start doing it’.

Karen Laidlaw
Aug 7, 20242 min read
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The Path To A Better Life Lies In The Choices You Make
I’m sitting in the airport after having boarded a plane, only to have to get off that plane, walk fifteen minutes to another gate to wait...

Karen Laidlaw
Jul 31, 20242 min read
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Why It's Not Only Necessary But Also Okay To Allow Yourself Time To Rest
It’s been a rough couple of weeks. Between the hurricane in Houston, the hotel two-day power outage and the ultimate positive Covid test,...

Karen Laidlaw
Jul 24, 20242 min read
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The Easiest, Most Powerful Way To Do Big Things: Start Small
‘Changes that seem small and unimportant at first, will compound into remarkable results if you’re willing to stick with them for years.’

Karen Laidlaw
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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A Surefire Way To Get Unstuck: Stop Complaining and Start Asking How
To bring about real change, you’ve got to ask yourself a different question? You’ve got to start your question with a different word? How!

Karen Laidlaw
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Amazingly Good Things Will Come From Slowing Down A Little
There is enough time to slow down and notice what’s around you. Who knows what you’ve been missing!

Karen Laidlaw
Jul 3, 20242 min read
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You Don’t Need To Change To Be Worthy – You Can But You Don’t Need To
What if you took all that effort you are spending to change, and channeled it into loving and accepting yourself as you are?

Karen Laidlaw
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Feelings Are Data, Not Directives – You Don’t Have To Do Anything But Feel Them
Often when we fail to make a distinction between the feeling and the action, we are reacting, usually without thought.

Karen Laidlaw
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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How To Keep Your Self Esteem When Someone Tries To Take You Down
One of my values in conversation is to leave the other person’s self esteem intact, to not speak in a way that requires healing.

Karen Laidlaw
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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If It Doesn't Feel Good, It's Probably Because You're Settling
And yet we struggle with things that don’t feel good or aren’t working. Perhaps we feel there is some honour in the struggle.

Karen Laidlaw
Jun 5, 20242 min read
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