What kind of diva shall you be?

After looking at several online dictionaries, most do not define diva in a positive way.  That was a surprise to me! Recently, I have been sending out cards that define diva like this: “A confident, beautiful, extraordinary woman; rules her domain with style; a girl with moxie who knows what she wants.”  With such a definition, I have been thinking we should all wake up and become divas–what if we were to become confident in our body and soul? What would it take to make us into radiant and sparkling divas who have their own sense of style and feel comfortable dancing in our skin?

As you start a new week in this hot summer month, wear a little sparkle or put on some hot pink (or red) shoes and walk boldly with the knowledge that you can be a confident, extraordinary and beautiful woman–even if you are just headed for another day at the office.  And don’t forget to wear a smile so that you will start the week absolutely and positively dressed.   Feel like a diva? What is it like for you? I would love to hear!

Life is Amazing! Live Well.

Anna Grassini

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How to get to the right decision? That is the question.

Life is too short not to make decisions with the heart.  Still, sometimes our mind and our feelings cloud our perception of what it is to follow our heart.  And there are times when our heart seems to be silent.

Take, for example, the simple task of losing weight.  There is no question that by the standards of the BMI charts, my body frame needs less weight on it that it has.  When I frame things that way, I need to lose weight.  My mind is clear–there are rational parameters that say I must lose weight.  My feelings, however, are mixed.  I used to be really really thin and fit the strange canons of beauty that magazines seem to promote.  Problem is–I was constantly sick and I had no energy.  So my feelings are mixed on the issue of losing weight.  And now to the heart.  I am simply unable to listen to what it is saying…there is lots of chatter in my brain, so much so that I can’t easily follow my heart. 

Has that ever happened to you? If it has, a coach can be the right person to help you discern what your head and your heart are saying….

Life is Amazing! Live Well.

Anna Grassini

CoachingWomenToBetterLives

 

Paperclips and life

What on earth would paperclips tell you about life? Maybe, just maybe, that details are important.  I work with a fantastic organizer that helps me keep my papers in order.  She has learned over the course of the years, that I have a dislike for staples.  Why? Because if you have to copy a document, you have to take out the staples, then re-staple.  And, I do have bad stapler karma.  So, I like to use paperclips.  And not just any paperclips.  Mine are colored and feel smooth to the touch (I like that kind of sensory experience!), and come in different sizes and different colors–which lets me pick what I want.  So sometimes I use red clips for important things, yellow for fun, blue for calm.  Imagine my surprise in finding out this morning that  my supply of paperclips is running low.  When I bought the box I thought it would be impossible to get to the bottom of it!  And so I will transition to a new box–and as I do so, I will invite you to think about your own idiosyncrasies and reflect on what small details can make a difference in your life!

Life is Amazing! Live Well.

Anna Grassini

Coaching you through life’s transitions

 

The wisdom of women–part 2

Earlier this week I took a young professional woman to lunch.  She in  graduate school and she must be at least 15 years younger than me.  Oh! Just the day before I had forgotten my age, but as I talked to this young woman the wisdom acquired over the years was like a bath of warm water flowing through me.  I was deeply aware of what I have gained over the years and I felt deeply grateful for it.  I tried to share with the younger woman, admiring the wisdom that I could see already in her.  I told her with words that we might surprise ourselves with our power, if only we give ourselves a chance.  What I know for sure, is that the older I become the more the awareness I have and the more I can harness the power that lies within.  
So today, no matter what age you are, harness your power and share your wisdom with someonelse.  Aging, for a moment, might acquire a sweeter taste than usual. 

Life is Amazing! Live well.

Anna

www.lifeinbalancecoach.com

 

Forgetting your age

Have you ever forgotten your age? I am serious in asking the question.  Yesterday, for the first time, I forgot mine.  I was sitting in a group of wonderful professional women and we were laughing about hormones and hair loss and more (which in and of itself, tells you something about our group!)–then one of us said she is turning a certain age next Wednesday.  For a fleeting moment I thought: She is older than I am.  Then I sat and looked back to my year of birth! No, she is not older than I am.  We are practically contemporaries…even though I am the one who is a few months older (and, in fact, by year a whole year older).  I had to laugh at myself.  I literally had forgotten how old I am.  What does it mean? Yes, a moment of non-conscious living…but there was also great lightness to it.  After all, the number did not seem to mean much.  The experiences we were sharing, on the other hand, were rich and powerful.

So, forget about your age if you can, or refuse to act your age if you want to.  Enjoy life, the pleasure of the moment and the knowledge that you are more than the sum of your ears.

Life is Amazing! Live well.

Anna

Your Transitions Coach

 

The Wisdom of Women

Recently an older woman overheard a younger one at the hairdresser–the younger woman was worried because her hair was thinning.  The older woman approached the younger one and told her she was also having the same problem, but things were improving since she had been taking a certain supplement.  She confessed that when she had started taking the supplement she had her doubts, but her mother in law had assured her that it worked.  Interesting, thought the younger woman.  And she went home to the internet and the usual medical sites.  Surprise surprise, the supplement the older woman had mentioned was exactly the one that might help!  The younger woman went to the drugstore and purchased it hopefully–with the knowledge that both the older woman and the website had been right.

What would happen if you shared your wisdom today with someone younger? How would they react? Why not give it a try?

Life is Amazing! Live well.

Anna

Your Transitions Coach

 

Be the change

Someone kindly said that I seem happy and full of life.  What a great thing to hear after a weekend in which, thinking about change, I have really wondered how a transitions coach such as I am should deal with change  (and there appears to be a lot of it in my life!).  The phrase that kept coming back to me over and over was “Be the change.”   As we deal with challenges, transitions,  and opportunities, how do we take them head on and become the change agent ourselves? What can we do that will make a difference in how we live and how we experience life?  Can a coach help us or can we do it alone? 

Share your thoughts!  Life is Amazing! Live Well.

Anna Grassini

Your Business and Life Coach
 

 

Relaxing memories

Do you remember being a child? If you do not or if you prefer not to remember, what would it be like to imagine being a child as you  progress through your day, just as an experiment? Do not look back.  Just imagine for a moment that you are a child with no baggage.  What would you see that is different, better, more colorful, flavorful, charming or just plain entertaining? I look back to the biggest Xmas tree I have ever seen–and no, it is not the one in Rockerfeller Plaza in New York. It is the one in my grandfather’s house when I was a small child. There is an enchantment to life that we can hold on to or recover or discover as we age and mature enough. Picasso said ‘It takes a long time to become young.’ But it is never too late to be young at heart.
So today, take a moment to look around yourself with the eyes of a child…what strikes you? Maybe just maybe you will see how life is truly amazing!

Life is Amazing! Live Well!
Anna

www.lifeinbalancecoach.com