05/21/13

Ditch the Drama

Fact: Something can always go wrong. Life has never been (and will never be) status quo. Like, ever. Now, I’m not getting all doom and gloom, I’m just saying that accepting that the shit is bound to hit the fan periodically helps mitigate the inevitable frustration. When life goes awry you can acknowledge this truth by [...]

05/13/13

Sweet Jolts of Goodness + Candy For Your Soul

We all know that life isn’t always all yoga classes + raw almonds. It’s not always scented candles and reading on the patio. Sometimes it’s self doubt and heartbreaking decisions. Sometimes it’s getting in your own way and disappointment + I-thought-this-time-would-be-different. And in those moments, we ALL (every single one of us) needs a reminder. A reminder [...]

05/06/13

3 Ways To Choose Happy

  We all want to be happy, right? Right. While doing research for my first book, I uncovered a formula to help people boost innate faith, increase confidence, + attain genuine happiness + satisfaction. After years of schooling, training, and working with a plethora of clients, I have discovered the one thing we all want [...]

05/01/13

REAL Soul Food

This guest post comes to us via Arielle Adelman – health, nutrition, and wellness coach. Arielle encourages her clients to relish life and overcome body image issues, eating disorders, weight loss, weight gain, depression, lack of energy, addiction, anxiety, loneliness through repairing the imbalances of the Whole Person. You can follow along on Twitter and Facebook.  Let’s talk about [...]

04/23/13

How Do You Wear Your Soul? (the how-to’s of baring it all)

What does it mean to wear your soul on your sleeve? Baring your soul is about doing business + life from a place of: in-your-zone genius, rich authenticity, no apologies greatness. It’s about a commitment to experiencing a life better lived + to achieving your dreams – whatever they may be. It’s about creating things [...]

04/09/13

Self Sabotage Is A Bitch

Allow me to set the scene: I’m talking to a client who has recently broken up with an amazing guy who worshiped the ground she floated over. “Why did you walk away from him?” “I don’t know, ” she said mystified and withdrawn. “Could it be because you were afraid of having what you wanted?”  I offered. Lightbulb.  Yes, [...]

03/26/13

Work Worth Doing

I don’t just write for you.  I write for me too. I write to remind myself of who I want to become.  Of who I aspire to be. As student and teacher I endlessly reflect on the days before this one. I question the questionable + fold one idea over the other. There’s an “ahh-ha” [...]

03/12/13

On Behalf of Knowing

You know: what to say + why to say it; he won’t change his mind; she gave the best she could–so stop expecting more. you have a choice and are not, in fact,  ”stuck.” You know what to do. You know that you’ve told yourself + the world half lies. It’s time to choose differently [...]

02/26/13

Actually, You Can (+ free gifts for all your digital devices)

Actually, you can. You can do even better; shine even brighter. Quit and start over.   You can ignore that critic and lead a revolution. You can say screw it + change your mind. Love whom you choose. Pursue your heart’s desire. You can defy the odds. Want more. Do more. Be more. You can [...]

02/18/13

Please Stop Talking

This is an excerpt from my book The Chemistry of Love - it’s a hip, digital guide to logic gaps, lustful longing + why we (temporarily) lose control.  Interested?  Scoop up a copy quick like because at the end of February I’m retiring it to make space for bigger + better things.  You can get another sneak [...]

02/06/13

The Perfectly Imperfect Project: Real Self Care

I’m a huge, huge proponent of self-care.  So I was thrilled when Mara Glatzel and Tamarisk Saunders-Davies asked me to take part in The Perfectly Imperfect Project. I do my best to give my mind, heart, and body the love they deserve.   Sometimes that means letting go of relationships that aren’t working. Sometimes that means forgiving. [...]

02/05/13

Understand Love (+ a farewell to The Chemistry of Love)

It’s happened to all of us. First date sparks.  Those all-important butterflies. Imagined futures chock full of smooching + trips to Greece. And maybe it happens! Maybe there are weeks (or months or years) of amazing times. But then it falls apart and you’re completely shattered and you don’t know why. Well, there are lots [...]

01/31/13

If You’ve Ever Been Told You’re Too Much

Mara Glatzel is a self-love coach + author of Body Loving Homework: Writing Prompts for Cultivating Self-Love. She works with women who are ready to create the lives and businesses that they want — and deserve. Her blog —Medicinal Marzipan — has inspired thousands of women to heal their relationships with their bodies, and treat themselves with relentless compassion. Catch up [...]

01/29/13

Anything Could Happen (+ ellie goudling)

What will it take for you to be head-over-heels inspired? To be deliciously joyful? What will it take for you to love your body for once? Send the letter? Make the call? What will it to take to commit to your life in a larger, more courageous way than ever before? When will you choose [...]

01/15/13

Expect Amazing (+ free gifts for all your digital devices)

You can live, you can give, you can love and achieve. You can take this very moment, with whatever it may hold, and transform it into a positive, enriching, fulfilling experience. You can feel the truth and beauty of your authentic purpose, and take action to follow that purpose. You can let go of all [...]

01/11/13

Blogs I Love

It’s Friday! And what better way to start off the weekend than sharing a generous handful of delicious, inspiring blogs I’m loving? (+ you should too) 1. One Organized Business 2. Financially Wise Women 3. Xen Strength 4. Mom Agenda 5. The Every Girl © 2012 Danielle Dowling

01/06/13

Needed: One amazing intern

After more than a year of blogging and speaking + clients + writing, I’m finally ready to do (a tiny bit) of delegating.  I’m hiring an intern!  Is this you or anyone you know? You must have a working knowledge of: * Hootsuite,  Twitter, Facebook * WordPress * Super basic photo editing (like, Picmonkey caliber)  Duties [...]

01/01/13

You Should Change (+ the new metrics of success)

2012 has imprinted one significant lesson on me: Adapt and adjust quickly. The rapid rate of change in our economy has made chaos a defining construct of business + life. Embracing adaptability and the openness to learning from anywhere are proving to be two key ingredients to thriving best in this environment. Regardless if you are [...]

12/20/12

Soulful At Home (+ some of my favorite reads + products)

What is soul? A person’s sense of identity. Your essential self.  (You- at the nitty gritty core.) Soulful: of or expressive of deep feeling or emotion.  (You joyfully expressing your sense of self.) We talk about living with soul a lot around here: why you should only do what feels right, making peace with your [...]

12/12/12

Sincere Decision Making (+ liberation galore)

Becoming more you is The Whole Point. Of life. The soul-journey engendered by this one cause is your purpose. Removing the obstacles that block the view to your true nature is the life work we have been tasked with. Your origins are love. Your origins are seeded in supreme importance + worthiness. Yet, we forget [...]

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