Did you know that a percentage of people who spend hours a day at the computer without a break develop serious, life-threatening or highly unpleasant physical problems, such as deep-vein
Drastically Trim Your To-Do Lists
Sometimes the reason we find tasks so difficult or find that systems others praise just don’t work for us lies in the fact that we have a different learning style.
You Can’t Do Everything! Plan For Outsourcing
No one can do everything (even though many people pretend they do). Top female entrepreneurs always have top teams—of fellow specialists/professionals to whom they delegate or outsource non-money-making tasks.
Break Your Tasks Into “Baby Steps”
If the thought of writing a thirty-page eBook has you running to clean the silverware, just so you won’t have to face it, then break that task down into “baby
Changing Fear Into Excitement
You may have “learned” that the butterfly-sensation in your stomach before you give a presentation or webinar is “fear”. Try re-framing that to: “Wow, I sure am excited about this!”
Will This Matter In Five Years?
One of the best ways to train yourself out of a doom-oriented, catastrophizing head space is to get into the habit of asking yourself, after each disaster: “Will this matter
Avoid “Split-Testing” To Build Confidence
A particular type of highly destructive self-talk is “all-or-nothing thinking”. To ensure you don’t do it, watch out particularly for the words “always” or “never” in self-talk: For example, “I
Cut Toxic People Out of Your Life For Good
As human beings, we can’t help but be influenced by what the people around us say and do. Inevitably, toxic people come into our lives—people who drag us down instead
Turn Around Doom and Gloom Self-Messages
Are you a “glass-half-empty” person? If so, call yourself on these negative, doom-and-gloom self-messages. Say to yourself: “Let’s turn this around and transform this thought into glass-half-full.”
Lily Nguyen / Bleed For Fashion
We interviewed the brilliant Lily Nguyen, the creative mind behind Bleed For Fashion (who recently launched a brand new website!) Lily’s ability to complement raw, personal, and utterly relate-able snapshots of her
Michelle Gadd / Elasticpantcity
“It is really hard to be a mom. It is really wonderful to be a mom. How do we reconcile these two realities?” – Michelle Gadd Empress Avenue had the
Inge Van Israël / Fashion En Vie
Meet Inge Van Israël, creator and founder of the fabulous Fashion En Vie. Inge began her blog in January of 2012 and maintains that Fashion En Vie is a true
Jenny Lutes / Ruminating Mommy
We connected with local blogger Jenny Lutes from Ruminating Mommy, who proves that there’s more to being a “mom blogger” than simply being a mom. She writes for the love
Lani / Squamish Baby
Empress Avenue had to opportunity to connect with BC blogger Lani Sheldon, creator of SquamishBaby where she maintains a personal blog and a “one-stop shop” for activities, programs and events