Category: Life

Becoming a Life Manager or Caregiver (Action Steps to Take)

Within six months of my father’s sudden death, I became my mother’s life manager.  My mother had broken her hip and her leg and had learned that she had recurrent cancer.  I soon found that being a life manager is a full-time job, so I gave myself a family leave from my consulting business. Action…
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Facing Your Fears Head On

I feel one of the ways to apply innovateology to your life is to face your fears. In a way, whether you know it or not, your fears are always in the background of your life even though you may not feel them day to day. If you identify them and face them you will…
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Podcast Episode 5 – Work Life Balance

Balance is not better time management, but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices. Betsy Jacobson Today we are discussing Work Life Balance and what I call boundary management. Integration of life balance – how do we deal with the rush of life? There is only so much time in the…
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Behind the Scenes of Searching for the Ideal Nanny

Finding the right fit of a caregiver for your family can be seen as a daunting task. As a professional couple working full time with two young children with limited time and budget has taught me how to refine this process. Here are some lessons that I have learned along the way for attracting the…
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Podcast Episode 4 – Creating a Powerful Network

Today, we are speaking about the targeted networking and looking at the way of mastery of networking effectively, and how to do networking to actually master a skill. Ever been frustrated with networking? Feel like you invite others and constantly give to others but no one gives in return?Have you had a situation where you…
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Podcast Episode 3 – Mindset & Mastery

This episode we will be discussing the powers behind mindset and mastery. Ever curious how to re-energize our problem solving skills and develop a mindset for success? Full Show Notes: When I was young, I learned to master a sport of swimming. I built my identity and confidence around the mastery of swimming. I became…
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Work Life Balance

What is the right “work-life” to “non-work-life” balance?  How nice would it be to have a clear answer.  But there is no definitive equation.  The “right” balance differs from person to person, and it is fluid, varying throughout the course of each of our lives. The dilemma of balance becomes prominent when the complexity of…
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Work-Life Balance and Productivity: Working from home

For me, looking back at my previous life in large corporate, I did not have a good work-life balance as I was a more of workaholic…spending minimum 11-12 hours a day working and driving plus working weekends traveling for market research or conventions. Now today I’m actually out of corporate and work part-time for myself…
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Podcast Episode 2 – Food Sensitivities, Intolerances, Allergies, Oh My!

In this episode we are discussing how to creatively solve for food sensitivities, intolerances and allergies within family and corporate situations. With over 3 million new cases of food intolerances reported each year in the US and growing awareness of intolerances and allergies, how do we deal with food sensitives in family get togethers? Networking…
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Podcast Episode 1 Introduction

Thanks for listening to our first podcast! We are finally able to offer valuable discussions through podcasts. Listen to us on your ride in to work or at the gym. Our first podcast is an introduction to the InnovateOLOGY platform and a little background on your hosts, Mary, Linda and Melissa. We hope you enjoy…
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