My work as a leadership coach, professional speaker and author has given me the privilege of meeting thousands of people. Though I love my work, my busy schedule and the need to balance my family time and my personal time caused me a lot of stress.

When I stopped and examined my life, I realized that I suffered from the same problems and time demands as the people I was helping. At the time I realized I needed to find a way to nurture myself, I had just completed work on my first book, Blooming Late: Cultivating Your Self-Esteem After Fifty. This book explored how women over age 50 could live fuller more productive lives than ever before.

A Blooming Moment

I came to realize that when I took time for myself every day; for me, it’s reading a mystery novel, I was better able to help others. This “blooming effect” is what I wanted to explore further. With the help of my brand strategist, Growing Your Personal Garden was born. If we view ourselves as a garden and provide care and patience, we can create a calmer, more relaxed way of living, allowing us to face everyday challenges with strength, courage, and the reduction of that nasty debilitator----stress. So, let’s explore how to grow your personal garden by first clicking on the Did You Know? page which gives you some very interesting statistics concerning stress.

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