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The True You

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Contents

Acknowledgments..........................................................................xiIntroduction.............................................................................xvPublished Columns........................................................................xviii1. The Authentic Wonder Woman............................................................12. Frolic, Fun & Play ... Every Day......................................................53. Be Tempted and Do Something About It..................................................94. Take a Chance on YOU..................................................................135. Make Powerful Choices.................................................................176. Tap Into Your Feminine Pink Power.....................................................217. Cultivate Your Inner Circle...........................................................258. Let the Power of Listing Serve You ... Not Enslave You................................299. Set Your Goals through Soulful Dieting................................................3310. Make-up or Break-up ... Either Way, Create a Life to Go Toward.......................3711. Turn Envy Into Action................................................................4112. Mint Your Abundance: Cultivate Prosperity............................................4513. Experience Your Full Range of Emotions...............................................4914. Create Your Life Adventure: Take a Break.............................................5315. Ignite Your Inner Passion............................................................5716. Access Your Personal Power...........................................................6117. Don't Settle for Being Second........................................................6518. Be Who You Are.......................................................................6919. Time Is On Your Side.................................................................7320. Let Your Inner Light Shine...........................................................7721. Have Hope and Take Inspired Action...................................................8122. Ah, Love, Sweet Love: The Sweetness of Romantic Love.................................8523. Go with the Flow.....................................................................8924. The Value in Vintage.................................................................9325. Connect to Your Sexual Self..........................................................9726. Unplug...............................................................................10127. Free Yourself........................................................................10528. Feed Your Soul: A Recipe for Creating a Fulfilling Life..............................10929. Do-Overs: Let Go of Your Regrets.....................................................11330. What Goes Around Comes Around: Take Responsibility...................................11731. Make Space...........................................................................12132. Excavate Your Creative Self..........................................................12533. Dream in Color.......................................................................12934. Embrace Your Inner Dude..............................................................13335. Clean it Up: Keep Your Side of the Street Clean......................................13736. Know Who's Got Your Back.............................................................14137. Make Your Words Stick................................................................14538. There is No Time to Waste: Get Going.................................................14939. Renew Yourself: The Essential Uses of Water..........................................15340. Launch Yourself: Love What You Do....................................................15741. Honoring Your Life Cycles............................................................16142. Get Busted: The Gift of Failure......................................................16543. Embrace Beauty, Inside and Out.......................................................16944. Reflect on Your Past.................................................................17345. Believe..............................................................................17746. Show Your Affection..................................................................18147. Recycle Your Best Self...............................................................18548. Be at Home...........................................................................18949. Capture the Extraordinary, not the Ordinary ... Your Aha Moments.....................19350. Be Truly Powerful with Work You Love.................................................19751. Pop-Up: Make Your Life 3-Dimensional.................................................20152. Choose Intentionally: Your Money, Your Time & Your Energy............................20553. Claim Your Success...................................................................209Conclusion...............................................................................213Appendix.................................................................................215Excavating Your Thoughts: Journaling to Your Authentic Self..............................216Permission Slip..........................................................................222Excavating Your Energy...................................................................223Excavating Your Accomplishments..........................................................225Excavating Your Gratitude................................................................226Brain Dumping............................................................................227Wheel of Life............................................................................228A Sampling of Emotions...................................................................229Excavating Your Needs....................................................................230A Sampling of Values.....................................................................232Yes, No and Maybe List...................................................................233Inspired Action Items....................................................................234Wheel of Relationships...................................................................235Excavating Your Best Habits..............................................................236Common Themes in The True You By Chapter.................................................237

Chapter One

May 2007

"To thine own self be true." William Shakespeare

In thinking about women of today, I am amazed at how incredible women are. Women have businesses or careers, manage households, raise children, connect with romantic partners, work out and take care of themselves, spend time with friends, volunteer to worthwhile projects and organizations, indulge in hobbies, participate in book and supper clubs, save the world, attend church and Bible Studies, create art and music, go to social functions ... all while trying to achieve balance, poise and grace. It is amazing they can play so many different roles and still have time to...