Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Feb 9, 2012, 6:05 am
If opportunity would knock today, would you a) Answer it b) Ignore it c) Ask it to come back another day. It’s an interesting question and one you should have an answer to, if for no other reason than you never know when that knock will come. To me, the only answer to that question is A. You answe...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Feb 6, 2012, 6:05 am
Coins have both heads and tails. If you flip them long enough, you will find that the odds of getting heads or tails is pretty even – one shows up as often as the other. Praise and criticism are also two sides of the same coin. However, if you look at how often praise is delivered and how often cr...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Feb 2, 2012, 6:05 am
A few years out of college, I was working as a news producer/anchor at a small radio station. I was asked to speak to a group of high schoolers for career day. Several of them balked at my modest success. They were destined for greater things. They laid out their plans for me: go to college, get a j...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 30, 2012, 6:05 am
It was a rough couple of years. First there was unemployment, then there was work stress and financial stress and on top of all of that (I suspect) hormonal imbalances to boot. Basically, I’ve packed on the pounds. I’m working hard at losing the weight but I’m finding that at 43 it’s not q...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 26, 2012, 6:05 am
When it comes to my work as a trainer and as a life coach, I have the patience of Job. I can go over the same topic again and again and again until a student or client gets it. I can wait until they experience that magical ‘Aha!’ moment when it all comes together. Personally, however, I am as im...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 23, 2012, 6:05 am
We had a guest pastor in church a few weeks ago. Guest pastors are like a box of assorted chocolates, you never know who you are going to get. He was great, though. Personable, engaging and funny. So I have to tell you that this blog got its impetus in his sermon. He talked about the Promised Land, ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 19, 2012, 6:05 am
All of us, at one point or another, have driven to work, school or even home and realized when we got there that we really didn't know how we did it. In other words, we do it so often that it's second-nature. It's rote. We do it without even thinking about it. We made that drive with the autopilot o...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 16, 2012, 6:05 am
I bet you didn't know this but January is National Organization Month. It kind of makes sense because at the beginning of the year a lot of people want to start off strong and that requires some organization. I think the main reason most people aren't organized is because of the time commitment they...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 12, 2012, 6:05 am
It’s not really a resolution but I have promised myself that this year I’m going to make an effort to get out of the house. I have a full-time job and I blog and write in the evenings. So, I have developed a very bad habit of going to work and going home. It’s gone from being routine to being ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 9, 2012, 6:05 am
It is my philosophy that anybody can do just about anything for 15 minutes. You will almost always be surprised at what you can accomplish is a quarter of an hour. It really isn't a lot of time. You can watch half a sitcom in 15 minutes. You're commute to work is probably longer. Yet, if you give ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 5, 2012, 6:05 am
I love setting resolutions. Only , I prefer to call them goals. To me, a resolution is something you want to do, not necessarily something you seriously want to do. A goal has structure, it has a plan. Last year, I achieved several goals. I made a big dent in my debt, I read the entire Bible, I wrot...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jan 2, 2012, 6:05 am
A few days ago I stopped to pick up a salad for lunch. The drive-thru line was long so I decided to go in. It was just as busy inside. I waited in line behind a group of young boys (about 12 -13). We ended up waiting for our orders together. As the boys got their food, one boy felt slighted. You se...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Dec 29, 2011, 6:05 am
Okay, we did holiday trivia last week, so let's ring in the New Year with some more fun! The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, more vehicles are stolen on New ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Dec 26, 2011, 6:05 am
It seems like ages ago, we were gearing up for Thanksgiving. Now, we've made it through Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you celebrate Hanukkah, you've got a few more days. And, well, if you celebrate Kwanzaa, you're just getting started. However, New Year's Day represents the end of the holiday seaso...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Dec 22, 2011, 6:05 am
I am a huge trivia buff! So in my last post before Christmas, I wanted to leave you with some fun Christmas facts.  Yet, I can’t forget that Hanukah is underway and Kwanzaa begins on Monday. So I’ve included trivia and fun facts for all three celebrations! Feel free to share them over dinner wi...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Dec 19, 2011, 10:37 am
We are in the home stretch. A week from now Christmas will be over. The gifts will have been opened. The meal will have been eaten. And we'll have approximately 10 months before we start this whole process again! So while you make your final purchases, pack your bags as you get ready to travel to sp...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 31, 2011, 6:05 am
A lot of kids love Halloween. They love the candy but some of them actually love being scared. As adults, looking at and living life, fear becomes ... well, something to fear. We have legitimate fears borne out of concerns and consequences, but sometimes we take it too far. It makes sense to fear a...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 27, 2011, 6:05 am
Cell phones, email, text messaging, status updates, tweeting, for many of us, from the moment we awake until we go to sleep, we are ‘connected’. On an episode of Dr. Phil, one woman was so addicted to texting that she stopped in the middle of intimate relations with her husband to read and respo...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 24, 2011, 6:05 am
Boy have I been busy! The second workbook in my Get It Together Girl series is now available on Amazon Kindle! The paperback will be available next month. Get It Together Girl!: It’s about Time: Finding It, Saving It and Making the Most of It is filled with time-saving tips that can help you tame ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 17, 2011, 6:05 am
I was thinking the other day about what I'd do if I won a ridiculous amount of money in the lottery. What would I do if I won $200 million dolllars? Of course, I'd pay off my bills. I'd give a big chunk to my dad and pay for my sister's education. I would help all of my friends who are struggling....
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 13, 2011, 6:05 am
At the beginning of the year, I decided I was going to read the Bible, the whole thing, from Genesis to Revelation, all 66 books. I found a reading plan and on January 1st, I started. During the first two months, I felt as if I was never going to get through as I flipped to the first few pages of ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 10, 2011, 6:05 pm
... born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and ... another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman ... me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all ... what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost ... cells u...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 6, 2011, 6:05 am
Another interesting component to my vacation in Edisto was historical. There is tons of history on the island, to be sure; but there is a strong possibility that there is personal history for me as well. According to my family, my grandfather Jesse Beach moved to Georgia from the South Carolina coas...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Oct 3, 2011, 6:05 am
I write a lot about taking time for self. Yet, it is not enough to talk a good game, I also try to live it. It would be hypocritical of me if I didn't at least try to put my words into practice. I've known for a while I needed a real break and a staycation wasn't an option. Since I blog and write a...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 29, 2011, 6:05 am
September is a reflective time for me. As I turn 43 this month, I started thinking about some Life Lessons I’ve learned over the years and thought I’d share them. Some people seem to have it all – money, career, a great relationship, angelic kids. Obviously, those people are doing something w...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 26, 2011, 6:05 am
The words victim and victor have the same root. The prefix vict means to conquer. Of course, the victor is the one who does the conquering and the victim is the one who is conquered. Two words that are similar in origin but vastly different in meaning. We often hear about people with a victim menta...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 22, 2011, 6:05 am
September is a reflective time for me. As I turn 43 this month, I started thinking about some Life Lessons I’ve learned over the years and thought I’d share them. Whether you call it Karma or reaping what you sow, a lot of us believe that what goes around comes around. The good you do comes back...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 19, 2011, 6:05 am
If you are like most Americans you aren’t getting enough rest. In my opinion, good preventive health has three components: a healthy diet, moderate exercise and sleep. We hear about diet and exercise all the time but we don’t hear so much about sleep. In fact, in our workaholic society not getti...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 15, 2011, 6:05 am
September is a reflective time for me. As I turn 43 this month, I started thinking about some Life Lessons I’ve learned over the years and thought I’d share them. The Better Test is simple. Look at your life – the people, activities and events – and ask yourself if this person or thing make...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 12, 2011, 6:05 am
Motivational Speaker and author Tony Robbins tells a very powerful story about two men at a retreat he conducted. The first man was a high-powered CEO and the other a more casual and laid back guy. When Tony asked each person if they were successful, the CEO said no and the laid back guy said yes. L...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 8, 2011, 6:05 am
September is a reflective time for me. As I turn 43 this month, I started thinking about some Life Lessons I’ve learned over the years and thought I’d share them. Like every other child, whenever I felt like I’d been wronged or slighted, I’d cry “That’s not fair!” Many of us continue t...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Sep 1, 2011, 6:05 am
Today is Thursday, which has become in many offices across the country, Thankfully Thursday. You know, the day that comes after Hump Day (Wednesday) and just before Thank God It’s Friday. After that, we have two days away from work before we have to come down with a Case of the Mondays when we rea...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 29, 2011, 6:05 am
As you know, I share a lot of my life within these blog posts. Something happened recently that I have to share. You can file it under “Lessons Learned.” Lately, I have been spending a lot of time on this as well as my other blogs. I’ve also written a second Get It Together Girl book, due out ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 25, 2011, 6:05 am
As I mentioned in my last post, my little sister is in college now. It's an exciting time for her and all of us; but for her parents and her siblings, it's also a bit scary. I don't have children, but right now, I guess I'm feeling a little parental. She has a good head on her shoulders, and now, f...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 22, 2011, 6:05 am
I am so excited for my little sister! She is starting college today. She’s had about a week to get settled in and her first classes begin today. My college years were great. I had a ton of fun, made some good friends and learned some valuable life lessons. Although it was fun, I never forgot why ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 18, 2011, 6:05 am
I am heartbroken by the demise of my favorite bookstore. I loved shopping in Borders Books! I can’t tell you how many times I came across a great book just because I was browsing the shelves. I could buy it, grab a cup of coffee and get started reading it immediately (and not have to wait days on ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 15, 2011, 6:05 am
My father made the trip from Cleveland to Charlotte last week. I love when he comes down because it’s the only Daddy-Daughter time we get together. Yes, I’m a 42-year old woman but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy time with my Daddy! As a single woman with no significant significant other, we...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 11, 2011, 6:05 am
I found this video by Dr. Paul that talks about forgiving and forgetting. He takes a realistic approach that states there may be some things that aren't forgiveable or that you don't want to forget. His focus is on relationships but what he says can be applied to a lot of different situations. I wo...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 8, 2011, 6:05 am
Last week, I went over why I became a life coach. Life coaching is a rather new phenomenon, only a few decades old, so many times I end up educating people on what exactly a life coach is and isn't. The operative word for me is coach. If you've ever played or watched sports you know that the coach ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 4, 2011, 6:05 am
My dog Marty recently celebrated his 12th birthday. In dog year’s, he’s 64 (for a true dog age calculator based on breed, click here). I’ve had him for 10 of his 12 years. Together we’ve moved across country and back. He’s been there for me through thick and thin. Boyfriends have come and ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Aug 1, 2011, 6:05 am
In all the time I’ve been writing this blog, I don’t think I’ve ever really explained how I became a life coach. After spending over a decade in training and development, I was getting burned out. Training is often an uphill battle as you’re often training people who don’t want to be trai...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 28, 2011, 6:05 am
If you want to be unhappy, it’s easy. Complain about what you have. Get frustrated over what you don’t have. Compare yourself to people who have more. If you weren’t before, now you’re probably unhappy. Unhappy people don’t appreciate what they have. A nice late model car, in good conditio...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 25, 2011, 6:05 am
As a coach, I like to check out and listen to other coaches. One of my favorites is Christine Pembleton, a dating and relationship coach (http://www.readytobeawife.com/). She released a short video on what women can do to attract men and a lot of it boiled down to one word: confidence. It made sense...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 21, 2011, 6:05 am
It's interesting that most communication classes focus on speaking and presentation. However, speaking is only half of the communication equation, the other half is listening. If you have ever had a conversation with someone who was distracted or who was determined to hear what they wanted to hear a...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 18, 2011, 6:05 am
Ladies Who Lunch is a term that originated in a Broadway musical to describe well-off women who have time for long, leisurely lunches. As a professional with a busy schedule, you probably wouldn't consider yourself a lady who lunches, but you should, sort of. I'm not advocating taking a two-hour, th...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 14, 2011, 6:05 am
There is a lot of talk about balance. Juggling responsibilities, making time for work, family, friends, social obligation and, of course, self. But what does balance look like? Well, I don't know. But, I'll tell you this much. It isn't perfect. Many people view balance as a pie with perfectly equal ...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 11, 2011, 6:05 am
As the recession lingers on for many of us, it's easy to find ourselves wrapped in a cocoon of worry and despair. We feel helpless. We feel hopeless. We don't know what to do or where to turn. It's when we are in these lowest moments that it is even more important to reach out to others, to look out...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 7, 2011, 6:05 am
Now, he's got the right idea!You have my permission to do absolutely nothing. Go ahead ... veg out in front of the TV, take a long nap, have a cup of coffee and people watch, mediate, listen to some good music, go to a movie, take a drive, indulge in a little retail therapy. For a moment, be the a...
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Karyn B. posted an article on Lose the Excuses - Jul 4, 2011, 6:05 am

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