Using Anger to “Shore Up” Presence
Well-Being/Happiness, Vulnerability, Reflection Milisa Burns Well-Being/Happiness, Vulnerability, Reflection Milisa Burns

Using Anger to “Shore Up” Presence

Multitudes of women have shared with me over the 19 years that I’ve been a coach, that, above all, they desire to feel more present in their lives - to be able to be enjoying their lives and more of the experiences that they’re having. In this post I share an anecdote where I used my imagination to “shore up” my presence involving:

boundaries

anger; and

river imagery.

I hope this post is even a fraction as inspiring for you to read as it has been for me to write.

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Small But Mighty Habits For More Flow (and Less Overwhelm)
Energy, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns Energy, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns

Small But Mighty Habits For More Flow (and Less Overwhelm)

Being in lack and overwhelm is an obstacle to flow. ("Flow" in this sense, is that experience of living life with more ease and less struggle... when you generally feel open to life and to others around you, working with your circumstances, growing with them, rather than being consistently weighed down, or even knocked down, by them.)

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Waves That Can Overwhelm Us and Knock Us Down
Energy, Feminine Power, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns Energy, Feminine Power, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns

Waves That Can Overwhelm Us and Knock Us Down

That wave slap experience has stayed with me over the years in a visceral way. Lately, I have been noticing that my experience feels akin to what can happen to us when life comes at us in a wave - of emotions or thoughts or circumstances - and hits us unexpectedly. It's that same terrible feeling of overwhelm and of powerlessness.

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Why I Now Love to Share a Room at a Retreat
Vulnerability Milisa Burns Vulnerability Milisa Burns

Why I Now Love to Share a Room at a Retreat

When I went to my first 10-day Feminine Power retreat a few years ago, I didn’t even consider sharing a room. I wanted to be able to have that refuge of a room to myself. I have a husband, three kids, and a dog and this was my chance to not have to worry about anyone but myself. I love to spend time by myself as much as I love being with others.

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Blooming as a Catalytic Act of Leadership
Events, Feminine Power, Leadership, Vulnerability Milisa Burns Events, Feminine Power, Leadership, Vulnerability Milisa Burns

Blooming as a Catalytic Act of Leadership

What is so compelling about a bloom? The list is long – I am thinking about the power and the vulnerability of a bloom. In a flower, there is beauty, there may be a magnetic scent, and there is the vulnerability of the complete openness of a full bloom. When a woman blooms, there is also so much power and vulnerability. Blooming can be catalytic, an act of leadership.

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The Story of the Horse, the Monkey and the Bird
Gratitude, Growth Mindset, Reflection, Vulnerability Milisa Burns Gratitude, Growth Mindset, Reflection, Vulnerability Milisa Burns

The Story of the Horse, the Monkey and the Bird

This is the story of the horse, the monkey and the bird. I took them all to Texas with me to a coaches' conference back in 2010. In fact, I take them everywhere with me. They are me. They represent my mind (the monkey), my body (the horse) and my spirit (the bird). They really came to life for me while I was on the treadmill at about 6 am one morning during this conference.

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A Grounded Loving Tornado
Energy, Growth Mindset, Vulnerability Milisa Burns Energy, Growth Mindset, Vulnerability Milisa Burns

A Grounded Loving Tornado

I have been playing around with naming a very powerful source of energy that I have been able to tap into at times in the last couple of years. I am calling it being a “grounded loving tornado”. My sense is that this energy is a type of human spirit energy – connecting to something larger than ourselves and also acting in alignment with our deepest values.

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Come Out of Your Box And Find Work-Life Synergy
Growth Mindset, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns Growth Mindset, Vulnerability, Well-Being/Happiness Milisa Burns

Come Out of Your Box And Find Work-Life Synergy

Come out of your box and find work-life synergy (and the joy, freedom and sense of purpose that come with that)! Many years ago when I was a young lawyer, eager to learn, I had a conversation with a senior partner at my firm. He told me that part of his success had to do with the fact that he was able to put things in boxes and focus on one box at a time – he had a work box, a family box, a house box, a friend box, etc.

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