Isn’t She Amazing Blog
Turning a dream into reality
By Marianne Clyde Wow, as I look back on my life, I can see that I have had the privilege of doing and accomplishing some fabulous things. I really never sat around and planned and plotted, "How can I live a fabulous life?" But one thing I decided early on as a young...
How to Be Your Own Hero
by Marianne Clyde I'm not going to lie. There are times when I wish someone would show up at my door and say, "I know it's hard. Here's chocolate, coffee and five million dollars." Ever have those days when you just wish some white knight would ride in on a white...
Transition: What Makes it a Transformation?
by Marianne Clyde Ugh. So often when we think about transitions, it creates a tension in the chest. A feeling of fear, or instability. It can feel like unworthiness or anger. It can feel like desertion, betrayal. Emptiness. Confusion. That's normal. Change is always a...
Which Wins? Reward or Punishment?
By Marianne Clyde Many of us know we need to change something about ourselves, but it's just so darn hard to get motivated. Want to lose weight? Stop drinking? Get a new kind of client? Break into a higher level network? Start exercising? Make more money? What's...
Something’s Got to MOVE!
By Marianne Clyde Has anyone ever told you that you can't do something? Â Have YOU ever told yourself that? And then you actually did it? Â I had not been at our expat assignment long, when I began to slip into a bit of a depression. Feeling out of sorts. Feeling like...
Determined to Rise
By Marianne Clyde When women come together and discuss how to be empowered in any area, there is an energy that feels vibrant and stimulating and strong! We felt this energy at our recent Supernova Summit. A room full of empowered women creates contagious energy that...
The Richness of Variety
By Marianne Clyde I learned a lot this weekend at our Supernova Summit. We had women over 50, as usual, but we also had students. We had financial specialists, and non profit workers; we had executives and school teachers. We had authors and coaches and builders and...
Financial Considerations for Women Over 50
By Lorna Martinez Magill When women are in their 50's they may find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. Many of us are approaching retirement, caring for aging parents, and dealing with the costs of educating our children. It's crucial for women at this stage...
How to Get Yourself Emotionally Unstuck Fast
By Marianne Clyde Sometimes it feels like my emotions grab the controls of my life and things seem to come to a screeching halt. Has that ever happened to you? Taking time to examine and pay attention is the simple answer. Just like a child having a tantrum, our...
Thinking Too Small Is Holding You Back
by Marianne Clyde Are people around you discouraging your dream? Do they tell you that your idea is too big? That no one cares about your dream? That is no reason to get discouraged. However it is a reason to recognize that those opinions are "just information." Those...
Feeling Trapped?
By Marianne Clyde No one likes to feel trapped, confined, stuck without choices. Think for a minute how that feels. We've probably all felt that way one time or another. Or many times. Perhaps you are feeling that way now: in an unsatisfying relationship; in a dead...
Determine Your Day; Determine Your Destiny
By Marianne Clyde Determining the way you feel in any given situation is a vital element of your internal GPS system. YOU are the one that must determine how you want to feel, how your day is going to go, how you plan to navigate your life. Just like when you use the...
Secret to a Happy Life
By Marianne Clyde Do you ever wonder what is the most important thing you can do to have a happy life? It’s actually pretty simple. Easy? Maybe not so much. It’s this. Learn to accept total responsibility for everything in your life. Of course things happen that you...
A little Frustrated? Let’s fix that.
By Marianne Clyde If you’re feeling a little down today, thinking nothing is happening in your life. Feeling frustrated and insecure about whether or not your prayers or manifestations will ever become reality…this is important for you to know. They already ARE...
IT’S COMING: EVERYTHING YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED
By Marianne Clyde What was your first reaction to that title? Yeah, right! Baloney. "Really, where is it, then?" Or was there a glimmer of hope that it might be true? Well it IS true. There is a benevolent force in the universe that loves you, wants you to be happy,...
Want to Actually Achieve your 2024 Resolutions?
By Eileen Gould (Guest blogger) As I welcome the start of 2024, I can’t help but think back on 2023 and everything thatunfolded in the last 365 days running my interior design firm, Eileen Gould Design &Construction. It was quite a year filled with ups and downs....
Getting bolder as I age
by Marianne Clyde Oh my God! I will be 70 in 2 days! How does that happen? Suddenly, it seems like time is short. There's more urgency to my life. I'm actually done with a few types of behaviors that always seemed proper or necessary. Now I recognize how important it...
What’s a Strong Woman to Do?
by Marianne Clyde You're stronger that most other women. You have big dreams. It's almost impossible to find a coach that fits your energy. And yet you crave support from someone that "gets you."You see those subtle looks from people you talk to that say, "Who does...
