by AnnSheybani | Sep 17, 2012 | coaching, dieting, Elizabeth Anderson, goals, reinvention, role model, weight lifting, weight loss
I hate to admit that I’m not the world expert on EVERYTHING. Particularly when it comes to weight and fitness. See, I think I’ve got it going on. I run ultra-marathons, I climb high mountains. I’ve been on every freaking diet known to man....
by AnnSheybani | Jul 30, 2012 | Bridget Cooper, coaching, divorce, grace, guest post, life transitions, marriage, maternal mortality, parenting, pregnancy, purpose, reinvention, risk, stroke
This is a guest post by Bridget Cooper of piecesinplace.com Like with most journeys, I believe that I was on the path before I recognized the stones that lay before and behind me. Six years ago, I found myself unexpectedly but excitedly pregnant with my second child....
by AnnSheybani | Jul 3, 2012 | Authenticity, books, connection, introvert, Quiet, reinvention, Susan Cain, Tony Robbins
I love a book that tells me I’m ok. I used to wonder what was wrong with me. I despise conflict. I feel drained after being out and about, even if I’ve enjoyed myself. I do my best work on my own, and I recoil at the very idea of group projects. I hate small...
by AnnSheybani | Jun 21, 2012 | Authenticity, choosing a mate, Confidence, dating, divorce, Dr. Gayle Hall, goals, identity, Interview, marriage, mistakes, reinvention, Self-Esteem, Starting Over
Dr. Gayle Hall is a cute chick in sassy heels and perfect makeup. She’s also a life coach, author, mentor, and professor. But she wasn’t always someone who had it all together. Skinny, scrawny, red-headed, and freckle-faced as a little girl, Gayle spent grade...
by AnnSheybani | May 21, 2012 | Alcoholism, anorexia, Authenticity, Boundaries, bulimia, Codependency, connection, Courage, eating disorders, grace, Honesty, identity, Interview, Intimacy, love, recovery, reinvention, Siddiqi Ray
Siddiqi Ray is so much more than a gifted photographer, life coach, yoga teacher, and recovery expert. Siddiqi is, by her own admission, on a serious mission. Her goal? To dispel the lie we’ve all bought into, that we are somehow not enough. “We numb that lie out with...
by AnnSheybani | May 5, 2012 | acknowledgment, Confidence, Fearless Living, identity, limiting beliefs, mountain climbing, reinvention, Rhonda Britten, running, Self-Esteem, self-image, self-sabotage, Sheryl Sandberg, Ted Talk
I was listening to a Ted Talk last month with Sheryl Sandberg. (see below) In it she discussed three things she believes hold women back in the work world. For anyone who doesn’t know who Sheryl is, she’s the COO of Facebook in charge of monetizing the site. She’s...
