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The Myth of Closure: How To Close Out the Year With Unfinished Things

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

December arrives with its familiar chorus: Finish strong. Wrap it up. Close out the year. Review, reflect, resolve. Everywhere you look, things promote the myth of closure. It’s as if there’s a demand to tie neat bows around the past twelve months. But some things won’t tie up neatly. There’s the relationship that’s still evolving […]

Why Are People Emotionally Unavailable? And What Can You Do?

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Emotional Intelligence.

Every so often, a client says something that shifts the room. Not because the insight is shocking, but because it’s so honest it lands in the body before it ever lands in the mind. Years ago, a client offered such a profound truth about emotionally unavailable people. I still think about it today. She said, […]

Your Best Year Yet Starts in November (Not January)

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Creative Thinking, Dream Big - Start Small, Transform Your Life.

January gets all the attention for new beginnings. But by then, most of us are exhausted from the pace of the holidays and the pressure to reinvent ourselves. We start the year already behind, trying to summon energy from a place of depletion. November offers something much more powerful. The air is quieter. The pace […]

It’s Vital to Stop Asking for Permission: Surprising Ways We Can Regain Power

Written by Maria Connolly on . Posted in Dream Big - Start Small, EMERGE Method, Life Skills, Women in Leadership.

At first glance, permission seems harmless. It’s simply the courtesy we extend to others and expect in return, right? Actually, for many women, permission has become a quiet habit that restrains us. Before acting, we check in, explain, and wait for someone else to nod. That conditioning runs deep, and it often undermines our confidence. […]

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