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Your Path to Breakthroughs: Insights from Jan McDonald

From hopeless drunk to 30 years sober and helping hundreds of individuals and organizations unlock their 'and then some', I distill all the lessons gained from those transformational life experiences and share them with you in this space.

I invite you to explore these insights as way to help you breakthrough the challenges that are stopping you from becoming who you want to be.

3 Steps to Change Your Perspective When Anxious Jul 07, 2025

 “You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside.” 

 --Wayne Dyer


Can you tell what I've been speaking on lately? Anxiety is a major concern, not only is the workplace, but at home. Here's a part of th...

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Anxiety Whispering Jun 30, 2025

"Calmness is power. Say to your heart, "Peace be still."

--James Allen

 

What I'm going to share with you made no sense to me when I first heard it. When I used it in the height of rush hour traffic when I wasn't sure of my destination--it worked!...

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How To Overcome Negative Emotions Nov 09, 2020

"Emotions are neither good nor bad, it's our thinking that makes them so."

--My humble opinion

 

The second week of the quarantine was an emotional week for me. Everything angered me. To make a long story short, a conversation with my coach brough...

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The Gas Station Encounter Oct 26, 2020

"Mostly, none of us have it altogether, just some of us are brave enough to keep getting back up often in-spite of being too much for some and not enough for others."

--Rene Groom

 

Rene Groom is my friend and she's a fabulous writer and photograp...

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When We Don't Have All The Answers Jun 08, 2020

"Nothing will cause more anxiety than trying to control that which we can't."

--John Maxwell

I have facilitated Leading Through Crisis a number of times, but last night the above quote stood out to me more than ever.  When we sold our home in Grand...
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