Why Positive Thinking Works

Why Positive Thinking Works

Positive thinking does create positive outcomes. But not everyone believes that. Some people think positive outcomes are only dictated based on how much effort you put into something. And, while effort counts, how great of an outcome can you have if you think miserably along the journey to that outcome? Some people think positive thinking is a “trendy thing” and that the truth is, “whatever is meant to be will be.” And while destiny, fate, etc. can be something to believe in, you must realize that your mind and the energy you give off impacts that destiny. And then, you just have cynical people that always find the bad in situations or play devil’s advocate way too much. Well, that is their prerogative, don’t feed into it and stay away from them.

If you want more positive outcomes in your life, you do have to think positive. Positive thinking steers your course into a positive outcome. Here are 3 ways positive thinking leads you toward a positive outcome:

1.       Positive Thinking Builds Confidence.  

When you think positively you think positive about what is around you. You see the good in life and in people. You trust in yourself and your resources. This process builds confidence.  As you see the strength and goodness of your world and yourself, you are more apt to take healthy risks. Instead of letting fear stop you from huge dreams and goals, you are able to believe in yourself and take leaps toward goals. You know that if you hit a barrier, you can hurdle it or those around you will help you hurdle it, and that builds confidence. Confidence is what you need to take risks and risks often lead to positive outcomes, like success.

2.       Positive Thinking makes you See More Resources.

Happy and positive people see what they do have, and that goes for their resources, too. Those who think limitedly, are cynical or fail to see the positive in situations often miss resources that are right around them. They often close their mind to their community and those around them who want to help. You may often hear them use the statement “I always do everything myself.” This is a very powerful black and white comment. This type of thinking shuts down a lot of amazingness right around them. Instead, the positive minded person looks at the resources they do have even if they are limited. They will work harder to find resources in the community that could support them. Resources will help you gain momentum, stay your course, and help you hurdle barriers. All things that will lead to a positive outcome.

3.       Positive Thinking Keeps You Open-Minded.

Positive people have open minds. They listen to others, not just give their two cents.  This gives insight into what people desire, what questions they should ask and alternate points of view. They try to see life through different perspectives. By opening your mind, you see more answers, opportunities and ways to live your life fully. More opportunities, more insights and more fulfillment create more positive outcomes. 

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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3 Ways Being a Perfectionist Can Hurt Your Success at Work

3 Ways Being a Perfectionist Can Hurt Your Success at Work

Perfection is subjective. That means, whatever is perfect to me, might not be perfect to you and so on and so forth. Thinking that you have to be perfect at anything in life is not only a barrier to your goals and life fulfillment, but you have directly set yourself up for failure as you spend your days chasing something that doesn’t exist. Having a perfection mindset for yourself and your life has its repercussions and can hinder your success in the workforce.

Here are 3 ways that Perfection hinders success at work and the Fix to overcome this Barrier:

Perfection decreases confidence

As you set out to chase something that does not exist you will find that there are many more failures than successes. Highlighting all the times you almost completed a project “perfectly” isn’t as confidence boosting as “I nailed it!” Your perceptions and self-talk play a huge role in the level of confidence you have and maintain on a day to day basis.

Often, a perfectionist will complete a project and right before it is about to be completed, they tweak it again and again. Nothing is good enough. When the time limit of a task has been met, a perfectionist will find that multiple people compliment them on their work, but they don’t feel that it was “their best.”

When you don’t take time to absorb your successes, you are missing an opportunity to build your confidence. Confidence is what you need to hurdle to the next level of your career, what you need to take healthy risks on bigger more meaningful projects, and to speak up in meetings, interviews, and leadership roles.

The Fix: During projects, talk nice to yourself. Allow yourself to make mistakes, and then get back on track. When projects are completed, before jumping on the next bandwagon of to-do’s, celebrate your successes. You can celebrate by sharing in your success with others who compliment you, with loved ones outside of work or even in your journal quietly to yourself. In fact, I encourage clients to keep a journal of their successes so they can reflect on how much they have achieved year after year.

Perfection burns bridges

Perfectionists often hold the world accountable to this faulty mindset, not just themselves. In the workforce you may find that you don’t often delegate tasks out because “Tom doesn’t do it as well as I do”, or “It’ll just be quicker if I do it.” People notice this behavior. When you give off the perception that only you do things well, you show a certain character side of yourself that many people (co-workers and bosses) may not like. In addition, your support lines at work may not want to assist you when you really end up needing them because they will fear that if they don’t do a task as “perfectly as you,” it will upset you. So, they either avoid you altogether or refuse when you ask for help.

The Fix:

Believe in your team. They may have some very creative or insightful ways of doing something that you never thought of. This new found open mind may generate new doors for you and your team on production, efficiency and bonding. Also, use supports and resources. As perfectionists, we get in a habit of portraying that we can do everything and do it well. But the truth is, this is exhausting and not always true. Instead, begin creating a new reputation today of someone that isn’t to prideful or perfect to ask for help.

Perfection keeps too much on your plate

As we discussed, a perfectionist often holds the world accountable to this mindset, too. Thus before we know it, as we hoard all the tasks because “no one does it like me” we find ourselves with a bunch a to-do’s on our plate. These tasks are often tedious, minuscule or not on path with our goals and bigger dreams. So, if you want to add something major to your agenda that would make you shine, you can’t put that on your plate because it is consumed with a bunch of littler roles. Should a perfectionist finally succumb to delegating out the smaller tasks, they end up turning into the ever hated, micro manager!

The Fix: Create a list of your goals, direction and dreams in your career. What tasks are currently on your plate that significantly align with that bigger goal? Reflect on what you can delegate out, and do that ASAP. Now, assess what roles or projects you should add on to your plate in order to shine, build credibility, or demonstrate leadership. What you end up choosing to delegate out, be sure that you don’t leap into the micromanager role. Instead, set checkpoint dates to discuss progress and goals.

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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Retiring Your Bucket List

Retiring Your Bucket List

There is a new Bucket List in town, and s/he is taking over. The old bucket list was often not realistic and many of us would find that we could rarely, if ever could complete much off of it. Here is an example of the old bucket list:

1.       Visit Fiji

2.       Visit France

3.       Backpack through Europe

4.       Travel to Hawaii

5.       Watch the movie Madagascar in the real Madagascar  

6.       Visit the Pyramids

7.       Safari through Africa

8.       Walk the Great Wall in China

9.       Zip Line in Costa Rica.

And, there would be a list of about 25-75 more places you want to travel to and then maybe you would add in “buy a mansion,” “win the lotto” and “get a Ph.D.” Do you notice a pattern with this bucket list? Sure they are all fantastic dreams, but most of us don’t have the time or money to do all these things. And, if you are the person that can travel to 75 different islands or countries, buy a mansion and win the lotto all before you kick the can, then, (I want to be your friend) go for it! But for the remaining 99% of us, we have to be more realistic. So, the new bucket list is in town to help you do just that.

With the old bucket list, so often we would sacrifice today’s (and this year’s) happiness, for all the places we want to go. For example, you and your spouse decide that you want to plan that amazing trip to Fiji. There is no doubt it will be amazing sleeping in that awesome hut right on the water waking up to the beauty of the mountains and oceans. But that experience comes with a hefty bill. So, you decide that in order to do everything you want while you are in Fiji, you will work overtime, stop date nights and cut back on things you both enjoy doing together and separately of each other, in order to save more money.

This type of behavior ruins your today. It hurts your relationship. While you can cut back on some things to save for a bigger goal, you shouldn’t cut out all your fun and happiness today. You are not promised tomorrow and if you forget about the awesomeness and love you have today, and risk all of it for the future, you may sabotage your life, support systems and loved ones. Instead, try revamping your bucket list.

In the new bucket list, we have a few amazing places we want to go, but places to travel to don’t compose the entire list. And, we are much more realistic. Instead, we add in things that we want to do, that we can do right now, tomorrow, this weekend or this month. Things that will add life and happiness to our life today and even grow our relationships. You new bucket list may look something like this:

1.       Travel to Fiji

2.       Still going to watch Madagascar in Madagascar

3.       Try Paddle boarding

4.       Take a cooking class

5.       Try hot yoga

6.       Read 50 Shades of Grey

7.       Golf at 3 new courses

8.       Go Glamping

9.       Try Horseback riding

10.   Have a picnic at XYZ park (maybe this is a park you have lived by for 10 years and never went to)

11.   Try surfing

12.   Buy a home

13.   Go for my PhD

Do you notice a difference between the first list and the revamped one? In the revamped list, you still can dream big. You can still travel, you can still grow academically and work for a home, but you also get to add value, life and inspiration into today. You can add in more fun, more passion and more value in your life today and it doesn’t have to cost you all your time and money. I am sure there are tons of things you would like to try other than travel, so think outside of the old bucket list and bring yourself back to today and things you have never experienced that are right in front of you.

This week’s challenge: Create a New Bucket list with 10 things on it that you could do in the next 30 days. In the next 30 days do 2 things off your bucket list.

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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3 Ways to Rid of Toxic People in 2016

3 Ways to Rid of Toxic People in 2016

Have you ever felt like someone “got over on you?” Is there a person who mistakes your kindness for you being a doormat? Do you have someone in your life that “uses” you, takes advantage of you or plants seeds of doubt in your mind? That’s a toxic person.

Some of the biggest stressors we have in life come from toxic people. If you want to reduce stress in your life, if you want to actually obtain those dreams of yours, then rid of the toxic people.

If you have all these fabulous goals for 2016, but you have negative people surrounding you, don’t kid yourself about success. The truth is, negative people take you down. They are contagious and infectious and they will do all they can to suck your energy dry and instill self-doubt. As your confidence drops, they gain more of an upper hand and slowly take control from you.

The reality is, you can take control back and set yourself up for success. It might not be easy, it might not be fun at first, in fact, ridding of toxic people sometimes might be one of the most painful experiences for you, but it is necessary if you want to achieve your goals and live a more positive and fulfilling life.

Here are 3 ways to rid of the toxic people in your life:

1.      First, you have to reflect on who actually is sucking your energy dry or making you feel defeated. Pull out the old journal and write down all the people that you deem as toxic in your life. For a jump start as to what these people may look like, they are typically the people take you up and down (I love you, I hate you, I really love you, I really hate you), the whiners, the takers, the down-right mean people, the users, the bull-shitters, the gossipers, and the passive aggressives.

Once you have created this list, circle the ones you know you can get rid of completely and erase them like you hit the delete button on your computer. Cut them off. No more answering calls, no more social media, just get rid of the crap they put you through.

2.      Okay, so now you still have this list with a few names on it of people you can’t just simply cut out of your life altogether. Maybe it’s not realistic, not practical, or you really just don’t want to cut them off. I get it. Often the most people toxic people in our lives we can’t or don’t want to rid of. But that’s alright. Instead, we take control back by setting stronger boundaries.

Warning: As you set boundaries people are going to react to you differently and sometimes negatively; especially if they expect a certain behavior or action from you and you no longer solicit that. I always tell clients, the best way to change another person is to change yourself. You can’t change other people, but your change in reaction will alter them and their actions.

Here is what setting boundaries might look like:

·         Say no more frequently to requests from toxic people that hinder your day or hurt your progress. You don’t always have to say yes. You may be the official go-to person, but that stops today as you make a commitment to yourself that you are taking control over your life. When you say no, the payoff is in the end when you don’t have so much responsibility. Saying no shows confidence and self-control. However, if you want to engage in the request someone asked you to take on, but right now is not the time you can do it, speak up and say that. If that’s not good enough for them, then walk away. Clearly they are toxic.

·         Don’t be the initiator of conversation. If you don’t have to communicate with the person, don’t. But, this goes both ways. You can’t be dependent all the time either. You can’t just reach out to the toxic person when you need something. This will really blur a boundary that you put into place. Example: If you are working to rid of an ex and now you need their help because your car broke down, think twice before asking them for a ride. Find an alternative. And there are alternatives. Begin taking control back by acknowledging that you have options and alternatives.

·         Along the same lines, you don’t have to answer their call or email right away. You don’t have to jump for this person anymore. If you get a call, a text or an email, I encourage you to RRR or Retreat (walk away from the situation), Rethink (analyze what the deal is) and then React (now you act). Give yourself time to process the request and how this will wrap you up in toxicity if you respond, react impulsively or give in. Often toxic people suck us in because they back us into a corner and force an impulsive response out of us. This is how they gain control. No longer will that happen when you give yourself time to retreat and rethink BEFORE you react. 

3.      Don’t internalize their hate, negativity or meanness. If you have identified this person as toxic, and you even set boundaries with them, but you allow them to take up your mind, they are still in your life.

Ruminating and dwelling on negative people for any reason still brews up the poison in you and toxifies you. So many times we replay events and take their negativity to heart. But before you let them invade you and bring your confidence down, look at the source. Is this person credible, worthy of hurting you, do you really think that they have your best interest in mind? If not, let their meanness go.

Work to be aware of how much “mind time” you are giving this toxic person. The more awareness you have of the time they are using in your mind, the more likely you are to catch yourself in the act of ruminating and then, be able to cut it. They is no real quick fix to give about cutting negative thoughts, expect retrain your brain. You didn’t always think about this toxic person, you trained your mind and created a habit of this. It took time. Now, today, we begin to retrain your mind. Try redirecting these negative thoughts back to goodness. How are you better off without this person or toxicity in your life? Begin thinking about your weekend, good times with good friends, your desire to reach your 2016 goals, etc. Just get your mind away from negativity.

You may have to really work at this tip. The mind is powerful and easily can fall back into a habitual way of thinking as you go about your day on auto-pilot, but the mind is powerful both ways. If you want it to think or behave differently with effort and repetition your mind will create a new habit.

Some people say you are what you eat. I say, you are who you associate with. People are typically a combination of the top three to five people they associate with most. Take a moment to reflect on the people you spend most of your time with and reflect on whether or not these people are in line with your goals and direction. The New Year is moments away and you have the power and control to take your life back. Toxic people will waste your energy in 2016 and many of them will steer you off track of your goals at some point soon. And if they don’t steer you off track they will make your journey toward your goals tougher and more draining.

Today I challenge you to select the most toxic person off your list and begin taking control back.

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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The Power of Visualizations

              The Power of Visualizations

Ninety percent of people who write down their goals reach them. But you can increase that 90% by adding to it, visualizations. Visualizations are powerful and I recommend visualizing when you set goals or set off your foot onto a new venture. You can use visualizations when working toward physical and abstract goals.  Visualizing means more than just seeing something, it is living the desire for a moment. It is smelling the desire, tasting it and feeling it. You are there, at the end result. Visualizing makes a dream more of a reality because it helps to shape your goal and create a plan of action. According to Marc David, “the way we imagine the body is a foundation for how it responds physiologically.”

As you become more self-aware of what is happening in your body as you visualize your goals, you have more control and influence over them as a whole. One of the most well-known sports and visualization studies ever done was by a group of Russian scientists. They took four groups of Olympic athletes and trained each group slightly different. One group only did physical training, whereas the second group did 75% training and the rest mental training. Group three trained on a 50/50 split and group four engaged in 25% physical training and 75% mental training. The group that trained physically the least but mentally the most, performed best.

In 1952 Florence Chadwick swam the Catalina Channel. The swim was 22 miles and she gave up at 21.5 miles! During an interview she stated that she no longer could see her goal line because of fog and gave up. In her second attempt, she used the power of visualization to see her finish line despite how cloudy the end appeared.

The nervous system struggles to tell the difference between a real and a vividly imagined experienced. Studies with cancer patients have shown full recovery when they used the power of their minds and visualizations to rid of the cancer. Whatever pain you are trying to rid of, whether it is a physical illness, hurt from a break up, or aching of the heart from a childhood trauma, I want you to imagine a little bug coming into your body and eating the pain up little by little. The bug goes around all day in your body and takes your pain away. Whatever it takes, no matter how far-fetched you think the visualization is, if it will heal you or help you to succeed, visualize it.

Eastern belief is that the power that made the body can heal the body. Although we are a Western culture, a lot of the mind, body, spirit concepts from the Eastern world will help you find peace and fulfillment in your Life. Being healthy is much more than being physically free of any illnesses. Visualizations connect you, motivate you, and commit you to the goal. The easier and more real you can make a goal appear to you the closer it will seem. Physically engaging in an activity can ride you to the finish line at times, but the reality is, the mind and body are integrated, so why not use the supreme power of both to help you succeed faster, stronger and more fulfilled? 

This week’s challenge: Visualize a goal you are striving for.

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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Binge Drinking Increases Over the Holiday Season

Binge Drinking Increases Over the Holiday Season

Christmas trees, holiday music, presents, feasts, family and, alcohol. Yes, that’s right, this is the season of alcohol. There are holiday parties, Cheer in the air, and toasts as The Ball Drops. But, as exciting as all this fun may sound, there is also a real danger in binge drinking, too. Binge drinking is consuming a lot of alcohol in a short amount of time. For men, binge drinking is having five or more alcoholic drinks within a two hour time frame, and for women it is four drinks in two hours.

As the holiday season progresses, the binge drinking increases. But why? Binge drinking increases at the holiday season due to the frequency of festivities, heightened stress from family, buying presents, and all the other responsibilities that this season brings.

Binge drinkers typically do not have alcohol dependency. They go about their day to day lives often without alcohol but rather they just “let loose” at festivities or parties. The problem with this scenario is that people who binge drink often overestimate their abilities. This increases chances of injuries like car accidents, violence, being a victim of sexual abuse, or engaging in behaviors that are unsafe, embarrassing or inappropriate leading to regret or loss when they sober up. And with so many parties this season, there are a lot more opportunities to misjudge situations.  In fact, the Center for Disease and Control has indicated that binge drinking is the cause of over 79,000 deaths each year. And, on a less drastic note, binge drinking increases your chances of engaging in embarrassing behaviors. Who wants to start the New Year feeling embarrassed at work, at home or with extended family and friends?  Start off the New Year on a motivated and uplifting foot and enjoy the holidays, just be sure to think before you binge.

Here are some tips on how to avoid binge drinking and have a safe holiday season if you choose to drink:

1.      Before you go to a holiday party, eat. Do not drink on an empty stomach.

2.      After each drink, drink a glass of water.

3.      Be sure to take your drink with you at all times.

4.      Pace yourself when drinking. You do not have to binge.

5.      Eat at a holiday party and be cautious of eating food that has alcohol in it.

6.      Have a designated driver if you plan to drink.

7.      Before you go to a holiday party set your limit up front and stick to it. In fact, try to always have an accountability partner with you- like friends or a family member. Tell your accountability partner that you plan to drink and that after 1 drink they need to take your keys, allow you to spend the night, or call you a cab.

8.      If you plan to drink at a holiday party and are going to the party alone, take a cab there, that way you can’t make the mistake of driving your car home that night.

9.      Remember, you do not have to attend every party you are invited to. If you don’t want to go, stay home.

10.  If you are going to a work related holiday celebration, beforehand think of the consequences of drinking and saying or doing something inappropriate. If it’s not worth the risk, limit yourself to 1 drink at work holiday parties.

Take the time to enjoy the holidays and your successes from all year. Ring in 2016 with fun, but also with responsibility and safety. For more tips visit me at www.DrJaimeK.com

Dr. Jaime Kulaga understands the complexities of women’s lives and helps to increase their self-awareness and self-esteem. She is the advocate of the under-appreciated, over-worked and un-fulfilled woman, dedicated to greatly improving and creating a gratifying, enjoyable life... rather than an unfulfilling existence. As the Author and Founder of the SuperWoman’s Guide to Fulfillment, Dr. Jaime has taught and worked with hundreds of women empowering them to discover their own greatness, and in turn, create a loving and gratifying environment for all those in their lives. 

Through teaching at the University level, coaching and counseling individuals, couples, and businesses, she educates women, men and families to make better lifestyle decisions, steer the course of their lives, and use practical tools for deeper fulfillment and happiness.Dr. Jaime is a frequent mental health expert on TV and radio and has been featured on Forbes.com, on Maria Shriver's blog, and in Glamour, Self, and Prevention magazines for her expertise in work-life balance and life fulfillment. 

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15 Minutes to Fierce has Launched!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

               Bestselling Author and Renowned ‘SuperWoman’ Coach Dr. Jaime Kulaga Helps Take Women from ‘15 Minutes to Fierce’

               Maria Shriver’s ‘Architect of Change’ Launches New Self-Help Platform and Website for Women Seeking Work-Life Balance

(LOS ANGELES – DEC. 1, 2015) – What if you were told it could take only a fraction of an hour – 15 minutes, in fact – to achieve SuperWoman status in your life?

That is what Dr. Jaime Kulaga, licensed mental health counselor, national media personality, and inspirational author and speaker is committed to helping other women achieve when she introduces her new “15 Minutes to Fierce” digital platform today.

By accessing Dr. Jaime’s newly unveiled website (www.drjaimek.com), the acclaimed architect/creator/originator of the internationally renowned SuperWoman Workshop Series will present weekly “15 Minute to Fierce” webinars that offer women all over the world the opportunity to quickly and easily plug into high-voltage motivation that educates, enlightens and empowers through bite-size video content.

Based off her 2015 bestselling book, The SuperWoman’s Guide to Super Fulfillment: Step-by-Step Strategies to Create Work-Life Balance, Dr. Jaime’s “15 Minutes to Fierce” platform will give women quick and easily digestible tools to help them begin to achieve a natural balance between their professional careers and personal lives.

For only $15 per webinar, women from anywhere in the world at any time of day can sign in and experience 15-minute SuperWoman coaching that will teach them how to stop struggling with the intense pressure that society places on women for not ‘doing enough,’ step off this psychologically debilitating Ferris wheel of unrealistic expectations, and begin enjoying life again with fulfillment.

Following the inaugural “15 Minutes to Fierce” webinar topic — Prioritizing and Saying ‘No’ — some of the additional upcoming webinar topics to be featured in the series will include: de-stressing during the holidays, putting fire back in your relationships, putting yourself first, starting off the New Year with success, and more.

Says Dr. Jaime, “Remember, kindness does not equal doormat. And, I am here to tell you that it is okay to say no, delegate out and start doing for yourself. With some simple tips and tools the 15 Minutes to Fierce workshops will guide you into having the best of your personal and professional life, while still showing how to give to yourself and make you happy – guilt free! Heck – I use these tips myself, so I know they work!”

As a certified life coach, Dr. Jaime has dedicated herself for more than a decade to coaching individuals, corporate executives and organizations, and counseling couples. As a nationally revered expert in the mental health field and in work-life balance, Dr. Jaime is regularly featured in leading media outlets, including Forbes, Glamour, Self, and Prevention. She also has the honor of being named as one of Maria Shriver’s “Architects of Change,” alongside fellow self-improvement industry heavyweights and New York Times bestselling authors such as Dr. Brene Brown, Dr. Dan Siegel, Gretchen Rubin, and Deepak Chopra.

For more information on Dr. Jaime Kulaga and her “15 Minutes to Fierce” project, visit www.drjaimek.com.

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