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The Fall hangover (it’s NO-vember)
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The Fall hangover (it’s NO-vember)

I'm tired. I don't think you even need to have kids to be feeling the hangover from everything going on right now. It's Fall, y'all!. It's getting darker earlier and getting colder where I live in Nebraska. I'm preparing for my winter hibernation. There are so many things that could leave us feeling down or just worn out. So... what am I going to do about it? A lot of nothing. And I encourage you to a lot of nothing, too.

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Don’t start at the top of the mountain
Relationships, Dating, Life Coaching Paige Dempsey Relationships, Dating, Life Coaching Paige Dempsey

Don’t start at the top of the mountain

Everybody seems to want to start at the top of the mountain! How often do you meet someone and within days or weeks are thinking "He's perfect!" "He's amazing!" "We really hit it off!" "He could be the one!"

The One?!? THE ONE?!?! It’s too soon to tell!

If you’re doing that, you're starting at the top of the mountain. And when you start at the top of the mountain, the only way to go is... down.

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Is your relationship (or job) complete?
Relationships, Dating, Work, Life Coaching Paige Dempsey Relationships, Dating, Work, Life Coaching Paige Dempsey

Is your relationship (or job) complete?

How do you know when it is the right time to leave a job or a relationship? How do you give yourself permission to breakup, move on, or decide your current circumstance no longer suits you? You just decide.

Most of us are conditioned to believe we have to have a 'good reason' to make such decisions. You don't have to have a good reason to change jobs or change relationships. You can just decide that the one you are in is 'complete.'

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The #1 type of person  I don’t go out with
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The #1 type of person I don’t go out with

You're heard of The One Before the One? Well, I was becoming the One After the One. I learned a lot from that experience. What I have noticed is this: newly single, newly separated (or not even separated yet!) and newly divorced men are not ready to be dating. At least not in a meaningful way that might lead to a relationship. If you want to get out and have fun, go for it! If you want to date for a relationship, you need to be a little more discerning about where you spend your time.

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On a funeral, napping, and people pleasing
Relationships, Life Coaching, Family Paige Dempsey Relationships, Life Coaching, Family Paige Dempsey

On a funeral, napping, and people pleasing

What do my uncle's funeral and a podcast about resting have in common? We need to let go of the need to people please in order to have everyone cry at your funeral when you die. Women are socialized to believe our value is in serving others. That we should always be busy, that we are never allowed to rest. There is another way. You do not have to earn your rest. You are allowed to say no to projects and people that aren't aligned with the kind of life you want to create for yourself.

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On looking for the ‘perfect’ match
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On looking for the ‘perfect’ match

One of the biggest mistakes I think women make is deciding after a couple of dates or a few months of dating that the person they are seeing is 'perfect.' But what happens next is usually heartbreak when this amazing person turns out not to be ‘perfect’ after all. What is the solution? Read on.

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‘Ghosting’ is not a problem
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‘Ghosting’ is not a problem

Let's talk about 'ghosting'! Presumably everybody's least favorite part of online dating. I see so many posts of women in the different Facebook groups I am in or coaching complaining about being ghosted. I get it. It sucks.

... but does it?

Urban Dictionary describes 'ghosting' as: When a person cuts off all communication with the person they're dating, with zero warning or notice before hand. My question is: why is this a problem? Seriously.

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Why I don’t go on ‘first dates’ and what I do instead
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Why I don’t go on ‘first dates’ and what I do instead

I no longer think about going on a 'first date.' Why? Because first dates traditionally are filled with a nervous energy and a lot of expectations placed on how they should go and what they mean and what will happen after. After having too many disappointing Saturday night dinners out when I would rather have been home, alone, or doing something, literally anything, else, I rethought how I approached first dates. What I do instead is go on a 'meetup."

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You are creating your own results
Relationships, Life Coaching, Family Paige Dempsey Relationships, Life Coaching, Family Paige Dempsey

You are creating your own results

Take a moment and look around at your life --- notice your relationships, your work, your family --- take a quick stock of what is. Then consider for a moment that you have created all of this with your thoughts. How so? Your thoughts create your feelings which lead you to take actions which create your results. The good news? You can change your thoughts and feelings to change your results!

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