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Wander Woman: How high achieving women find contentment and direction

I just finished reading this fabulous book that made me feel like the author had been following me around and getting to know me better than I knew myself.  I kept finding myself saying, “Aha, so that’s why I do that!” and “So, I’m not crazy after all – other women feel this way, too.”  And stuff like that. 

Author Marcia Reynolds, PhD, has described me to a tee. 

And I believe that she may have your number, too. 

Check out her insightful book about women who want more out of life and who feel like it’s out there for them if they could only put their finger on what’s missing. 

Boy do I know that feeling!  That’s the reason I’m a life coach today – I had that feeling, found my own path to fulfillment, and now want to help other women find their path.

I had the good fortune to speak with Dr. Reynolds on a conference call just the other day along with a handful of other “wander” women. 
What a wonderful experience – to have a dialogue with the author of such an inspirational work!  Her energy and enthusiasm for spreading the work about all of us Wander Women seems to be limitless. 

Read it yourself and let me know what you think!
~Margie

If you’re curious to know why you connect instantly and deeply with some people and not others, I suggest you read this interesting offering from Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman, “Click: The Magic of Instant Connections.”  The brothers Brafman have wondered themselves what makes some people click.  They wanted to know what it meant and how to get more of it.  Hence, their book. 

The key aspects they elaborate on are 1) Magic matters, 2) There’s power in vulnerability, 3) A few feet make a big difference, 4) Resonance begets resonance, 5) Similarity counts; quantity trumps quality, 6) The environment around us can help foster intimacy, 7) Certain people are magnets, and Quick-set intimacy can bring out the best in us. 

In summary, they eloquently state that if we learn to foster those cool connections in our life “it can change the very nature of a relationship – not just at that moment but forever after.  It can help us to achieve our best selves.”  Lofty aspirations.  But it seems doable when I read their ideas. 

Here’s to connections!
~Margie