.It's Friday afternoon at 2:30pm. My daughter is asleep for her nap and it is game on for me! I see the finish line. What there is for me to accomplish to get there is requiring top performance. I could call it since I already did achieve a lot this week and after all, I can see the finish line. And yet, that is not what I am committed to. I am committed to crossing the finish line and completing what I set out to do. So I am fueled up with a fresh glass of water a snack and am getting going.

Consider this: Being 90% done is not really done at all. Where in your business or your life are you looking at the finish line rather than crossing it?

Inspiration can come from just about anywhere: a smile, a conversation, an email, a baby's giggle, a book. It can come from observing others go beyond what they know, forging ahead as leaders, to create something that expresses their passion in the world. Today two phenomenal woman are doing just that. Lisa Schultz and Andrea Costantine labored with love to write and publish a book about 49 women who have triumphed over their circumstances to live their lives to the fullest. Speak Your Truth book launch is happening today, August 25th, on Amazon.com! You can purchase your copy at http://bit.ly/sytbook

Consider this: You never know where you will find your next inspiration. What are you doing to get inspired today so that you too may speak your truth and live your life to the fullest?!

So I'm in the process of interviewing 100 women around their experiences and challenges of being leaders and what do you think most women say when I ask them what tip or trick they use to support them in their leadership? Drum role please... Taking time for themselves! From getting enough sleep, to exercise, to meditation, to quality time with their family, leading females contribute taking care of themselves as key to their ability to perform at their best.

This sounds so simple and yet for people who are on the go, this takes effort. This is especially true for those who have "control freak" or "must do it myself" or "just one more thing" characteristics which I must say I fall prey to more than I care to admit. And, if you are anything like me, these moments of taking time to myself looks like seizing the moment of when my 7 month old daughter is napping.

As I write this, I am laying in a hammock that my husband so lovingly strung under a shady tree in our backyard. I am enjoying the breeze, slowly swinging as I flip through the latest Conde' Nast Traveler. I exhale deeply and be with the presence of nature around me. It took my husband's gentle demand that I appreciate this moment for myself to be here... than in the distance I hear her... "waa waaHHHH!" My daughter has woken up from her nap and in that instant, my moment for taking time for myself has passed and it is game on for the mom in me!

Consider this: Taking time for yourself can massively improve your efficiency in your business and increase your quality of life. What are you doing to take time for yourself, to nurturing and honoring your body's need to relax and rejuvenate?

My favorite definition for a leader is someone who "acknowledges their fears and acts anyway"...

Here I am, in business for myself for over 2 years now and launching a new website declaring my new focus- one that clearly and concisely expresses who I am and what I provide the world through my coaching. Namely, nurturing leaders!

The moments prior to clicking "Publish", I experience the typical fear based questions: Is it ready? Am I ready? Is it right? What will people think? (and the big one) What if I fail?... Then I stop the tape recording going round in my head, smile, take a deep breath and hit "Publish!"

Consider this: Sometimes we are more willing to wallow in the comfortable known, then experience the full expression of our leadership. What actions are you waiting to take or avoiding in your business or your personal life out of fear?