Is “BUSY” your usual, one-word self-description?

Is it hard to find the motivation and time to take care of you?

Do you struggle to be perfect – to do more and to be better – yet you’re never quite “good” enough?

Are you STRESSED?

I have been all of the above. I have been tired and worn out from trying to be more and do more. For over 10 years I have been on a quest to find the “cure” for stress as the long-term adverse effects were wreaking havoc on my body, and quite frankly, stealing my joy.

I needed something to “fix” it all.

My first stop – the field of Positive Psychology. I learned about the 3-to-1 positivity ratio in Dr. Barbara Frederickson’s book Positivity and Shirzad Chamine’s book Positive Intelligence. I sought out classes and joined groups as a way to learn about stress and/or manage the stressors. I became certified to deliver ARESONAL, a Stress Assessment by High Performing Systems, Inc. along with emotional intelligence assessments.

Life seemed to get better as I tried out and experimented with the many tools I was learning to apply to my life.

As I learned I began sharing the research with coaching clients and audiences. The information was always a hit.

People wanted more, and the list grew.

I needed a way to decipher which tool was right for the moment; which could deliver the best bang for the buck. Practicing all of them was an impossibility unless you quit your job, and that would bring on a whole new set of stressors!

A “House”! Yes, all of these tools and best practices could be organized into a “House” concept. That way, one could easily decide which room in the House could help you feel and be your best, which room needed a little tidying up or a major overhaul and which room could help your brilliance shine.

That is how the Building Your Brilliance book and program, which uses the “House” concept, was born. Brilliance means understanding, accepting, and nurturing your God-given gifts, talents, and differences. It means using those to influence your world in a positive and bright way. It means taming stress so as not to steal your brilliance.

Each room in the house addresses important concepts used to manage your life, provides background as to why the room is important and furnishes activities to move your life from stressful survival to joyful living and to full personal brilliance.

How it Works:

Step one: Assess your current state by using the typical rooms in a House to make a quick personal evaluation.

Step two: Decide what room you could spend time in to get you moving forward and feeling rejuvenated and healthy.

Step three: Do one thing that will get you back on track.

For more information, check out Building Your Brilliance found on www.janeschuette.com or Amazon. Additionally, give me a call! I would be delighted to chat more about “The House” with you and how you can apply it to your life or the lives of those you lead to bring out inner brilliance and manage the stress that steals joy.

My desire is that you will find Building Your Brilliance and the House useful for creating the life you were meant to live — a life of happiness, love, and peace.

Jane