Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) most often effects babies from 1 month to 1 year of age. The cause of death is undetermined. Through awareness and education, the SIDS rate has dropped 50% in the last 20 years.  Here is a great article that includes safe sleeping practices recommended by the American Pediatrics Association. Please share and pass along to parents, grandparents, caretakers and anyone who interacts with children. Let’s keep the downward trend going!

“And when things start to happen,

don’t worry. Don’t stew.

Just go right along.

You’ll start happening too.”

Dr. Seuss from “Oh the Places You’ll Go!”

Make it a happening week!

Susan

Speaking is an essential business tool, whether you have an audience of 1 or 1,000. When you are in front of a group, you have the opportunity to position yourself as an expert in your field. Learn tips to capture your audience’s attention and deliver a clear, powerful message. Learn tools to feel confident and comfortable with your delivery. Gain confidence, speak your mind and position yourself as the expert!

Susan will be offering this Brown Bag Workshop at the Maui County Business Resource Center on Thursday August 26th from 12noon - 1pm.

For more information visit Susan’s Events Page.

To register call the Maui County Resource Center at 808-873-8247

Lucille Ball said, “If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.”

This is so true.

As a busy mother of a 9 month old, I’ve found that I HAVE to make better use of my time during the short windows throughout the day to complete tasks. The other day I was amazed at how much I can actually accomplish during a 90 minute nap session (napping for baby, NOT for me!) I realized that because I know my time is limited I find myself, really focusing by prioritizing and planning what to do during the time I have.

It’s kind of like a game with an egg timer. Set the timer for 60-90 minutes and decide how to use that time most efficiently before the bell rings (or the baby cries)?  Usually it’s a combination of what’s most important and what I KNOW I can complete within the time frame. Read the rest of this entry »

Best wishes to all in 2010!

Instead of goals and resolutions, each year I create a theme for myself to stay inspired throughout the months. The basic gist is to create intention and purpose around what you want for the year. Then create a mantra or catch phrase for yourself that will remind you of that intention - it’s a theme (For more information see “Stay Inspired Throughout the Year”).

I’m still working out my theme this year, but with the birth of my son, my theme this year will be about nurturing, my son as well as myself. . .  Feel free to share your inspirational and motivational thoughts for 2010!

Make Happiness Yours in the New Year!
Susan

7 year old Cody McCasland’s positive attitude and his closetful of legs can make anyone smile. Yes legs! His lower legs had to be amputated at the age of 15 months due to a rare condition called Sacral Agenesis, yet that has not stopped him one bit.
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Particularly in these times of high unemployment, not only do I get inquiries about business, but I also get questions regarding career change and best strategies for job searches. As part of the coaching process, the job seeker updates their resume, researches the companies and industries they’re interested and goes through, what I call a “Personal Career Inventory.” This inventory includes a career planning assessment which not only uncovers specific personal strengths and weaknesses, but also shares some insight into ideal work environment and communication preferences.

Most recently I was interviewed by Sarah Ruppenthal of the Maui Weekly Read the rest of this entry »

Many of my clients would like to create more time in their lives. However, it’s not about CREATING more time, it’s about MAKING time for the important things in our life. One thing to consider are the choices that we make throughout our day. Here are a couple of questions to ask yourself to help make decision making easier and to make time for the things that you want.
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One of the great things about volunteering with the Maui SCORE chapter is that I meet wonderful business owners and people involved in the business community.  As the host of the SCORE monthly radio show, “Akamai Business” (akamai means smart or clever in Hawaiian), I have an opportunity to share these resources to the listening public.

In July, I talked with Bob Sommers of Internet Marketing Association of Hawaii about internet marketing, what it is and how it could help your business. Bob is the host of Recognized Expert Marketing show on Maui and is a full time Internet Marketer and Podcaster. If you’d like to listen to the audio, listen to it at (click on the date July 6, 2009): http://susankimcoaching.com/blog/score-radio-show/

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Our family pet cockatiel, Phineas, passed away a couple of weeks ago. It was sad and unexpected, yet I find comfort in knowing that he is soaring with the big birds in the sky now.

During the last two weeks however, I found that I kept hearing about death. First it was my bird, then I heard (and watched) the horrific news coming from Iran about the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. A few days later I heard about Michael Jackson’s and then Farah Fawcett’s passing. I felt sad and grief stricken with all the news. What was going on here?!?

Then I started to feel nostalgic and thought of “life.” Read the rest of this entry »