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Your Path to Breakthroughs: Insights from Jan McDonald

From hopeless drunk to 30 years sober and helping hundreds of individuals and organizations unlock their 'and then some', I distill all the lessons gained from those transformational life experiences and share them with you in this space.

I invite you to explore these insights as way to help you breakthrough the challenges that are stopping you from becoming who you want to be.

5 Ways To Connect Feb 24, 2026

“The number one criteria for advancement and promotion for professionals is an ability to communicate effectively."

--Harvard Business Review


I'm facilitating a mastermind for a company in Michigan on the book by John Maxwell, "Everyone Communicate...

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Roots First Feb 17, 2026

"The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit."

 

 Facebook user


The other night in the Powerful Connections mentorship group , we planted marigold seeds. Not because we needed flowers. But because we needed a reminder. Growth does...

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How to Create A Thriving Work Environment Feb 02, 2026

"Being a great place to work is the difference between being a good company and a great company."

 Brian Kristofek


As leaders we have a responsibility to make our environment one that is conducive to success. We must create a climate in which pote...

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Forget the Attachment? Jan 19, 2026

“Attachment is the source of all suffering."

--Buddha

Attachment is a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like. It is the state of being attached. Many of us have new goals for 2026 and we're excited about them! If we ar...
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Opportunity May Knock Jan 05, 2026

"If you have a clear vision, you will eventually attract the right strategy. If you don't have a clear vision, no strategy will save you."

--Mike Hyatt


Most people wander through life without a clear purpose or vision. They don’t have a clear pictu...

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Your Vision Is The Map Dec 29, 2025

"The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will become." 


---James Allen

Hello there!
 

Here’s a fun neuroscience fact as we continue prepping for your 2026 ...

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What This Year Taught Me Dec 22, 2025

"Because faith isn't proven like gold 'Til it's been through the fire."


---Jelly Roll,  "Hard Fought Hallelujah."



This year stretched me in ways I didn’t expect, or truthfully, wasn't sure I wanted.  It was a year of uncertainty, waiting, and learn
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Your Thoughts Create Your Life Dec 15, 2025

“Create thoughts that serve you, not thoughts that you serve."


---Ray Popham, my mentor


Last week, we started thinking about what you want 2026 to look like. Today, I want to share something that still amazes me every time I teach it:

Caroline Lea...

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Are You Designing Your Life? Dec 08, 2025

“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."


---George Bernard Shaw



I’ve found in my coaching and training that so many people don’t actually know what they want. Not really. They’re in the boat of life, just drifting with
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Stress Responses Are A Strength? Dec 01, 2025

“Stress response as a strength? No way.”


---Jan McDonald

I've been facilitating a lot about anxiety this year.  In my research, I found something out that I hadn't realized before.  When we are stressed, we often beat ourselves up for our reactions...

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10 Second Gratitude Reset Nov 24, 2025

Hi Friend!

Thanksgiving week can be beautiful…and overwhelming. Between the cooking, the travel, the expectations — and let’s be honest — the family dynamics we all tiptoe around… it’s easy for anxiety to creep in. Some people bring joy when they wa...

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Everyone Needs Hope Nov 17, 2025

"Hope is the positive expectation of something great happening... and soon. "

---Jan McDonald


It has been said, “Man can live about forty days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air...but only for one second w...

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What is The Value of One Idea Nov 03, 2025

"The value of an idea lies in the using of it."

--Thomas Edison


We can't take an action without thinking about it or having the idea first. That's a great thing when we are tempted to do something that will negatively impact others  or ourselves. W...

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Be Intentional Oct 27, 2025

“To be intentional means working with purpose to make every action count.” 

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People Are Complicated, But So Am I Oct 13, 2025

On the other side of complicated is the wonderful, wide-open world of effective collaboration and a workplace you love.


--Ryan Leak 

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Let Go of The Old Sep 29, 2025

"When you let go, you create space for something better.”

--Anonymous

                                                                                                                                    

I love fall. It's one of the most beautiful ...

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