Host: Sheryl Glick R.M.T. (http://sherylglick.com)
Special Guest: Nan S. Russell (http://nanrussell.com)
In today’s episode of “Healing From Within” your host Sheryl Glick author of The Living Spirit a tale of awakening to your true soul nature, spiritual communication, healing energy, miracles and intuition today welcomes Nan S. Russell author of It’s Not About Time: How to Thrive and Get the Results You Want at Work and in Life!
Sheryl shares with Nan that listeners of Healing From Within are well aware her guests and Sheryl explore the metaphysical view of life in hopes of truly beginning self-investigation into our true potential as both spiritual energetic soul and physical beings who can learn to manage our emotional landscape our choices and time and find health happiness and purposefulness in our life journey.
Nan S Russell also the author of “The Titleless Leader,” “Trust, Inc.” and “Hitting Your Stride” is known for her practical insights and workplace wisdom grounded in real-world experiences. Nan rose from a minimum wage employee to vice-president of a multibillion dollar company. Today we will look for ways not for better time management but rather, reflective and integrated awareness from the inside- out for self-management and self-growth.
Nan shares with us the difficult experiences of her early childhood, a fire destroying her home, a move to a new place and how those difficulties showed her that she could survive and be OK if she dedicated herself to working hard and being consistent in her behaviors while valuing her good fortune to have opportunities that led to personal fulfillment and engaging activities she enjoyed.
Nan’s hectic adult work life also helped her become interested and more aware of a more spiritual approach to managing and improving life.
Nan gives a quote from Roger Ebert which was an important source for understanding the truly important things in life to value. It is, “We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” ~Roger Ebert
Nan writes, “Like a treasure unearthed, when I find a quotation that speaks to me, like the one above, I want to savor it frequently. This one was added to my collection after the 2013 death of Pulitzer Prize winner and acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert, whose cancer battle left him unable to speak for the last few years. While reading about his life, I found these words humbling. They were written by Ebert after more than a decade with debilitating and disfiguring health issues. It’s not hard to contribute a bit of joy each day – acknowledging others’ contributions, holding the door, smiling at a stranger, being there for family or friends, helping a neighbor, or telling someone how much we care. Still, we often don’t. We get caught in life’s swirl – our own busyness, drama and troubles – absorbed in our own stuff, spending, not investing, our time. Ebert’s life and words reframed that for me. How many days do we have in life, in the big scheme of things, to contribute joy, to see beyond our little world, to make a difference in someone’s life? Our world needs our contributions of simple joy. Road rage and gotcha-videos are up, common courtesy, and etiquette down. If nothing else, contributing joy offers a counter balance to these growing ills. Yet the reality is that we can’t give even a little joy without increasing our own.”
Nan decided to write a book called” It’s not About Time?” because she felt so many people use time as a way to limit themselves or engage their fears to procrastinate and lose valuable opportunities for self-growth. Nan wrote, “There are thousands of books on time management – this isn’t one of them. If you’re looking for better ways to manage an increasing number of emails, prioritize a to do list, or enhance your organizational skills,
