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Susan Fuller helps artists, writers and creative entrepreneurs turn obstacles into success. This includes solving creative blocks like procrastination, perfectionism and overwhelm, as well as solving online and offline business challenges.

I bring to this work a diverse background which includes...

• Retail and business management

• A master's degree in counseling psychology

• A Massachusetts mental health counseling license (LMHC)

• Volunteer and bereavement coordinator for hospice

• Post graduate training and certification in transpersonal psychotherapy

• Meditation teacher

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The Stress of Overwhelm
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] Feeling overwhelmed is usually related to an adrenaline rush which is a major contributer to stress related symptoms like increased heart rate, shortness of breath and high blood pressure. When under the effects of adrenaline, you feel like you have to keep going (fighting or flighting) so you push and push and push. This is a normal physiological and psychological response that doesn't serve. Generally, all you get for the struggle is more overwhelm and stress.

The Decision Factor
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Recently, I received an e-mail filled with "I'm trying to..." and "I'm hoping to...." When I hear that kind of language my heart sinks. All of those good intentions will likely lead nowhere because no real decision has been made. Without a clear, committed decision, success is unlikely.

The Secret Behind The Secret
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] As The Secret streaks across the planet with dizzying speed, this seems like a good time to revisit this thing called 'The Law of Attraction'. Clever marketing aside, 'The Law of Attraction' is real and is operating in our lives at all times. It only takes paying the slightest bit of attention to see that. Why then, is it such a problem for so many people to achieve what they want in life?

Increase Your Creativity: Work in Other Mediums
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] Are you looking for ways to increase your creativity? Many years ago a group of music students at the Boston Conservatory of Music taught me this lesson. Every one of them was working in some medium other than their music. Some of them were acting, others painting and still others dancing, but all agreed their music was improved as a result.