Dare to dream big. Follow your dreams. Never stop reaching for your dreams. Screw that! Aren’t you tired of being screwed over by your dreams? Wait- what?! Yes, here I am, an inspirational writer and speaker telling you your dreams are screwing up your life. Let me explain. I believe in the power of dreams. Dreams give us hope. Dreams provide … Read More
The Power of Gratitude
Many of us think of gratitude around Thanksgiving, and we count our blessings for a few days or maybe a few weeks. The rest of the year we leave this wonderful tool gathering dust in our hearts and minds without awareness of what a gift it truly is. Gratitude brings comfort and joy to life. Gratitude provides perspective in difficult … Read More
How to have a happy and healthy holiday season
The holidays are both a wonderful and awful time of the year. There are celebrations and joy but also struggle and stress. The holiday hustle and bustle is no joke and it leaves many of us overextended, exhausted, and depressed. Why not get a jump start on your goals for next year? Make healthy goals to get you through the … Read More
52 Random Acts of Kindness
November 13 is World Kindness Day! Let’s celebrate kindness through the end of the year with 52 random acts of kindness! Kindness nurtures your relationship with the world around you and makes you feel great! Practicing kindness doesn’t have to be difficult- even the smallest act of kindness makes a huge difference. I challenge you to doing each and every one … Read More
How To Build Compelling Confidence
What is confidence? Confidence gives you the courage to take risks. Confidence encourages the pursuit of your dreams. Confidence expresses your trust and belief in yourself. Confidence in yourself gives others confidence in you. So let me ask you, what is your level of confidence? In what situations do you trust yourself? Do you trust yourself? You need confidence to be … Read More
Moving past resentment
Last month I was fired. I’m fine with it, really, yet I found myself feeling anger and resentment about how bad things were before I was fired and the fact that I didn’t get to leave on my own terms. I was angry at the organization leadership, and also at myself. I blamed my employer for poor communication, and lack of leadership. … Read More
Change your relationship with fear
Fear is a powerful emotion that is inherently designed to save your life. The problem is, however, that when we feel fear there is rarely an actual threat, and yet we have the same response to fear as our distant ancestors- to avoid the thing we fear even though we are in no real danger. Most often when we experience fear what … Read More
So, what’s your story?
Imagine you are writing the story of your life. Every day is a new page, a fresh start. Your life is a “choose your own adventure” book. What adventure will you choose today? Taking responsibility and ownership of your life and your choices is paramount to happiness. You write your story. But it’s easy to lose focus and forget you … Read More
9 life lessons I learned from my puppy
Having a puppy in the house is an everyday adventure. It’s daily lessons in humility and kindness, joy and laughter. The most important lesson of having a puppy is that it is me, not the puppy, that needs to be trained! I have learned many lessons from my puppy, and I’m learning more every day. Xander, 6 weeks Life lessons … Read More
Change one thing, change your life
A few weeks ago I went complain-free. Now I’m not one to complain a lot but I have legitimate frustrations and concerns and, well, sometimes they get the better of me. I didn’t even voice most of my complaints- it was my thoughts that were the problem. I thought about things that were unfair and how unhappy I was about … Read More