Do you wake up every morning ready to face the day? Are you generally happy? Do you feel engaged and excited to live your life? I do. Every day I practice living an intentional life I experience happiness, engagement, and excitement just to wake up and greet the day. My life isn’t perfect and yet my life is great! My … Read More
33 Ways To Be Kind To Yourself
Are you feeling worn out? Burned out? Beat down? Let’s face it, sometimes life is tough. When times get tough it’s especially important to take care of ourselves. I’ve been dealing with a particularly difficult work situation the past few months. The intellectual and situational stress of my job have taken a toll on me. I’m doing my best to … Read More
Do your best and forget the rest!
We tend to measure success by the results of our efforts. Did I get what I want? If I got what I wanted I might say, “life is great!” What if I didn’t get what I want- does that mean life isn’t great? Is my measure of success based on life going my way and only my way? No way! … Read More
Love yourself, love your world! 12 Ways To Self Love
There’s a lot of talk about love in the month of February. Do you want to know what’s better than romantic love- it’s self love, of course! A lot of good stuff starts with loving yourself. Self love is the secret to living and loving a great life! I’m speaking from experience here, loving myself has turned my life from … Read More
Don’t have another bad day!
Most situations in life are neutral and it is only our perception that is good or bad. There’s power in perception and you can decide what kind of day you’ll have by looking at your day the right way. I almost had a bad day Earlier this week I had a day that was not going smoothly. I was tired … Read More
How To Build Confidence
Confidence is everything. Confidence builds trust. Confidence informs good decision-making. Confidence leads to success! Lack of healthy self confidence holds us back from making the best of our lives and ourselves. Don’t let insecurity get between you and a happy, fulfilling, intentional life! One day I met a successful business woman that was clearly intelligent but her words belied her … Read More
A Year of Living Fearlessly
When I look at past struggles in life there is a common theme: fear. When I feel overwhelmed, when I feel stress, when I think too much- there is my old friend fear. Fear is behind boredom, complacency, discontent. My fear likes to whisper the worst case scenario in my ear; sometimes I even believe it. Fear warns me of … Read More
The 10 Best Lessons of 2012
The best life is lived by the day, not by the year, yet the end of the year is an opportunity for reflection and the beginning of the new year is an opportunity for renewal. Of course you don’t have to wait for the year’s end to reflect and renew- you can reboot your life anytime! Still, there’s something to … Read More
Stop trying to please others
I’ve spent most of my life trying to please everyone and my results were less than ideal. I just wanted everyone to be happy, and I wanted people to like me. My efforts to please others did not make other people happy, didn’t make people like me, and I was downright miserable! Today I heard someone say, “you can’t make … Read More
25 Ways to Get a Happiness Boost!
Some days I need a happiness boost! You know, just a little pick me up that carries me through a difficult day. Although I cultivate habits of happiness there are still times I find myself in a funk and need to snap out of it! Giving myself a happiness boost is about more than just feeling good- it’s about making … Read More