Want to get inspired? Need a boost? Want to start or end your day on a high note? Read on, my friends, read on! I love sharing a daily dose of inspiration on my Twitter and Facebook page. Many of my readers seem to love them, too. Today’s post is all about inspiration. I’m sharing some of my favorite ideas … Read More
4 Simple Steps To A Happier Life!
I recently had the awesome experience of speaking about creating happiness at Ignite Fort Collins! In my talk I spoke about 4 simple steps to enjoy the life you have today. Here’s an overview of my talk, with video of my talk below! Many of us seek happiness. As we focus our attention on the pursuit of happiness it often … Read More
Come on, get happy: A Happiness Challenge
Are you as happy as you could be? Are you as happy as you want to be? I’m here to spark a little extra happiness in your life every day for the next 30 days. Choosing to be Happy I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, happiness is an inside job. Sometimes happiness comes easy and sometimes not … Read More
18 Ways to Have Fun at Work (And Life!)
We think of work as, well, work. No doubt you hear the weekly Monday lament, but work doesn’t have to be all bad, in fact it doesn’t need to be bad at all! Having fun at work has many benefits, including minimizing boredom and fatigue, relieving tension and stress, improving morale, inspiring innovation and creativity, reducing conflict, and improving mental … Read More
How To Stop Overreacting To Life
I admit it! I’m an Over-reactor. Sometimes I take things personally. Sometimes I let my feelings determine my state of mind. I allow myself to believe that whatever just happened is erroneous, incorrect, offensive, or otherwise REALLY BIG DEAL! Sometimes I experience positive overreaction. I make people, places, and things outside myself bigger and better than myself. I think this … Read More
Is Your Happiness Quest Making You Miserable?
It’s all about happiness on Live Love Work and I’m thrilled to shared this guest post by Kelly Gurnett (a.k.a. Cordelia) from Cordelia Calls It Quits! Bring on the happy! : ) Last month, I had a breakdown. An honest-to-goodness, cancel-all-plans, try-not-cry-in-the-bathroom-at-work breakdown. And it made me completely reexamine the way I was going about this whole “improve my life” … Read More
Happiness Is a Journey
If you think, “I’ll be happy when…”, it’s likely you won’t ever be truly happy in life. Do you wonder when you’ll finally be happy, when it will finally be your turn? Happiness is a journey, it’s not a destination. Happiness isn’t Too often we put conditions on our happiness. Perhaps you think that happiness is getting what you really … Read More
How To Believe In Yourself (Even If No One Else Believes In You)
Do you believe in you? Recently Farouk wrote an excellent gust post: 4 Beliefs of Successful (and Happy) People. In this post Farouk shared one belief that really stuck with me: successful people believe in themselves. This lead me to thinking about how to believe in yourself; especially if no one else believes in you. Recently, an influential person in … Read More
Be Happy. Give Yourself Permission To Be Who You Are.
I can’t force happiness, nor can I create it by discipline. Happiness comes from within. Happiness must be nurtured to grow within me. Often when I consider making a positive change in my life, I think about sacrifice, discipline, and hard work. What if all I really need to do is give myself permission to make choices that enrich my … Read More
37 Great Life Lessons in 37 Years
Loving life is a practice of living with joy, mindfulness, and wisdom every day. Living a great life is all about choices, and in 37 years of life, I’ve learned to make choices that embrace happiness. Yes, today is my birthday, and I invite you to join me in celebrating the greatest life lessons I’ve learned in 37 years. 37 … Read More