4 Habits That Sabotage Confidence

What does it take to be confident- to believe in yourself and encourage others to believe in you? On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you? How is your self-esteem? Even if you have a healthy self-confidence, you may be sabotaging your personal and professional life without realizing it. Could that be why you didn’t get the … Read More

9 reasons to believe in yourself

I was frustrated. I was stuck. And I felt like a failure. That was me, just this morning, …and maybe the last few days, too. I happen to believe getting stuck every now and again is a good thing, because getting stuck is part of the process of growth, change, and improvement. I get stuck so I can get unstuck. … Read More

I got fired and I’m feeling fine

I was fired from my job last week. I packed up my desk and drove straight to my Toastmasters meeting. My fellow members were surprised to see me considering I was just fired. “What am I going to do,” I asked them, “go home and mope?” No, truly there’s nowhere else I’d rather be than in the company of my … Read More

8 ways to feel better about yourself

Life goes a little easier when you feel good about yourself. Not only that, your relationships with other people are improved when you have a healthy sense of confidence. What so many people get wrong is confidence doesn’t come from the outside in, it comes from the inside out. Feeling good about yourself starts with you and you alone. It’s … Read More

How Toastmasters helped me overcome social anxiety

I’m socially awkward. I experience social anxiety- particularly in new social settings. Going to parties is the worst, because I just don’t know what to do with myself and feel completely out of place. Can you relate? I didn’t join Toastmasters to help me overcome my social anxiety- I didn’t even know Toastmasters would help me be more comfortable in a … Read More

The most important thing you do today

When I’m off-balance, there’s one thing I do to get centered. When I feel angry, frustrated, anxious, or burned out, there’s one thing I do to feel better. When I feel happy and life is going well, there’s one thing I do to enjoy the moment and create more of the same. That one thing is self care. What is … 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

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

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

Redefine Success!

If there’s one thing main idea this blog is about, it’s making the most of this moment, this day. I’m here to tell you making the best of each day a great way to live. Life isn’t perfect, of course, because there’s no such thing as perfect. I have my ups and downs, my good days and less good days- … Read More