Creating Your Own Luck
Luck is a result of how we choose to look at and move through our lives. Lucky people recognize their good fortune and look at life through that lens. Luck is not something that just happens – it’s something you seek out. Richard Wiseman, the author of The Luck Factor, has done extensive research on […]
Showing Up When It’s Hard
When life is hard, one of the last things that we want to do is put on a brave face and show up anyway. And yet, life still goes on and we have responsibilities, goals, and dreams that we envision for ourselves. So, how do we show up while still honoring how difficult life is […]
The Weight of Words
The weight of words can tip the scale of your self-image one way or the other with surprising swiftness and accuracy. What you tell yourself about yourself, the world around you, and your circumstances is impactful in a way that can be far more effective even than the things others have to say. Self-talk is […]
Emotional Magnetism
What are you feeling right now? It’s important that you are crystal clear because your emotions are like magnets. They are what is attracting certain people, experiences, and opportunities into your life, and they are repelling the ones that don’t find their way to you. It’s called emotional magnetism. If you don’t like what you […]
Meaningfulness Is A Wellspring
Recently I was chatting with a friend when she asked, “How can I create more meaningfulness in my life? What can I do to make life feel like it matters just a little bit more? To be honest, every day feels the same and, frankly, not all that important.” It’s not uncommon for women to […]
Being Selective
There was a time in my life when I just allowed everything into my world. I was reacting constantly, and I felt stuck. I felt like I wasn’t making progress in my life. However, when I started being selective, choosing things on purpose instead of just accepting whatever was thrown at me, that’s when my […]
Knowing Better Now
Knowing better now changes everything about how I live my life and the results I create today. There was a time when I thought that my past mistakes defined me. Likewise, I believed that I wasn’t enough. Not thin enough. Not worldly enough. Not successful enough. Not a good enough mom, wife, daughter, emergency care […]
5 Reasons to Celebrate Yourself
Are you making yourself miserable on the journey to creating your dreams? Are you constantly focused on not being there yet, reminding yourself of all of the things that you think you’re not doing correctly? This means you’re not celebrating, which is kind of like going on a road trip without looking out of the […]
The Fabulous Flavors of Life
When we embrace the fabulous flavors of life, the less palatable moments are made more manageable. Life is magnificent, imposing, full of magic, hope, and possibility. It’s also rife with challenges, loss, struggle, and – ideally – personal growth, which (let’s be honest), typically comes with a few growing pains. When we are caught up […]
How to Deal with Doubt
No matter who you are or how far along you are on the personal development path, inevitably at some point we all experience doubt: that feeling of uncertainty around what we want to do, create, or become. But when I was researching this episode, I came across a quote by Dan Brulé that says, “If […]