Enjoy my recent columns, articles, resources and insights.
Facing Your Fears, One Eggshell at a Time
Are you walking on eggshells in areas of your life? Maybe it’s on the job, or maybe it’s at home. No doubt it’s causing you added stress.
Can You Catch a Bad Mood?
Ever notice how things around you affect your mood? You could be having the best day, and then, “Bam!” Your good mood is history.
Ten Questions to Ask When Facing Life Challenges
We all make lots of choices every day. Some are minor and will only impact the next few minutes, hours or day. And then there are those life-changing decisions that completely alter our course. If we want to understand why and how we created our present reality, all...
How to Stop Any Argument in its Tracks
What if there were four magical words you could use to stop any argument in it tracks?
Are Political Differences Affecting Your Friendships?
If you find yourself in one uncomfortable situation after another following our recent national election, you’re not alone. Generally, at this point after an election, tempers have calmed down and folks are either excited about a new administration -- or resigned to...
Seven Words to Drop For More Empowerment
Pop quiz: how often do you catch yourself saying these seven words: Should Hate But Try Broke/Poor Yes (always) Never If you’re a repeat offender, you could be blocking the flow of more positive energy into your life. The repetitive use of these words sets up...
ThanksLIVING – A Year-Round State of Mind
Thanksgiving is my second favorite holiday – only to be surpassed by New Year’s Day – the ultimate new beginning! (but that’s another column!) My family, friends and co-workers have been known to secretly (or not so secretly) groan when I’ve pulled out the...
Major Life Events Bring Priorities Into Focus
In your everyday life, do you tend to run on autopilot much of the time? Like most of us, your mind and body has gotten accustomed to dashing around and crossing things off your “to do” list. A certain rhythm has been established, and you’re off to the races. This is...
Are You Living Your Life On Purpose?
“My purpose is to spread my enthusiasm and passion for living to empower others.” I uncovered this personal mission during a weeklong intensive seminar years ago. And I find that when I’m living my life “on purpose,” everything flows effortlessly for me! If I’m able...
Let Me Be the Judge of That
I’ve been paying a lot of attention lately to the times I jump to quick conclusions. Sometimes it seems like I’m on autopilot. When I’m able to catch myself, though, I stop to ponder that I may not have all the information. What Did I Do Wrong? Awhile back I attended...
What Defense Mechanisms Do You Use?
Let’s face it. As evolved as we like to think we are, we still resort to certain behavioral patterns when our backs are up against the wall. A lot of times it’s easier to slide by than to face our challenges head on. We do this by falling back on familiar patterns...
Do You Obsess Over That Long List of Projects to Complete?
What is it about getting to the bottom of our lists? Do you find that, as soon as you cross things off your list, other items automatically appear? It’s like that multi-headed monster or the whack-a-mole syndrome! I believe far too many of us are going about this in...