Resolutions Suck. Choose a Word of the Year Instead.
How to Focus on Getting What You Want in 2019 This time of year, it’s all about the New Year’s resolutions. Making them … and then usually breaking them shortly thereafter. Every new year brings the opportunity for change. But resolutions aren’t necessarily the way to go about making that change happen. In fact, studies […]
Walking Through Fear
Getting Past Discomfort—and Going for Your Greatness If you follow me on social media at all, then you know that, from time to time, I’ll jump on Facebook Live at a moment’s notice. Workout gear, headband hair, no makeup—when I’m inspired about something and want to talk about it, I don’t let anything stop me! […]
Women and Ambition: Overcoming Outdated Attitudes
How to Embrace Your Dreams, Go for the Gold, and Ignore the Naysayers Do you have ambition? Drive? A dream … a desire? Something that you want from your personal or professional life, and you’d do anything to achieve it? Now let me ask you this: Are you a woman? If you answered yes to […]
Failure SHOULD Be An Option
Going for What You Want—and Being OK With Not Getting It “Failure is not an option.” We’ve all heard these pressure-filled words before. And I’m here to tell you that when you decide to try something, you should be OK with knowing that you might fail. But you should also know that there will be […]
Finding the Value in YOU
The Riches and Rewards of Loving Yourself In her book, Money, A Love Story, entrepreneur and author Kate Northrup writes, “If you can’t see your value, the world doesn’t give value back.” You see, good things flow to people who value themselves. And you gotta start with the inner stuff before the outside world begins […]
Is The Grass Really Greener?
Yearning for a Different Path While Honoring Your Own Journey I have a friend, Lori, who leads a very different life from mine. I absolutely LOVE my life, my family, my career. But sometimes—just sometimes—I yearn for Lori’s experiences. Lori is a mommy to three young children. She often posts photos on social media that […]
Putting Your Inner Critic On Mute
How a ‘Failure’ Led to a Powerful Revelation We all have an inner critic. You know, the voice that lives inside your head. The one that not only knows your insecurities, but exploits them. The one that gives very little compassion to the living, breathing human it inhabits. I call my critic Ethel. (Yes, I […]
21 Days to a Kinder, Happier You
Why Random Acts of Kindness = A Conscious Choice for Happiness I’ve had kindness on the brain lately. I guess this isn’t surprising. Practicing “random acts of kindness” is one of my 5 happiness habits after all. And let’s be honest, if there’s one thing this world needs more of, it’s kindness! I was on […]
The Magic of Music
How Curating the Perfect Playlist Can Improve Your Life “Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.” —Tom Petty The late, great Tom Petty was definitely […]
Don’t Let Anyone Dim Your Light
How to Let the ‘Haters’ in Your Life Motivate You “Hustle until your haters ask if you’re hiring.” I came across this sentiment recently, and it immediately grabbed my attention. I had a LOT to say about it. But I took a moment to think before posting my thoughts. And now … here’s to keeping […]