Joy Drop: Where does our happiness come from?
Are you letting external circumstances steal your happiness? It’s easy to do and it’s ok to feel heavy emotions, but at some point we have to pivot out and reclaim our happiness. That is our responsibility. 50% of long term happiness is genetic 10% of long-term happiness comes from your external circumstances 40% of long-term […]
Standing with the Black Lives Matter Movement
I realize I am slow to communicate with you and I’m deeply sorry for this. I want to be clear. I stand with the black community. I am appalled with what is currently happening in our country on so many levels. But, more importantly, completely disheartened by the rampant racial injustice and systemic racism […]
Providing Our Children with the Tools They Need to Thrive
A trip into nature to rekindle my childlike sense of wonder
Learning to Slow Down and Be Real
What Sparks Joy
Scholarship: Apply Today to RISE UP!
Every Woman Deserves the Chance to Live Her Dream Life If you’ve been following me on this crazy happiness journey, you know I’m about to launch my new RISE UP program on February 4. (I’m super-excited about it, so, yeah … I’ve been talking about it A LOT!) I’m excited because this is an amazing opportunity […]
Take the Chance, Reap the Rewards
Why the Courage to TRY is the First Step to Success In 2010, I was feeling a bit … unsettled. I wasn’t exactly unhappy; I just felt like there had to be more to the way I was living my life. Just some whisperings and rumblings that were beginning to take root in my soul. […]
All Work and No Play? No Thanks!
How Taking Time from the Busy-ness of Life Reinvigorates the Soul I have a playful personality. It’s a big part of who I am. My brothers and I grew up as big “players”—building forts, organizing treehouse sleepovers, participating in all kinds of sports. To this day, we engage in a lot of play, not just […]