Mommy and Travel inspiration: 8 reasons you should leave your children and climb a mountain.
Most people have been encouraging as I regale them with tales of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Sure, they wonder about the bathroom situation with wrinkled noses and pointedly question my ability to climb 19,000 feet to the ceiling of Africa. My…
Six ways to handle emotional triggers: Release to take control
Good things come in small packages? Normally my trips to the mailbox are predictable. This day was different. Buried in the assortment of catalogues, spring landscaping coupons and paper bills and statements, was a curious business envelope, missing a return…
My stretch marks took center stage at the #140You.
It was an amazing moment for a speaker, I daresay one of the headiest feelings I’ve had in my career. I stood in front of a cheering crowd, the room overflowing with laughter and cheers, the positive energy lifting me…
Life Change: Saying Goodbye to Lake Oaks Drive.
I had a milestone Life Change this week: I had to say goodbye Lake Oaks Drive. It was thirty years ago. I was eleven, almost twelve. We were moving across town to what I considered the mecca, a newly built…
Daily DESIGN YOUR YEAR Dose!
Design Your Year Tip for Today: Imagine I came to get you from work today and asked you to run a marathon. Could you do it? If you trained in the days before my request, you would be fine.…
Making room for the amazing!
I made room in my head last Sunday afternoon. Oh yeah, and my closet too. Every time I walked past my closet, I could feel the malicious energy seeping under the snugly shut sliding doors. The chaotic image reached out…
Want immediate change in 2013? Get UNCOMFORTABLE!
How often are you uncomfortable during your day? Why wouldn’t you go for it? I know why you don’t want to get uncomfortable! You don’t want to look stupid. You are afraid you won’t finish what you started. You are…
Is your blueprint for success or failure?
I search for quotes every week. There’s something about a well-worded phrase or sentence to kick me out of my comfortable sand box of responsibilities and assumptions. I found one this week from Napoleon Hill: “Cherish your visions and your…
Monday’s Message: Are you a diamond in the making?
The lion’s share of success boils down to persistence with a vision in mind. The moments prior to gratification are filled with hard work and a health measure of faith. Are you ready to be a diamond? Sticking with…
The $17 Secret
So you finally want to change your life. Circumstances have progressed enough the fear of the unknown has been eclipsed by your unhappiness with the present. YES! I’m so glad. Sometimes we have to experience that dissatisfaction to get the…
