Remember, we all experience bad days, and we all go through our share of crises. But we choose how we respond; we can choose to react negatively or in a panic, or we can choose to remain calm and logical to find a solution. Your reaction is always up to you.  Resilience is the ability […]

Here’s how you can use these three words to have a better life. Years ago, when I was in graduate school, I learned about the Think Feel Act cycle. I’ve used it many times in my coaching and in my own life. And I’m excited to bring the concept to you. We’ve talked about limiting

Perhaps you’re ready to make peace with where you are in the present. Maybe you need to lead yourself into greater insight and truth? Consider this — our only constant in life is change. Breakthroughs come about when we work with where we are in the present. In other words, keeping our thoughts in the

…the edge of the pool, the edge of the shore may seem distant… I ran into a friend of mine at the hardware store the other day. We had the usual “Gee, how are you?” conversation. Then we got to the real stuff. You know, like asking what the kids are up to. Are your

It happens to all of us. We get older. Do you fear it? Do you embrace it? Do you feel joyful about it? When I turned the corner to what I call the Third Season, a little experience changed my life. I was doing pretty much an everyday thing, getting a flu shot. Yes, I

As a coach, I teach my clients about the importance of mindfulness. It’s used in creating, strategizing, and reaching your goals in life. It’s the perfect tool for bringing to the surface your direction and your true ideals. Mindfulness can be applied to all things we do: relationships, eating, breathing, awareness, love, understanding. Pretty much

My friend gave me a magic wand. It’s pink and blue and green with beads and wires crossing and intersecting. It loops, it twirls, and it is tangly and colorful and beautiful! She made it herself out of her daughter’s beads and bobbles from various art projects. It’s not really what we think a magic

Do you call yourself a failure when you didn’t reach a goal or fell short of your goal or made a mistake? You’re not a failure. It’s a DO-OVER. A friend of mine had a great way to look at failures. He called it a “do-over.” I like that. It’s kind of a way to

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about commitments. I think it might be because recently I had to take a look at my responsibilities in a relationship and it worried me. The connection is essential to me, and I needed to stand up for it. But at the risk of losing a dear friend as

“We are what we choose to believe we are” From the time we were born and all through our lives, you may have been operating within the limits of our self-image. And your self-image becomes your real self. Your identity. Eventually , your self-image becomes your comfort zone and where you feel safe, secure and