Have you read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy? It’s one of a few very funny books by Douglas Adams. I was thinking of a scene in it where the alien Zaphod Beeblebrox teaches the...

“I love your hair. Seriously. You have the best hair!”

My coffee date has just joined me at a window table in Starbucks. This is our second meeting, the first...

 You never know when the Universe will bitch-slap you with some truth.

I sat down for lunch recently, pulling out the latest Oprah magazine. “Mmmm,” I thought, “Elizabeth...

I was in a meeting recently, receiving feedback on some work I’m doing. One participant’s feedback reminded me of two really good pieces of advice that are the only things keeping me...

 A few years back I attended the the National Speakers Association’s Winter Conference in Austin, TX. It was my very first NSA experience and I loved so much about it.

As a newbie,...

I’m gonna level with you: it’s never quite enough for me to do what I know I should just because it’s good for me.

For example, my focus for February is extreme...

It’s easy to respond to the grenades life throws at us with fear. So often when the ground is pulled out from underneath us, all we can do is claw frantically at anything that may hold...

I’ve always considered the holiday season a good time to reflect on how things are going in my life. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to work on my  “attitude of gratitude”....

 This morning at yoga class, the instructor suggested a mantra for us to keep in mind:

I am enough. 

This really resonated with me. It made me think about how often I tell myself...

 If you ever have the opportunity to hear the swimmer Diana Nyad speak, do it. Run, don’t walk, to buy your tickets and get there early because it’ll sell out. Trust me.