Should or Must? Jun 01, 2016

Are you doing what you should? Or what you must?

The words might seem similar, but believe me, there’s an enormous difference between the two.

Should is what the world wants you to do. It’s other ...

Continue Reading...
Don’t think, just do May 04, 2016

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 human Arthur De...

Continue Reading...
The hair that cancer gave me Apr 27, 2016

 

“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 being at a networking event. We don’t...

Continue Reading...
Shining my light Apr 18, 2016

 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 Gilbert is a new monthly col...

Continue Reading...
Don’t should on me Mar 30, 2016

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 from feeling li...

Continue Reading...
You’re a VIP Mar 02, 2016

 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, it was intimidat...

Continue Reading...
Dangle the carrot Feb 16, 2016

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 self-care. Why? Because I want thing...

Continue Reading...
Gathering Goodness Feb 10, 2016

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 us up.

I was s...

Continue Reading...
Attitude of Gratitude Nov 25, 2015

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”. It’s so easy to take thi...

Continue Reading...
I am enough Nov 07, 2015

meditating 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 that I’ll be abl...

Continue Reading...