Health & Living
Choose Change or Choose Can’t
Abraham Lincoln once said,“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be,” and if anyone knew the truth of those words, he did. He struggled with depression all his life and was married to a chronically mentally ill woman. He had every reason to stay in bed and do nothing,… [Continue Reading]
Bust Through Your Negative Body Talk
As someone who has been there and who teaches women to eradicate their negative body talk, I am keenly aware how often women actually bash themselves without even batting an eyelash. This negative self-talk has become so ingrained in their being that they are no longer aware it even comes out of their mouth. Negative… [Continue Reading]
How to Change Your Habits (For Good)
So you want to change your “nasty” habits, but you’re not sure what to do. Yep, been there. But good news: there’s totally a way to solve it. First, let’s look at what a habit actually is. A habit is a behavioral pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity… [Continue Reading]
Habits We Train Are Habits We Gain
Do you forage for food when you’re bored? Do you channel surf before you go to bed? Do you bite your nails when you’re worried? You may not even realize what you do when you are doing it. Habits are ingrained, repetitive to the point we’ve put our lives on autopilot. Worried? Stressed? Anxious? Have… [Continue Reading]
Taking the Stress Out of Changing Habits
Our daily living patterns are constructed around the habits we follow—whether or not we are even aware of them. The habits we follow often provide a sense of comfort—knowing what to expect as we navigate through our daily schedules. If you are looking to change some of your habits—a common goal at this time in… [Continue Reading]
Parenting & Relationships
Shifting Gears – Using Rituals to Help Kids Transition Between Mom’s House and Dad’s House
As parents, we often glide through a multitude of changes without so much as batting an eye. After all, it comes with the territory. Lauren wakes up with a fever so you adjust your schedule, make a couple of calls and work from home that day. Evan surprises you with a notice about baseball practice… [Continue Reading]
Making Your Marriage More Like a Business…Impersonal, You Say? Not So!
Do you want to change the scope of your relationship with your partner? Changing routines, styles, or habits can be a struggle. People usually want change when their relationship or marriage becomes so unsatisfactory that disillusion leads to disappointment. Before reaching that point, why not try a proactive approach to shake things up a bit… [Continue Reading]
The Power of Words When Contemplating Change
This month, while you contemplate making changes, give serious thought to the words you use to describe what you want. Your words have incredible power; they influence you, those around you, and the future you build. For example, when I moved my practice to a new area, I came up with a catchy, opening line to… [Continue Reading]
Changing YOU . . . Can it Really be Done?
Yes, it can, and with less effort than you would imagine. We’ve all heard a zebra can’t change its stripes – once a zebra always a zebra. Even a full coat of body paint won’t ever make that zebra a donkey, no way! True, or not so true? It’s true, that old zebra will always… [Continue Reading]
How to Come Up with Creative Parenting Solutions
Every day is a new beginning when you’re a parent. Your child is changing and growing. And so are you. Each day you wake up with more wisdom and insights than you had the day before. (It may not feel like that some days, but it’s true. Being a parent offers ongoing opportunities for learning,… [Continue Reading]
Business & Financial
3 Simple Money Habits To Put You On the Right Track
I’ve been on this new quest to lose weight and I’ve been applying the same principles I used to gain control over my money situation to my weight issue. So far, it’s been working pretty well as I’ve already dropped 21 lbs. When I started gaining control over my finances, I quickly learned that I… [Continue Reading]
3 Steps to Positive Patterns in Your Life and Work
While having coffee with a buddy from my high school years, he described a bit of his research in neuro-sciences to me. While much of what he talked about was a little above my head regarding his technical work with Alzheimer research, when we moved onto the topic of change, I was completely fascinated and… [Continue Reading]
3 Tips to Help You Design A Better Financial Future
Designing change or, put another way, designing your life is a big undertaking. Cool concept and one that always comes up as we enter a new year. People have made their resolution, which is great, but the real test is in the implementation. I read a statistic recently that 47% of Americans are vowing to… [Continue Reading]
Face the Fear and Do it Anyway
If you want to grow your life, business or relationship, then you are going to have to face your fear and do it anyway. There is no way around this. Your fears are the doorways to your wildest dreams. Everything you want is sitting on the other side of your NO! In fact, if you… [Continue Reading]
The Best Gifts
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” That really all depends. If you are someone who struggles with overspending or you haven’t planned for the holidays and will now rely on credit to make your holiday purchases, then it probably isn’t the most wonderful time for you. The holidays are frightening times for those… [Continue Reading]
How To Get Your Products Seen Without A List Before Christmas!
There’s no sugar coating it that you need to have a list of clients to have continuous growth in your company. In fact, that’s the #1 focus for you, as a CEO, to always be thinking about. However, you can get your products seen without a list. Personally, we’ve taken multiple actions to put our company on… [Continue Reading]
Your Savings Account Is An Indicator of Your Financial Health
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, nearly half of all Americans are considered “financially fragile.” What does this mean? It means in an emergency situation they couldn’t come up with $2,000 unexpectedly in the next month, or would have to resort to desperate measures to come up with the money. What I found most… [Continue Reading]
The Silver Lining of Unemployment
No one likes to hear the words, “You’re fired.” Even if your boss sugar coats it with “I hate to do this, but I have to let you go,” or you were fired up to quit but they beat you to the punch. It always stings. Getting caught unaware can put you on the express… [Continue Reading]
How Change in Income Can Affect Your Environment
Adapting to a lower income seems to be harder than adapting to a higher income. Wouldn’t you agree? It’s kind of crazy how change in income, especially a loss of income, can affect your home environment. You may have heard the saying “inner chaos breeds outer chaos.” Or the opposite, “outer chaos breeds inner chaos.” … [Continue Reading]
In Pursuit of the More Fulfilling Life
“An entrepreneur is someone who will work 23 hours a day for themselves, in order to avoid working 1 hour a day for someone else.” If you’re working for yourself, you know that this is one of those jokes that we both laugh at–and shake our heads at. Working for yourself, stakes are higher. After… [Continue Reading]
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