How to Be Free (Really)
I remember my first taste of real-life personal freedom. It was about a year after I quit my cubicle job. I was ruthlessly determined to live life on my own terms – so I had done some radical things to earn this delicious moment. I […]
Top 10 Business Travel Tips for Mindset and Sanity
Business travelers know this all too well. “Annoying Thing A” happens. “Business Traveler B” decides what to do. Some days are a constant impetus/response pattern. Some of us get good at it. Â Some of us pride ourselves on our inner peace in spite of Annoying […]
How to Bathe in Gratitude
Years ago, I traveled to Peru and Bolivia. It was a journey to many sacred sites.  It was most definitely not a luxury travel scenario. [She writes as she flashes back to a freezing cold night involving heavy rain, food poisoning, a herd of goats, […]
Four Ways to Get Back Your Health and Energize your Business
Being an entrepreneur comes with a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows as you begin to create and grow your business. This can leave you with one of your fight-or-flight hormones (cortisol) running the show, putting your health and your business at risk. When this happens, […]
How to Live That Impossible Dream of Yours
This week, I asked you to post your questions about my Defying Gravity training, and the winner is…drum roll please… “ªJulie Wienen! I think her question is one that will resonate with many of you. Do you think it’s unrealistic to want it all? To dream […]
On Deserving Vacations and Space
I grew up in the suburbs of DC, surrounded by whip-smart politicos, ranked military officers, and lobbyists. My friends were their children. At that time, it was the best public school system in the country. Anxiety and achievement were driven into us youngsters at birth. […]
Top 10 Business Travel Tips for Mindset and Sanity
When you travel, much of your time is spent reacting. Business travelers know this all too well. “Annoying Thing A” happens. “Business Traveler B” decides what to do. Some days are a constant impetus/response pattern. Some of us get good at it. Â Some of us […]
Manifest a Dream by Being Extreme
Long ago, when I first shared my dream of becoming a professional musician with my friend Shelly, she knitted her brows and said, “Huh?” The dire warnings she fired off didn’t surprise me. Hey, most of us have had a lifetime filled with this kind […]
How to Make 2014 Successful, Prosperous and Magical
This morning, the regulars at the gym were joking about the coming doom. “Have a good workout now,” they said. “Cuz you know what it’s gonna be like next week!” That’s because all the folks who have – yet again – made their New Year’s […]
What Did Your Word-of-the-Year Teach You?
This is the time of year when I get emails and Facebook notes from people who downloaded my Word of the Year Discovery Tool last year at this time. They’re writing to share the breakthroughs that happened to them as they let a single word […]