Continual Growth Requires Continual Discomfort

Continual growth requires continual discomfort. You have two choices. You can remain where you are, exactly as you are, or you can face discomfort and hopefully grow into someone even more you. Of course discomfort doesn’t always mean growth. It is possible to be highly uncomfortable and never grow. A lot of people unconsciously choose […] Read more

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Breaking the “Rules”

  I found myself procrastinating when it came to making this week’s video. Yes, it was a full and active week, but if I am honest with myself I could have made time to create this video sooner than I did. So why did I procrastinate? Truthfully, because I was nervous. And a little scared. […] Read more

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How to Make the New Year Your Best Year Yet

I have to admit that I am a little nervous to share this video with you today. In the video below I really open up, speak from my heart, and share what I believe. Sharing from My Heart In the past, that kind of sharing hasn’t always worked out in a way that served me […] Read more

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3 Strategies to Achieve More Focus

(Ping!) You’ve Got Mail!   I’m old enough to remember when email was a novelty. When I started working in the early 1990’s, many corporate employees still did not have their own email accounts and instead relied on three ways to connect with others – paper correspondence, a phone call, or a face-to-face meeting.   […] Read more

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How the Law of Attraction Can Work Against You

It seems like everyone is talking about the Law of Attraction these days and how to use your thoughts to create your reality. Ever since the book The Secret was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2006 the Law of Attraction has entered main stream consciousness.   And for the most part this is […] Read more

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How to Improve Your Self Talk

Today I want to talk to you about self-talk.   Your intrapersonal conversation, or how you talk to yourself, is so important. The words and tone that voice in your head uses shapes how you see yourself and what you believe you are capable of achieving.   Recently I heard someone talking about emotional abuse […] Read more

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Four Reasons to Be a Life-Long Learner

For me school was a great experience.  I remember the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and all those crisp, new notebooks waiting to be filled with all the cool stuff I’d be learning in the coming months.   Whether you also loved learning as a kid or dreaded the thought of setting foot in school […] Read more

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What to Do When You’re in the Butterpillar Soup

What is “Butterpillar Soup?”   Nature provides us with many analogies that are relevant to our personal growth journeys.  Everyone is familiar with the amazing metamorphosis that occurs when a land-bound, leaf-eating caterpillar transforms into a beautiful, nectar-sipping butterfly that is capable of flight.   What I didn’t know until recently is that while inside […] Read more

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Shouldn’t I Be Happier (Part IV)

Let’s Review One Last Time!   This is the fourth post of this four part series. If you read the previous installments, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative, or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for […] Read more

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Shouldn’t I Be Happier (Part III)

Let’s Review This is the third post of this four part series. If you read the previous installments, you’ll remember that being unhappy sometimes doesn’t mean you are flawed, unappreciative, or somehow abnormal. It’s a normal part of being a person, so avoiding unhappiness isn’t a realistic goal. Instead, look for ways to improve how […] Read more