I have written about routines, including bookends of your day, many times on this blog site. Whenever I think about the most important, essential thing to not only creating what I want, but having some control over what I design my life to look like, two works always come up: routine and consistency. Have a … Continued
This is my last post of 2025! As I reflect on this past year, I am thinking about what I enjoyed the most. Time and again the things I enjoy and make a lasting impact on me are times with family, little trips with friends, working with my clients and working on the challenges I … Continued
Kenny Loggins sang it best- this is it! Here we are on the eve of the last month of another year. How has this year been for you? A big question, I know! One of the most important things to do at this point in the year is to make some big decisions. Many people … Continued
Everything about us is energy. Have you ever had a good day where there was a stream of good things that kept happening, one thing after another? Have you ever had a day where one not so great thing after another happened? Most of us have experienced both, at last once or twice! It has … Continued
In all of the years I have been speaking, talking and engaging around the topic of gratitude with clients and audiences, the one aspect that seems most challenging for people is having gratitude for themselves. When asked to come up with a list of things a person could be grateful for about themselves, it is … Continued
Every November in my community I have a Gratitude Challenge- and here we begin again, another year in the books, another year has passed and delivered us here. What is gratitude? According to the dictionary it is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation and to return kindness. The Gratitude Challenge 2025 is … Continued
What does the phrase “creating November your way” bring up for you? Think about it. Write it down. I love November because it is a gateway- to the holidays, to the end of the year, to a new year ahead. Many years I began to equate November with gratitude- starting with Thanksgiving week, and then … Continued
When was the last time you went back to basics in any area of your life? Health, business, leadership, spiritual, mental/intellectual, social, family, financial, community- all of these areas can become cluttered with too many items, commitments, to-do’s. It can get complicated, which many times will cause us to feel that feeling of being stuck- … Continued
How often are you dissatisfied with yourself? If never, keep reading to make yourself feel good that you are on the right track. If any more than never- keep reading to gather some thoughts and ideas to help you to see yourself more clearly. There are many reasons we can get down on ourselves- but … Continued
What’s in store for you? First, allow yourself to write and speak what you WANT in the next quarter, the last quarter of 2025. Leave aside all thoughts about why it can’t happen and let yourself believe. Right now, write down what you want between now and the end of the year. I find it … Continued