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
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
The gratitude challenge is over for this year, yet I hope that you have gained a practice that will continue well into the future. I am filled up on recognizing so much from the past, especially, it has helped me see many things in a different light. Admittedly, I am pretty good at day to … Continued
Magical thinking has been described as that your thoughts, ideas, words and actions can influence the outcome of specific events in the material world. As with just about every kind of thinking- it can be a good and supportive thing, as well as a detrimental one. This shows up often when people find connections in … Continued
Last September 6th I went to bed like I do any normal night and when I woke up my knee wouldn’t work. As I tried to walk I felt sharp pain, but being who I am, out I went for my morning walk, believing I would just walk it off. I powered through for a … Continued
Where in your life are you stylish? What does being stylish mean to you? You are actually a very stylish person- who you are, how you show up, your personality, your surroundings- these are all parts of your personal style. How you handle things, and yes, what you wear and the items you choose to … Continued
In all of the years I have been coaching I have never seen a word get such a bad rap as the word resolution. I remain truly devoted to the word and I will share with you why. I have many thoughts about the poo poo-ing of the word resolution and one theory I have … Continued
Presence was my word for 2023. I learned a lot of things practicing presence, living presence out each day, when I remembered to! Each instance. when I remembered to. The biggest thing I learned is that presence will be a lifelong pursuit. It can be learned and helped with tools. It can be practiced and … Continued