One of the most empowering and respectful words in my vocabulary is the word ‘no’. Saying ‘no’ to the things that truly do not interest me, or serve me in any way, is extremely liberating (and extremely scary in the beginning!) Even more liberating is the realization that I’m not required to explain or justify [...]

Success is simple, really:
1. Figure out what you want. (Set goals.)
2. List out all the steps to getting what you want. (Create an action plan.)
3. Do all those steps. (Spend your time taking the required action.)
This is not rocket science.
So, why do we not all just do Steps 1-3 and be successful?
For starters, how many [...]

Some people measure success with money, others with degrees and titles, still others with fame and notoriety. If these were the true definition of success, why do so many people with all these things seem so miserable?
Maybe a different approach to defining success is in order.
What if you ignored the popular definitions and created one [...]

Probably one of the most difficult things to learn is how to stay in control of yourself when you’re faced with a confrontation or crisis. We’ve all been there and we all have experienced less than favorable results from “losing it” by blurting out something we wish we could take back, or responding with a [...]

How many times have you been told, “You made your bed, now lay in it,” meaning you created this mess, now deal with it? I know it’s been countless times for me.
What I’m about to say is not meant to get you off the personal accountability hook, so to speak, but to remind you of [...]

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
- Steven R. Covey
This represents a huge shift in thinking for most of us. If we plan our time at all, we typically write out the to-do list based on the minutia of our lives and then we prioritize what shows [...]

Who are your friends? Do you have loving, supportive people in your life who expect the best from you? Or are your friends more of a pity party, people you go to just to vent and reinforcement that there’s nothing you can do about your problems except feel sorry for yourself?
The quality of your friends [...]