Make a mental list of all the things you don’t like about yourself. Collectively, these things are the ‘big stick’ with which you beat yourself up on a regular basis.

What if everything that you see ‘wrong’ with you is hiding something really great?

For a long time, my ‘need to know’ was the driving force behind everything I did, because the more I knew -> the less surprises there were -> the more secure I felt, in general -> the happier I was.

Whether the song brings to mind for you Buddy Holly or the Rolling Stones matters not. You might not even know the song, at all. And don’t worry, I’m not going to go off on a long diatribe about the twisted ways in which songs like this skew our image of self. Nope. I’m gonna leave it alone. This time…

Managing multiple priorities is something we all have to learn how to do to some degree or another to live the life we really want to live. We all have multiple roles we play in life (i.e. mother, coach, business owner, web designer, writer, housekeeper, chief cook and bottle washer…my list goes on and on!) Getting smart about the way you multi-task can actually make managing multiple priorities possible without losing your mind. What a concept, huh? Trust me, it’s worth it.

Skinny Songs is a new CD full of “get up and move” music that will make your workout, whether at the gym, at home, or at the park, more fun. We all know music has the power to inspire us, and this collection of songs is no exception.
If you’ve decided to lose weight and get [...]

A recurring theme this past week has been “accept what is.” I’ve had conversations with coaching clients about this concept and their questions led me to search for a better, clearer way to describe how to “accept what is” in everyday life, because I believe - no, I KNOW - this to be a key [...]

I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest to you that the single best thing you can do to improve the quality of your life is to live in the present moment. Get your head out of the past and out of the future and keep it here - in the present - [...]

Before you freak out and say there are just some things you can’t forgive, hear me out.
Carrying around past hurts, old resentments and grudges is the heaviest baggage we have, of all, and it serves no one. It does, however, sap of us the happiness we most desire in life, and keeps us from living [...]

And no, I’m not suggesting a trip to McDonald’s (for those of you old enough to remember that commercial.) But seriously, when is the last time you took some time, even only a few minutes, for yourself? Can’t remember? Well, my friend, it’s been too long!
You may have too many things to do, too many [...]

Basically, achieving goals comes down to two things:

Desire
Belief

Fear, uncertainty or doubt creeps into either or both of those things? Forget it - you’re not going to achieve that goal. Period. Harsh, I know - but true.
Think about it. Take a goal you REALLY, REALLY want to achieve. I mean you want it so bad [...]