One of my favorite sayings these days is, “You can get glad in the same shoes you get mad in.” I say it to myself as much, if not more, than I say it to others because it’s such a great reminder of a simple truth: I am in charge of how I feel.
Much like [...]

When things aren’t going the way you plan or the way you want, it’s easy to get frustrated and become your own worst enemy through worry and self-doubt. You can nitpick yourself to death, obsess about what you should have done instead of what you did, wish you could turn back time and say something [...]

What we pay attention to grows. We are ‘paying attention’ to something every moment. Trouble is, we’re not always paying attention to what we’re paying attention to.
Say what?
Said another way, we’re not always conscious or deliberate about what we’re paying attention to. We’re creatures of habit. Much of the time we are on automatic pilot. [...]

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 [...]

We’re nearly a week into the new year, and I have yet to talk about New Year Resolutions. Why? Well, for starters, I’m sure you’ve been inundated with advice and encouragement to set some goals for the new year, so you probably don’t, by now, need any prodding from me. And truth be told, I’m [...]

For me, 2007 was the year of “ohhh…so THAT’s what they’re talking about…Law of Attraction.” I have experienced the Law of Attraction my entire life, but last year was the year that warranted the ol’ V-8 forehead slap. It’s no surprise, looking back, actually. Last year was the first year I could pay such [...]

“The life you have led doesn’t need to be the only life you’ll have.”
- Anna Quindlen
If you are unhappy with your life, either in general or with parts of it, there’s no better time to begin making changes than today. And that’s true no matter what day of the year it is. But it’s particularly [...]

I was tagged last week by the fabulous Rebel Belle. The task was to share seven random and weird things about me. Hmmmm…this will be an adventure, to be sure.
First I have to share the rules:
1. Link to the person’s blog who tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. List seven random and/or [...]

When I talk about being 100% responsible for your life, I get a lot of raised eyebrows. So, let me define “your life”, and then maybe some of those eyebrows will settle back down into place.
Your life:

Your thoughts
Your beliefs
Your words
Your actions
Your responses to circumstance, outside events and other people

That’s it. That’s the list of what [...]

One of the keys to success is taking action. You can think, read, learn, and plan ’til you’re blue in the face, but not much about your life is going to change until you take action.
What one single action could you take today that would improve the quality of your life?
Will you take that action?
If [...]