"Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart." -- Myla Kabat-Zinn I have always lived by the philosophy of “when life hands me lemons I will make lemonade”. Sometimes this is easier said than done. So, how do we take these...
smiling can make you healthy wealthy and… I’m an unabashed people watcher. I love observing people interacting. Call me a voyeur if you will but, I learn a lot from it. From these observations I have noticed that as far as I can tell human being...
ten easy steps to change the direction of your life In a past life I was an executive at a Fortune 100 company. While the pay was excellent and the stock options and benefits were outstanding, there was still something missing. I was completely thankful for...
living like there is no tomorrow James Dean once was quoted to say “Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.” I had a conversation with somebody that is very very close to me almost to the exact date four years ago. She...
creating a space for optimism in your future Now that we are well into the new year, how many have you written down your goals? Quite honestly, I am still working on mine but, since it is raining today I thought it would be a good...
finding personal power from within There are those who do and those who don't. Which one are you? As a business owner who is also an employer, I have to deal with a lot of personalities. It is part of the job. It is also, I feel,...
easy tips on making enthusiasm infectious "If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind." ~ Norman Vincent Peale "The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas of enthusiasm." ~ Thomas J. Watson Enthusiasm first appeared in English...
learning from your mistakes and growing from your failures Motivation speaker Anthony Robbins once said “There is no such thing as failure. There are only unexpected results.” I for one have experienced a lot of results that I didn't expect and for that matter didn't desire....
letting go of the past to embrace the present An acquaintance of mine once told me that if you have one foot in the present and one in the past you are dumping on your present. When you break it all down you find that the...
preventing disappointment when "slip" happens Don't expect perfection as you work towards your goal of a healthy and fit lifestyle. Truth is, anyone trying to lose weight and get healthy is going to experience some off days, like the plateau I am at now. Augh!!! So...