Creative Success Depends on Long View
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What’s The Impression You Leave On Others In Life?
Have you ever thought about the kind of impact some people leave on you?
For instance, how about the type of person who leaves you feeling drained and exhausted? They are always exhausted and always have drama going on in their life. Do [...]
Money That Kills
Gambling (The devil’s chip playground).
Let us say that you have a decent job, a family, a beautiful home, a nice car and good children. Even if you don’t have all these things, say you had money and there was this habit that you became [...]
Pure Conscious Love
Humans seek love.
It is a natural proclivity to want to be loved. But, as seekers of love and one who wants to be loved, there is something you must do to get it: you have to give pure conscious love. Gary Chapman, in The Five Love Languages, [...]
Driven By Impatience? You’re Headed Toward The Cliff: Part 1
Something to think about.
I’d like you to think about how, since childhood, you might have been excited about something: saving money for a gift, having a birthday party, opening presents on holidays, visiting an old friend or relative…recall [...]
Safety Tips If You Think You Have A Stalker
How NOT to become a victim:
I was a stalking victim for over 15 years, and in that time there were no laws on the books that made this behavior a crime-actually the word “Stalking” didn’t even exist. In that time I had to learn [...]
Help Wanted – Online Professor Jobs In 2013
Step On A Lego This Year, Anyone? Ouch!
While we are busy storing away holiday decorations and moving kids toys from the living room to their bedrooms, in the back of our minds we are often thinking, “what do we want to do this year that [...]
How I Dealt With My Persistent Fears & Anxieties
As the author of a book on managing fear, I have struggled with fear, anxiety, and stress for over 20 years.
During this time, I have talked to various professionals in the counseling fields, read many books, and researched many ways on how [...]
Have Fun Opening Your Present Today!
The best gift for Valentine’s Day – or any day – is all wrapped up, waiting to be opened.
As we proceed to the Day of Love on February 14th, there are many possibilities: jewelry, red roses, clothes, chocolates, music, a romantic [...]
Personal Branding Lessons From The Super Bowl
It’s Super Bowl week, let the hype begin.
Over 100 million people are likely to watch the Ravens and 49ers battle it out on Sunday. This year’s game is interesting because the head coaches of the opposing teams are brothers. I don’t [...]
If A Voice Says You Can’t Write, Then By All Means, Write!
We set our own limits.
“If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent Van Gogh
If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot write,” then by all [...]
My Weekend In Zanzibar
My weekend in Zanzibar.
We had always wanted to go to Zanzibar because the name evoked the sound of a mysterious, sexy, exotically inviting island getaway.
After being married for a year I began to feel all the pieces of my life come together [...]
Carnivore Or Vegetarian: Is My Hair Standing Up For No Reason?
Adventure is not always comfortable; however, it’s still adventure.
It’s not always safe, either. Whatever it is, adventure in the wilderness beats a weekend of sitting in a Barker Lounger watching inane television shows that you will [...]
The Compliment Jar
Feeling defeated is effortless.
On the other hand, seeing the progress I am making, or remembering the achievements that are mine to claim as I push forward toward my dreams, when I am in the thick of going for my goal, is often impossible. [...]
Time Management – You Are The #1 Priority
We all schedule our activities.
We allot time to important things like work, creative endeavors, education, sleep and socializing. But what about ourselves? Do we set aside time in our day to take care of our physical and emotional needs?
How [...]
Don’t Let the Wedding Ruin Your Marriage!
Dreams and reality.
When you dreamt about your wedding as a child, and maybe even later on, you probably envisioned a beautiful white dress, wedding bells ringing and smiles all around while the bouquet is being tossed. You probably didn’t [...]
Is Gun Control An Answer?
Will gun control be the answer to our societal problems?
Here is one voice checking in on the issue.
I don’t think that choice will, in and of itself, solve the problem. Just as the “war on drugs” won’t solve the problems of drug addiction, [...]
Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself!
We live in a society built not on liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but on should.
As in: “You should send a thank you note to your Aunt Mabel for that lovely ceramic Jesus she sent you,” or “I should fire you for single-handedly shutting [...]
Career Success Lessons From The Super Bowl Coaches
The Super Bowl is only a few days away.
Today I want to provide some career success advice that I picked up from the Harbaugh brothers, the opposing head coaches in Sunday’s game.
Jim coaches the 49ers. In the 10th game of the season, he [...]
Are You Lost?
Hello everyone!
I hope everyone is wonderful weekend and is prepared for the week ahead. Sometimes it can be tough to get into the new week because we may be stressed, unhappy or overwhelmed from the prior week. Trust me, we’ve all been [...]
My Favorite Things – A Mentor
One of my favorite things are mentors.
I speak from both my heart and experience. I would not be where I am today without the input of extraordinary people who invested time and wisdom into my life. Following in their footsteps I have mentored [...]
Is He Really Done Or Just Taking A Break?
Ending a relationship.
For the most part, good men do not want to hurt the woman they have been in a relationship with and they certainly do not want to make her cry. Therefore, when it comes to ending a relationship, they will often try a [...]
Already Blew Your New Year Resolutions?
It’s that time of year when the reality of great intentions to shift our life into the fantastic lane is about to crash.
Welcome to the world of your actuality. It’s really a good place to be about now because it gives you a real and true [...]
Your Inner Yoda!
Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Yoda
I may be wrong, but I think that quote crosses generations. And a corollary idea is, Believe. Or believe not. There is no other choice.
Where are you in your life process right now? Are you moving into [...]
Breakthrough
John Nesbitt’s famous words say it all.
“The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.”
This profound quote serves as a strong [...]
You Are A Hero
Did you ever know you are my hero?
This short verse from the song Wind Beneath My Wings written by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley in 1982 and popularized by diva singers Bette Midler and Patti LaBelle should be the life success anthem. A hero, [...]
It’s Now Or Never!
Have you ever dreamed with excitement about what you would like to happen?
Did you let your mind flutter around within those thoughts, exploring the possibilities associated with your dream?
Call it a vision or an insight into the future. Or [...]
Walking On A Sharp Bed Of Nails
Walking on a sharp bed of nails.
That’s how many people spend their whole lives. They spend their time doing something they can’t stand and often times settling for pennies.
Some people hear their alarm and want to throw the clock [...]
What Are You Waiting For? Make Changes In Your Life Today!
Make the changes today.
If only you were less stressed, had more free time, felt better in general or with respect to a certain life area – what changes would now you make in your life? In my practice as a psychologist, I frequently [...]
5 Quick Ways To Get More Content & Organize It
Content is king.
Now that Google has declared that content is king that leaves most of us in a position to find those valuable sources of information to repopulate websites, blogs and all things related to online activity. The environment now [...]
When Girls Go Hubbly Bubbly!
Hubbly Bubbly.
What was supposed to be a 7-hour hike with a paid guide through the natural beauty and wilderness of Petra, Jordan became a mini-Odyssey when a rather intimidating cave dweller kidnapped me. Or perhaps he seduced me with his nearly [...]
If You Don’t Love Yourself, How Can You Expect Others To?
Gautama Buddha says:
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire [...]
The 5-Minute Workout
Home workouts.
If you workout at home and are looking to add some shape and tone to your body this coming year, here is a quick body weight workout you can do at home, the office or at the gym. According to Men’s Health magazine they found [...]
Forever Young
I’m one of the 500 or so people in the USA who go to the movies to see documentaries.
I saw a very interesting documentary the other day, Diana Vreeland, The Eye Has to Travel. It’s life the story of Diana Vreeland, the noted fashion columnist [...]
Walking Across America On His Hands
A quote.
“Courage is one thing. A sense of purpose another. When you put them together in one human being, the world can be changed.”
John Brown
That first morning, I pedaled through heavy traffic for the beginning of my coast-to-coast [...]
Self-Improvement: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
Where’s the line?
You’re at the gym three times a week; you’ve picked up the latest book on relationships and plan to read it on the weekend; quinoa is now a staple in your breakfast smoothie; and yes, you are attending the financial [...]
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