Choosing Self-Care Without Guilt
I want you to pause for a moment and do a simple exercise. Write down the five people you love most right now. Now look at your list. Did you put yourself on it? If you did, what number were you? And if you didn’t … why not? For so many of us, this question […]
Dusting Off the “I’m Gonna’s”: Making Time for Your Life’s To-Do List
With a bit of sleight of hand a magician can make you ask, “Where’d it go?” But as you get a little older, you don’t need a magician to cause you to say, “Where’d it go?” Instead, you just need to set something down for a moment and poof! It’s gone! Then you say, “Where’d […]
When Comfort Becomes the Risk
The National Institute of Mental Health and the Gallup News Service often cite public speaking, heights, and spiders as our greatest fears. Those no longer shape my decisions. Avoiding growth, however, nearly did. I had plenty of excuses for not going. I prefer keeping my schedule open so I can decide in the moment how […]
Three Hats to Wear While Going into the New Year
Welcome to the New Year! Boy, oh, boy, does this year have a lot of potential! Maybe you are happy with how the last year turned out, or maybe you just want to shake off any “last year left over” off the bottom of your shoe. Before we just stroll on in, please consider wearing […]
Things To Do (And Not To) in 2026
It’s 2026! It’s a brand new year! And you know what that means: It’s time for New Year’s Resolutions. There are things that we want (or need) to try to do to make our lives better throughout the new year. But, there are also things we need to STOP doing to make things better for […]
Interested or committed?Why this Is the year goals finally change everything
It’s a new year, and like clockwork, many of us have just sat down with a fresh notebook or a notes app and written out our New Year’s resolutions. We promise ourselves this year will be different. We’ll be healthier. We’ll save more. We’ll chase that dream we keep putting off. If you know me, […]
Challenge the Status Quo. Create Win-Win Situations.Make Solutions, Not Excuses.
I once wrote a simple phrase that has guided me through many moments in both my personal and professional life: Challenge the status quo. Create win-win situations. Make solutions, not excuses. These words are more than just a motivational reminder. They are principles that I try to live by every day, and I want to […]
What is the definition of home?
I often ask myself a simple, yet personal question: Where am I from? It sounds straightforward, but isn’t for me. I’ve lived in two cities, spending half my life in each. Both shaped me, held my memories and taught me. When I travel between the two, I tell people I’m “going back home.” Strangely, they […]