I publish my blog every Thursday, and since Thanksgiving happens to fall on this one, I feel compelled to write about it.I read an article yesterday that said we have permission not to be thankful this year.WHAT?NOT BE THANKFUL ON THANKSGIVING?!That’s like encouraging a toddler to have a temper-tantrum every time things don’t go the […]
Most of us will crawl through fire to keep a promise to a friend, but we will break promises to ourselves without hesitation. Why? Typically we stand behind our word. When we promise someone something, we deliver. However, when we make a promise to ourselves, we struggle to take action. For instance, when I started […]
Last week we lost a member of our family. I did a live radio show, only hours after we said good-bye to our 15-year-old pup, Ellie. The host of the show knew about my loss that day, and the conversation eventually led to him asking me what life lessons I learned from my dog. I […]
What’s the biggest thing that’s stopping you?You.We talk ourselves out of so many great things because of fear.We fear failure or an uncertain outcome. I wanted to run for years. I’d talk about it and think about it, but I never went for a run. I thought I was too old. It didn’t look easy. […]
Yesterday I was listening to my son’s latest podcast, The Unconventional Education Show. Episode 40, The $1,000,000,000 Secret. Please give it a listen. Here are the stats he shared. Every single day we have 12 to 60 thousand thoughts. 95% of those thoughts are the same thoughts we had the day before. And, here’s the kicker. 80% […]
October is breast cancer awareness month, and I want to share a little story with you.Fourteen years ago, I lost an extraordinary friend to breast cancer. She died one month shy of her fortieth birthday.Lisa learned of her cancer diagnosis during the pregnancy of her third son. Pregnancy is taxing enough, but imagine going through […]
Choose one word to guide you through the year.
Your word is your road map and your mirror, and the goal is to align with it.
It’s my birthday month, and there is no better time to celebrate ME than NOW!And I’m not talking about getting falling-down drunk. That’s a party, not a celebration.I’m talking about gratitude, reflection, self-awareness, and joy! I celebrate my birthday for an entire month because I deserve it.And so do you!So, what exactly does a month-long […]
Last weekend I hiked for 3-days on the Appalachian Trail in Massachusetts with my dog Finn. On day two, we climbed Mt. Greylock, the highest point in Mass. There are many trails to the top of the mountain, starting at various points. In hindsight, I’m sure we chose the steepest, most challenging route. It was […]
Good Morning Beautiful! Is this what you tell your reflection in the bathroom mirror every morning? Probably not. And it’s not likely that you compliment yourself after a great workout or for cooking a fabulous meal or crushing a work-related achievement either. How you talk to yourself matters. How you talk about yourself matters. And […]