Do you act courageously? Have you faced your fear of heights or speaking recently? Have you stepped out in a big way in your career, or taken a risky position on an issue or in a situation? Courage helps you live your life fully and achieve your goals. When you don’t tell someone you love …
Are you asleep? Do you sleep walk through life? Maybe you don’t know because you aren’t aware of the fact that you are, indeed, spending the majority of your time unconscious. But if you are, indeed, asleep most of the time, you are missing out on the best that life has to offer you. With …
Most of us have more reasons why we can’t do things than why we can. And that’s why, more often than not, we don’t do the things we say we want to do. We don’t pursue our dreams. If you really want to do something—swim with the dolphins, become a life coach, go to Aruba, …
How often do you stop, look—really see, and feel the wonder of all that exists in this world? How often do you feel grateful for all that you have and experience? Every single day—in fact, every single moment—represents a miraculous event. If you don’t appreciate it for all it is (It’s EVERYTHING and ALL THERE …
The other day while I was at the gym exercising I listened to Lee Ann Womack’s song “I Hope You Dance.” I’ve always loved the message in this song, and as I sang along I thought about the lyrics. If you don’t know them, here they are: I hope you never lose your sense of …
A week ago I received a High Performance Coach certification from the High Performance Institute. I received my training from highest paid high-performance coach today. I wanted this certification for myself—so I could learn how to increase my performance levels—as well as for my clients—so I could help them fulfill their potential in the same …
Do you wake up feeling alive, excited, passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic about life? If not, you need to change something. I just returned from five days with Brendon Bouchard, bestselling author and high performance coach. I became a certified High Performance Coach. While in the training, I was reminded to think about how I live …
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When you think about “creating” something, you probably imagine a painting, a sculpture, a manuscript, a knitted scarf, or a wood carving. However, every day you create all sort of intangible things, like your feelings and experiences. In fact, to a great extent you create your reality. It’s easy to live life in response to …
On Saturday I had the honor of speaking at the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference. This is my favorite writing and publishing event of the year because the people who attend are all extremely passionate. They all want to write books and build businesses to further a cause or start a movement. They are …
When I speak at writers’ conferences, I often get asked how I “do it all.” I answer by discussing the time I spend on different tasks and joke about spending a lot of time at my desk. I hem and haw about the other parts of my life, but I’m not totally honest. So I …
Can You Honestly Say You Live a Balanced and Full Life? Read More »
What does it take to make you appreciate your life? And what does it take to make you realize you need to make some changes in your life? What does it take to make you live fully and fulfill your potential? Do you need to have a big wake-up call, like a near-death experience or …
Not that long ago I went to see the movie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I have to admit, I’d seen the trailer (below) and was charmed by it in many ways but in particular by a line said by one of the main characters, Sonny, who, as it turns out says this several times …
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