I never gave leadership much thought — until about four years ago. I always associated leadership with CEOs, presidents, military commanders and maybe a charismatic religious leader or two. None of these had anything to do with me. I am…
Make Peace with Your Past Want to make peace with your past and have more success in wealth, health and love? Join the 5-Day Make-over Challenge. Find out why your past may be limiting you and what you can do…
Are you thinking it’s his/her fault that there’s no intimacy in your relationship? If he/she would only change, your relationship would be great! To some extent you may be right. Maybe he/she: The question is — why are you in…
The best way to achieve success is through inspired action, i.e. action dictated from the heart, or spirit, or source. When you feel stuck regarding what you should do — leave a job or partner, a psychotherapist or coach, consider…
What would you do with a 2nd chance to create a whole new you — more happy, healthy, wealthy, loved, brilliant? Throughout life there are special times that invite reflection and personal revision. The winter holidays and end of the…
Would you like more soul-satisfying success in Wealth? Health? Love? Let’s find out. Wealth Are you making the money you want? Does it fly out of your bank accounts as soon as it comes in? Are you barely making ends…
Loss and significant change can have a big effect on your life, particularly when it involves significant bonds such as a partner, parent, child, sibling, even a close friend. It is important to address our human need for intimacy and…
What does it mean to be in balance? Do the scales of justice come to your mind? Would balance mean having an equal amount of good and bad, happiness and sadness, work and play. Or would you imagine something weighted…
Happy Interdependence Day! Yes, I mean Inter-dependence! On Independence Day, July 4, I invite you to contemplate and celebrate your connections with others. Think about it! What you have right now is by the grace of your community and connections.…
Fathers influence our success in life. Financially and romantically! One of our very first examples of the masculine archetype, i.e. protector/provider, fathers teach us about success, safety and relationships. We learn from them what it means to be a man…
Last week, I flew up to Seattle with my husband to visit his dying father. He needed only to ask and I went with him. After going through the deaths of my own parents twenty years ago, I understand the…
Getting unstuck and moving forward with our goals can often seem daunting. There are many sticky things that bind us. There are our routines and habits, the needs of our loved ones, unexpected crises, losses and grief, approaching deadlines, and…
Mission come from the Latin word missionem which means “to send.” We come into this life with a mission — to fulfill our purpose, to share our unique gifts. Many people are confused about what their true mission is. It is…
The word motion is contained in the word Emotion. Emotions move us and our emotions move others. Sometimes they draw us together, sometimes they push us apart. It is good to know our emotions. They teach us about ourselves —…
Humans need meaning and purpose. In addition to the needs we share with other animals — oxygen, water, food and shelter, and the needs we share with other social animals — connection, community, and affection (see my blog, Why We…
Human beings are social animals. Community is the biological plan of our species. We need others to survive. This need for social connection and bonding continues throughout our lives. Community has a powerful influence over the way we think, behave…
We mostly think of legacy in terms of the money or property we might pass on to our survivors. It is actually anything transmitted or received from us including intangibles like values, beliefs, or attitudes. Often the intangible legacies are…
The #1 regret of the dying is not living a life true to one’s self, but instead living the life others expected of you. The 2nd regret is working too hard. Living without regret means: I have made these 2…
According to the Beatles, All You Need Is Love to conquer fear. It’s true. Love makes everything possible except fear. The two emotions are incompatible. In the Beatles’ movie, The Yellow Submarine, the Blue Meanies are vanquished by love. We…
Valentine’s Day, with its focus on romantic love, can be challenging for those who have lost partners or other dear ones. Even when there is no special memory associated with the day, the promotional hype of the media can worm…