Category Archives: Learning & Personal Growth

Five reasons to go for your dreams TODAY

Tomorrow never comes. You can be one day older and one day further away, or one day older and one day closer to you dreams. Moving forward requires at least one small step, so take your first, small step today. To learn to run you first need to learn to walk and learning to walk…

Stretched Too Thin and Getting Back to Basics

Sometimes I feel so in tune with the world around me. I feel good. I feel great! I know exactly where I’m going and what I’m doing. And, sometimes I feel totally out of touch. I feel tired and cranky. I feel lost and I seem to have absolutely no idea where I’m going or…

The Magic of Asking Questions

Growing up I had lots and lots of questions but learned to NOT ask them. I learned to be quiet, to not draw attention to myself, to not appear as if I didn’t already know the answer, to never ask for help and to figure things out on my own. Surprisingly, even with these misguided…

Ask for what you want

Whether you want to start your own business, earn a little extra money, find a mate, buy a car, or anything, you have to learn to ask for what you want. You’ve got to mean it and you’ve got to go after it, especially when someone throws you a line and offers you an opportunity….

Personal Life Themes and Values

When I teach a journaling workshop or work with clients that are considering starting their own business or seeking a new job or career, the Personal Life Themes and Values exercise is one of the first exercises we work through. Personal life themes and values are one of the keys to greater personal awareness. They…

A Paradox Even to Myself

Every day I ask who am I, what am I? And, every day I get a different answer. Sometimes I’m a creative, spiritual, art loving, people person who wants nothing more than to create something beautiful and to help make the world a better place. Other times, I’m an intense, focused, solitary, numbers loving person…

What’s normal?

Ever wonder what’s normal? I used to all the time, sometimes I still do. One of the most profound insights I’ve had over the last few years is discovering that all the ups, downs and sideways movements in life are normal and that I’m normal. I used to think that successful people, or ‘other’ people,…

Feeling Empty

What do you do when you feel empty, drained, barely able to hold your head up or even to muster a smile? I kind of feel like that today. Yesterday took a lot of me. I can’t tell you what happened, only that it involved someone from my past. I tried to put it out…

Who’s Voice Do You Hear?

Who tells you what to do? Who’s in your head right now? When you open your mouth and speak, who’s voice comes out? Is it your own? Do you find yourself telling other people what to do? Do you think you know best sometimes? Do you do it without thinking? Who’s voice are you channeling?…

Competition or Participation?

It’s uncanny. It’s unreal. Sometimes it’s downright spooky. And, sometimes it downright unsettling. What am I talking about? Starting something and then discovering that someone else has started doing almost the exact same thing, saying almost the exact same thing, writing almost the exact same words and conveying almost the exact same emotions and almost…