Empowerment

1. I have a louder than most would agree necessary laugh 2. A wonky social filter that kicks in sporadically. 3. An eye for sorrow lurking in corners. 4. A stubborn unsubstantiated confidence that the best in life will always bob up to the top. 5. I don’t wake up well. If given time and ... Continue Reading »

To be fearless is to live without certainty. It is to dip at least one toe into the future without knowing how it will feel (how potentially good it will feel) or where exactly it will lead you (potentially some incredibly exciting place) or who will join you (potentially some phenomenal people). In other words ... Continue Reading »

Comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, said According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’d rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy. When you put it like that, it’s a stark contrast. ... Continue Reading »

Dreams are renewable. No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born. Dale E. Turner Think BIG in 2013. Tap the size and scope of your mind. Your mind is BIG, and I don’t mean big in an Einstein brainiac sort of way. ... Continue Reading »

Bit different? Speak with a lisp, or like to read? Long nose, big lips, small ears, weird name, wrong shoes, no dad, no fun, too serious, too dumb, too tall, too short too, too, too- just too something. There is always Something. too loud, too popular, too shy too, too healthy. Can you sing? Shut ... Continue Reading »

The rising sun is a daily reminder that you CAN start over and rise above anything. The past may feel tense, and you may wish the future to be perfect. But they are just mirror images of your fear. This moment now is new and real, and YOU choose what you make of it. Image ... Continue Reading »

There is always more to come. You always have more power and options than you realize. Claim your power. Write the script for your life. Be the lead actor in your life.

The comfort zone is the red light district of personal growth. It’s all stop signs and rear view living. Its time to rezone your perspective and move into the magical space of new possibility. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Neale Donald Walsch said, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” That is SO true and SO important to remember. Life begins at the end of your comfort zone, on the brink of a decision to throw yourself fully into the unknown, and let an open future with limitless possibilities carry you as ... Continue Reading »

I’ve never met a single person who WANTS to see the earth desecrated by human greed. Indifference? Yes. Inaction? Yes! Complacency? Yes! Overwhelm? Definitely. So how do we overcome indifference, inaction, complacency and overwhelm? How do we persevere even when our efforts seem like a drop in the bucket? The earth herself provides the answer. ... Continue Reading »

Author, Jodi Picoult wrote, My dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse. Living with regret slows you down and saps your energy. This is the second part in a series on regret. The first piece looks at some of the most common regrets. The ... Continue Reading »

Etch a Sketch, the trusty toy you snatched from your sister to ruin the shape she just spent 40 minutes crafting, was brilliant long before the Ipad was even a twinkle in Steve Job’s eye. Now you can put an Etch a Sketch case on your Ipad to make it look like a toy, proving ... Continue Reading »

  “I have a new assignment – I have to give a famous speech” she complains bitterly, kicking her backpack as if the backpack had set the assignment. Yes, this is traumatic. What on earth are they teaching the kids at school these days? It’s an outrage! “Well, who do you want to choose then?” ... Continue Reading »

Whether you are scarred by love, jaded by religion or beaten by circumstance, there comes a time to say “Enough!” and move on. You aren’t serving yourself or changing anyone else by holding on to anger. Rights and wrongs are beside the point now. It’s time to let go, let the past be what it ... Continue Reading »

Every now and again in an acceptance speech, magic happens and an actor connects the dots between their on screen role and real life issues. Viola Davis, from The Help, did this in her award speech last year. She said, I just want to say that the stain of racism and sexism is not just for ... Continue Reading »