Driving Yourself to Happiness Everything you achieve in a day depends on your attitude that day.  Sure, you can be angry, frustrated and grouchy and still get a lot done, but those accomplishments are diminished by your lousy mood.  The best way to move confidently towards your goals, and get farther and farther each day, […]

How to get new ideas An easy way to generate a lot of ideas is to apply a checklist of nine creative-thinking principles that were first formally suggested by Alex Osborn and later arranged into the following mnemonic SCAMPER.   S = Substitute?C = Combine?A = Adapt?M = Magnify? = Modify?P = Put to other […]

3 Empowering Signs That You Are Developing a Higher Consciousness  The Japanese call it Satori, the Buddhists call it Enlightenment, and us American’s call it “go out and get a job” – just kidding! We call it consciousness.   Regardless of what you call it; we all at one point or another seem to WAKE UP!   When […]

We have all felt stuck at some point in our lives. Perhaps you feel stuck right now. When that happens, it can feel impossible to keep moving forward toward your goals and dreams.  Maybe you’re feeling a little stuck working on a creative project, like writing an article or painting a piece of art. Perhaps you […]

Life is not always rainbows and sunshine – we have all had days when nothing seems to be going as planned and when we find ourselves demotivated, bogged down and engulfed in sadness. On such days, when you are unable to motivate yourself, do you know what helps? Listening to great speeches — empowering ones. […]

Do you say yes so often that you no longer feel that your own needs are being met? Are you wondering how to say no to people? For years, I was a serial people pleaser. Known as someone who would step up, I would gladly make time, especially when it came to volunteering for certain […]

There are those who merely roll over and accept whatever hand fate deals them as the perfect excuse to settle for mediocrity. Then, there are the other type of people: The inspirational figures. The highly successful leaders, innovators and creators. The heroes who take what other people would see as a limitation and turn it […]

Many people at some point in their lives are depressed and full of negative thoughts like… “I’m a complete and utter mess and people don’t like me.” “I hate myself. I am so worthless and can’t do anything right.” “I just can’t fix the problems that are going on in my life.” If any of […]

Do you say yes so often that you no longer feel that your own needs are being met? Are you wondering how to say no to people? For years, I was a serial people pleaser. Known as someone who would step up, I would gladly make time, especially when it came to volunteering for certain […]

Do you say yes so often that you no longer feel that your own needs are being met? Are you wondering how to say no to people? For years, I was a serial people pleaser. Known as someone who would step up, I would gladly make time, especially when it came to volunteering for certain […]